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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">FRIDAY 14 MARCH</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 12pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Public Lecture<BR>Title: Culture and Conflict: Cultures of War, Cultures of Peace<BR>Speaker: Dr Anthony Marsella</STRONG> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 12pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR>This talk explores the relations between culture and conflict that emerge when parties with differing constructions of reality come into contention regarding the distribution of power, control, and influence, and the competition for identities, roles, and economic, political, and religious needs. While differences in the construction of reality do not necessarily mean conflict, and while conflict does not necessarily lead to violence, differences in the construction of reality that are codified and asserted in unassailable belief systems and group policies often elicits and sustains violence and war. Building on this framework, and adding to it the influences of history, cultural ethoses, and national myths, the presentation then explores the forces involved in creating and supporting cultures of war, and the forces that are necessary for creating and supporting cultures of peace. <BR>When: 2.15pm 4pm <BR>Venue: Sunderland Theatre, Medical Building.<BR>This is a FREE lecture co-sponsored by: Researchers for Asylum Seekers; The Conflict Studies Group, Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Queensland; Centre for International Mental Health.<BR>RSVP is required for this lecture, please register your intent to attend by email to Sharon Fong at </FONT></FONT><A href="mailto:wtfong@unimelb.edu.au"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>wtfong@unimelb.edu.au</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Heather Gridley <BR>School of Psychology <BR>Footscray Park Campus <BR>Victoria University <BR>PO Box 14428 <BR>Melbourne <BR>VIC 8001 <BR>Australia </FONT>
<DIV>TEL +61 3 9919 5224 <BR>FAX +61 3 9919 4324 <BR>MOBILE: 0419 113 731
<DIV>Email: heather.gridley@vu.edu.au</DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>