Launches at the Library - Language and Gesture
Join us at Bundoora Library on Wednesday 30 September for Launches @ the Library . Hosted by Professor Raelene Wilding, join Dr Lauren Gawne (Gesture: A Slim Guide) and Dr Carrie Tiffany (The Lady With the Dog) for a conversation about their research and writing on language and gesture.
- Date:
- Wednesday 30 September 2026 12:30pm–1:30pm (Add to calendar)
- Contact:
- Kylie Nickels
library.planning@latrobe.edu.au - Event series:
- Literature in the Library
- Type of event:
- Community event
Launch
Health/Wellbeing/Lifestyle - Target audience:
- Current student: Undergraduate
Current student: Postgraduate
Current student: New students
Current student: International
Researcher/Graduate researcher
Alumni
La Trobe University staff
Public - Location:
- Seminar Room 1.34, Level One, Bundoora Library
Event details
What happens when language gets stuck in the brain?
Is a dog still a dog when you can no longer find the word for it?
Gesture is a key part of modern human language. Is the capacity to gesture uniquely human?
What can gesture tell us about the origin of human language?
Hosted by Professor Raelene Wilding, join Dr Lauren Gawne (Gesture: A Slim Guide) and Dr Carrie Tiffany (The Lady With the Dog) for a conversation about their research and writing on language and gesture.
Book sales will be available and light refreshments will follow.