Launch cross-campus network 'History and Legacies of Violence'
Other
You are invited to attend the launch of the new cross-campus network on the History and Legacies of Violence. This cross-campus initiative is funded by a grant from the Research School of Social Sciences. However, the aim of the network is to connect scholars working across the university -…
Small area estimation of prevalence of diarrhoea among under-five children in Bangladesh by combining health survey and census data
Seminar
The demand for small (local-level) area statistics has increased tremendously, particularly in countries where a decentralised approach to governance and service provision has been adopted. However, most of these countries lack local-level statistics to aid policy decisions and planning. Sample…
In Conversation with Blanche d’Alpuget and Frank Bongiorno
Other
ANU/CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR Blanche d'Alpuget will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on Blanche's new book Bob Hawke: The Complete Biography. To mark Bob Hawke's extraordinary life and legacy, this master work brings together the story of Bob Hawke in full in a definitive hardback…
Launch: Australian Journal of Biography and History, No. 2, 2019
Book launch
The National Centre of Biography, at the ANU, in association with the Canberra and District Historical Society warmly invites you to celebrate the publication of the Australian Journal of Biography and History: No. 2, 2019. The journal will be launched by the Hon. Arthur…
Australian Premier screening: 'The Witness' (El Testigo) and discussion with director Kate Horne
Arts & entertainment
The Witness tells the story of Jesús Abad Colorado, a renowned Colombian photojournalist. Abad Colorado has documented the country’s civil war for the last 30 years in more than 500 harrowing and stunning images where the victims take centre stage. In the film, he goes in search…
Affect, Knowledge and Embodiment: A Critical Feminist Arts/ Research Workshop Series
Workshop
In this workshop, we explore ways of practically extending critical and feminist social research with art – specifically photography, sociological fiction and zine making. These arts practices are valuable for opening up how we critically explore, analyse, collaborate on, and share experiences and…
Understanding the online "Manosphere" -- Simon Copland
Seminar
In April 2018 Alek Minassian sped a van through Toronto, Canada, killing ten and injuring sixteen others. Minassian belonged to an online community called ‘incels’ (involuntary celibates), comprised of men who blame women for their inability to gain sexual relationships. Incels speak disparagingly…