FASStival is back! Following last year’s success, the UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences public showcase and event series is happening again in 2023.
Join us on weekdays between 29th November - 7th December 2023, for this multi-faceted event series which will feature:
A free, open exhibition of academic and student works of excellence
Panel discussions and talks on various days of the week.
29 November - 7 December, 2023
9am - 9pm
free event
City - Broadway
CB02 Building 2 - 235 Jones St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia
Explore our work
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Come and explore the excellent work produced by visionary FASS academics and students in these areas
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Communication
- Animation
- Creative Writing
- Digital and Social Media
- Journalism
- Media Arts and Production
- Media Business
- Music and Sound Design
- Social and Political Sciences
- Strategic Communication
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International Studies and Education
- Criminology
- Education
- Learning Design
- International Relations
- International Studies and Languages
- Sustainability and Environment
FASStival schedule of events
The following events are all included within FASStival and they are are free to attend. Registration is essential for all events with the exception of the exhibition.
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Open ExhibitionAcademic and student showcase.
* No registration required
Wed 29 November - Thu 7 December
10 am - 8 pm weekdays
UTS Central - Building 2
Foyer/Exhibition area - View map -
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wed 29 November , 6 pm - 8:30 pm
FASStival Opening Night
Official opening night for staff, friends and industry.
*Invitation only – please email us if you did not receive an invitation.
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THU 30 November , 6 pm - 8 pm
Awards Evening and PANEL Discussion
Creative Career Paths in Digital and Social Media (DSM)
An event celebrating the graduating class and top students from the DSM subjects; followed by a panel discussion featuring three alumni - Sym Yeow (Unily); Marcus Billingham-Yuen (NewsCorp) and Sarah Wilson (Canva).
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FRI 1 December, 12:45 pm - 2 pm
Panel Discussion
Tech Implications, Advantages and Alarm Bells
Academic and media industry experts will dismantle the issues of technology that we are most curious about including how the law can help preserve creativity in an AI and tech-led world and misinformation and disinformation.
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FRI 1 December, 5 PM - 6:30 PM
BOOK LAUNCH
Borderland
Author and Indigenous Creative Writing academic Graham Akhurst launches his debut novel "Borderland" in conversation with Professor Heidi Norman, FASS Associate Dean (Indigenous) and Director of the Centre of Advancing Indigenous Knowledges (CAIK).
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FRI 1 December, time 8 AM - 12 PM
WORKSHOP and ROUnD TABLE
Bodies in Journalism: A Hybrid Workshop and Roundtable Discussion
How do journalists navigate the human experience of news work and the professional ideal of objectivity? And how can the body be mobilised as a means of truth-telling in news work? Join us for this hybrid workshop and discussion
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FRI 1 December, 5 pm - 7:30 pm
showcase and prize night
Media Arts and Production Showcase and Prize Night
Celebrating the best of our student films in Media Arts and Production with an end-of-year screening and awards night
* Invitation only – please email us if you did not receive an invitation.
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MON 4 December , 4:45 - 6 pm
Public Lecture
Professor Mark Deuze Public Lecture - AI in Creative Industries
A collaboration between UTS FASS and Journalism Education Research Association of Australia (JERAA) 2023 Conference.
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TUE 5 December, 11 am - 3 pm
CURRENT STUDENT WORKSHOPS
Maximising Your Student Life – Academically, Socially and Career-Ready
If you're a current international (or domestic) student and want to learn how to achieve better results; communicate/write better; make (more) friends; or know what other support services are available, this half day workshop is for you.
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TUE 5 December, 3 pm - 4:30 pm
information session
How to find an internship: Communications
Experiencing an internship is one of the best ways to meet the challenge of becoming job-ready! This session aims to provide you with key insights and tips about securing an internship in the communications industry.
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TUE 5 December, 5 pm - 6:30 pm
PANEL AND DISCUSSION
Queering Research at UTS
A panel presentation and discussion on how researchers at UTS are advancing social justice through research into queer communities and "queering" research by exploring and challenging gender and sex-based binaries.
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TUE 5 December, 5:30 pm - 7 pm
FASS Prizes and Dean's Merit List Awards Ceremony
Celebrating our outstanding student prize and award recipients at the 2023 UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Prizes and Dean's Merit List Awards Ceremony.
*Invitation only – please email us f you did not receive an invitation.
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wed 6 December, 4 pm - 5 pm
panel discussion
Writing into the Future Session 1:The Future of Writing
Join Wenona Byrne (Creative Australia), Lucy Hayward (Australian Society of Authors) and Sophie Groom (Writing NSW) in discussion with Dr Delia Falconer, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing.
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wed 6 December, 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
panel discussion
Writing into the Future Session 2: Writing and Transformation
Come celebrate with our alumni sydney khoo and Nadine J Cohen who published their debut novels this year as they talk about finding the right genre and facing demons. -
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THU 7 December , 11 AM
awards ceremony
Italy Major Awards Ceremony
This is an invitation only event for Bachelor of International Studies students who are studying the Italian major, and the Italian Cultural Institute Sydney's Director, Dr Paolo Barlera will be in attendance.
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THU 7 December , 3:45 pm - 5 pm AEDT
Book Launch
Inside the UN Security Council: Legitimation Practices and Darfur” by Dr Jess Gifkins
UN Security Council decisions impact billions of people and yet its formal rules are minimal and tell us little about how decisions are made.
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“… artists and writers and educators in our society are as essential and fundamental as the electrical conduit that runs through the walls of this building and supplies the illumination, power and transformation of the space we are in.
What is the value of the arts and social sciences people ask? Well, from now on I am going to use the word conduit. We are the conduit which links, connects, routes and joins disparate parts of our world. Everyone and everything is spinning in its own orbit, we the communicators, the teachers, the writers, the artists are the ties that bind.”
Alana Valentine
Playwright, Director and Librettist
2021 UTS Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Award and Chancellor's Award for Excellence Winner
Artist as Conduit
FASStival 2022
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FASStival highlights 2022
FASS took centre stage on 22 and 23 November 2022 for a public showcase of the creativity and innovation of FASS students and academics and real-world applications of their work.
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FASS took centre stage on 22 & 23 November 2022 for a public showcase of the creativity and innovation of FASS students and academics and real-world applications of their work. Here is a highlights video of the FASStival Opening Night.
