BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20171004T140000 UID:69e0d8b689169 DTSTAMP:20260416T224022 LOCATION:Sofitel Hotel 25 Collins St Melbourne VIC DESCRIPTION:Emeritus Prof Peter McPhee\, AM Chairman\, Board of Melbourne University Publishing Speaking on recent changes in French \;political landscape.  \; Prof Peter McPhee \;was appointed to a Personal Chair in History at the University of Melbourne in 1993. He specializes in research on French history and the French Revolution\, having published numerous books on the subject. His academic management positions at Melbourne have included working as Deputy Dean of the School of Graduate Studies\, head of the Department of History and President of the university's academic board.  \; He has published widely on the history of modern France\, most recently Robespierre: a Revolutionary Life (Yale University Press\, 2012)\; and Liberty or Death: the French Revolution (Yale University Press\, 2016).  \; He was President of the Academic Board in 2002-03\, then appointed to the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) in 2003 before becoming the University's first Provost in 2007-09\, with particular responsibility for the design and implementation of the University's new curriculum structures.  \; He has chaired the Board of Melbourne University Publishing since 2012. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Academy of Social Sciences. He was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to education in 2003 and became a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012. URL;VALUE=URI:http://rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au/event/27407 SUMMARY:Emeritus Professor Peter McPhee AM DTSTART:20171004T123000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR