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29
May
2025

Women at the edge of the world: human extinction discourse history and historiography

Seminar

The concept of human extinction in European discourse simultaneously invokes a universal 'we' while delineating exclusive 'others'—notably dying races, languages, and tribes—exposing a paradox rooted in Enlightenment thought, colonialism, and scientific rationalism. This presentation critically…

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28
May
2025

2025 ANU Archives Annual Lecture

Seminar

Professor Croft will draw on her engagement with archives and understanding of personal and family history in her story of the long journeys of ‘Handsome’ Joe Croft – the sobriquet shared by her grandfather and father. The place of archives held in the Noel Butlin Archives Centre at ANU from…

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23
May
2025

Historical ethnography and the study of elites (Rod Rhodes, Southampton)

Seminar

In principle, it is possible to observe British elites in action, but such access is rare. Therefore, Rhodes’s study of court politics is not ethnographic in the conventional sense as it does not rely on participant observation or deep immersion. However, it still seeks to understand the webs of…

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22
May
2025

'The Male Complaint: The Manosphere and Misogyny Online'

Book launch

Join us for an interesting conversation with Hannah Leary and author Dr. Simon Copland, to celebrate the launch of his latest book, The Male Complaint, published by Polity Press and distributed in Australia by Wiley Press. (Pre-order here.)About the bookInspired by leaders such…

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21
May
2025

‘Such sweet things out of such corruptions.’ On writing the history of a twentieth-century expedition.

Seminar

June 2025 will see the publication of Martin Thomas’s Clever Men: How worlds collided on the scientific expedition to Arnhem Land of 1948, a project catalysed by the exquisite sound recordings of Aboriginal music in the ABC archives. They are among the many cultural treasures accumulated by the…

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14
May
2025

Untamed affections: contested care in settler Australian women’s interactions with native animals, 1880-1950

Seminar

In an incomplete and uneven process between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, colonial disdain for ‘freakish’ Australian native species gave way to affection, mythologisation, and conservationist concern. This pre-submission seminar examines the neglected roles of settler women in…

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12
May
2025

Building information resilience through accessible communication practice: The case of migrants and people with disability in Australia

Seminar

During any crisis event, trustworthy communication is crucial for fostering safe and informed societies. During the Covid-19 pandemic, however, considerable disparities in access to reliable information (including vital health advice and resources) were observed; especially for migrants and people…

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