Turning to the Sensed Unconscious
Seminar
Abstract: As we live our daily lives, our senses generally seem something that we “have,” not something that we “do.” But people learn that they have to develop sense abilities when they enter a wide variety of occupations and activities. This paper examines the techniques and strategies involved…
Political Science as a Dependent Variable: The National Science Foundation and the Shaping of a Discipline (Tamir Moustafa, SFU)
Seminar
In this session, Tamir Moustafa will discuss his current research, which draws on the historical records of the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to examine the political and administrative contexts that shaped the funding priorities…
Book Launch - Counterrevolution by Professor Melinda Cooper
Book launch
This event has passed, but you can find a summary here.Join us for the launch and reception of Melinda Cooper’s Counterrevolution (Zone Books, 2024), in an interdisciplinary conversation with Aditya Balasubramanian, Will Bateman, and Ben Spies-Butcher.Neoliberalism is as extravagant as it is…
Stolenwealth: Examining the expropriation of First Nations women’s unpaid care
Seminar
This article examines the intersections between coloniality and gender in the generation and maintenance of Australian wealth. Settler colonialism is ongoing in Australia and is intricately linked to wealth accumulation –where First Nations people’s labour, land and lives have been, and continue to…
Asia-Pacific Lives exhibition
Exhibition
In collaboration with the School of Culture, History & Language (CHL), the National Centre of Biography presents the free exhibition Asia-Pacific Lives as part of CHL's annual flagship multicultural festival and showcase program, Immersia. Drawing on the many volumes…
Immersia 2024: Raising children in more than one language
Seminar
Are you a parent or member of a bilingual family? Do you often wonder if or how your children will grow up bilingually in Australia? In collaboration with 2024 Immersia, the ACT Bilingual Alliance and the ANU Centre for European Studies presents this panel discussion and seminar for families…
Community leadership in changing the conversation on protection visas
Seminar
Join us for a presentation outlining what the Australian Government is doing to stop the exploitation of protection visas. Protection visas are for asylum seekers (or their family members) who face a real risk of significant harm or a real chance of persecution if they return to their home…