Love Across Class
Seminar
What does it mean to partner across class difference? Based on 38 in-depth interviews with people from a range of class and cultural backgrounds, the 2024 book Love Across Class brings to life the role of class in shaping people’s childhoods, as well as the adult lives cross-class couples have…
Searching for Harold Holt
Seminar
My interest in Harold Holt, 17th Prime Minister of Australia, began in my childhood. I understood little about his politics but I was charmed by his smile and personality. After he died in December 1967, I had an intimation that he would somehow play a part in my life. And so it proved to be when I…
Peace of God and the Medieval Climate Anomaly: Faith and Environmental Change in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
Seminar
This pre-submission seminar investigates the emergence of the Peace of God movement across what was to become France between 980 and 1050 CE, and its coincidence with the onset of the Medieval Climate Anomaly (c.950-1250CE). The Peace of God movement occurred in the context of a rise in heresy, the…
Marital Dissolution, Repartnering, and the Realization of Fertility Desires in sub-Saharan Africa
Lecture/seminar
Fertility patterns in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain one of the most compelling demographic puzzles of the 20th and 21st centuries. While extensive research has explored fertility variation across the region, the role of marital dissolution and repartnering has received limited attention until…
Past and future histories of Gender and Colonialism: In celebration of Distinguished Professor Angela Woollacott
Lecture/seminar
Join us to celebrate the career of Distinguished Professor Angela Woollacott in this special event. This multi-generational panel of leading historians will consider why looking at gender and colonisation together has been especially productive, what it means to write ‘feminist’ history, and what’s…
Connecting the Dots: Ayahs and Empire in Australian Settler Society
Lecture
What can the stories of South Asian ayahs – nursemaids and domestic servants – tell us about the significance of race and women’s domestic labour in Australia’s settler colonial history – and why do these stories remain so elusive? In this talk, Victoria Haskins reflects on the obscure lives of…
2025 John Passmore Lecture with Professor Niko Kolodny
Lecture
Join us for the 2025 John Passmore Lecture by Professor Niko Kolodny on Two Concepts of Consent. Niko will explore how consent transforms moral duties and what conditions give it normative force. A compelling discussion on ethics, autonomy, and the power of permission.AbstractIn his exploration of…