Canberra historian, filmmaker and author Mr Matthew Higgins talks about his book Rugged Beyond Imagination.
About the talkMr Matthew Higgins`s Rugged Beyond Imagination is a history of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) high country, with an emphasis on peoples` relationship with the mountain environment.
`Australia has precious little snow country and it is in the mountains that we see a really distinctive relationship between people and the Australian environment,` says Mr Higgins.
`The mountains helped to shape people`s lives in a whole range of ways.`
Mr Higgins shares with our audience the story of the research and travels that brought this publication together.
About the authorsMr Matthew Higgins is a Senior Curator at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT, recently curating their major water exhibition Water H2O = Life.
Mr Higgins is also an accomplished filmmaker, and winner of Best Short Film at the 2007 SCINEMA Festival of Science Film.
About the Discovery Science Writers SeriesCSIRO Discovery presents a series that celebrates authors from the Canberra region who publish in the science arena. Our talks will focus on the science behind the publications as well as the writing process.
Our authors have all recently published, and where possible, copies of their books will be on sale at our events and our authors will sign copies for you.
The Discovery Science Writers Series is presented in association with the Australian Science Communicators ACT Chapter.
Who Should Attend - scientists and environmentalists
- general public
- writers and science communicators
