Amanda Laugessen

    Associate Professor Amanda Laugesen is director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at ANU. She has produced two lexical monographs for Oxford University Press – Convict Words: The Language of the Australian Convict Era and Diggerspeak: The Language of Australians at War. She was managing editor of the second edition of the Australian National Dictionary (2016) and is now chief editor.

    Thursday April 24
    2.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    Gallipoli 110 Years On
    What does this controversial military campaign tell us about ourselves and our current world?

    Peter FitzSimons, Amanda Laugesen and Steve Vizard with Michael Veitch (M) 

    Moderator: Michael Veitch Speakers: Steve Vizard, Amanda Laugessen, Peter FitzSimons
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    Sunday April 27
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Yeah, Nah, Just Joking, Mate
    Are Australians as eloquent and hilarious as we think?

    Moderator: Libbi Gorr Speakers: Amanda Laugessen, Andrew Knight, Don Watson
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