Religious exemptions as public pedagogies of homophobia
Seminar
The concept of public pedagogy (Sandlin et al. 2010) explores how societal norms are conveyed outside formal education. This framework helps to understand how religious exemptions to discrimination laws in Australian schools function as a means of teaching homophobia. Religious exemptions allow…
Roundtable discussion: The End of Deep History? Where have we been and where to now?
Seminar
This Roundtable brings together key researchers who shaped the seven-year ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Program ‘Rediscovering the Deep Human Past: Global Networks, Future Opportunities’ at the Research Centre for Deep History led by Professor Ann McGrath AM. Defying our interest in critiquing…
The End of Deep History? Reflections on the Laureate Program and its Research Centre
Symposium
This Symposium marks the end of the Research Centre for Deep History and the seven-year ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Program ‘Rediscovering the Deep Human Past: Global Networks, Future Opportunities’, led by Professor Ann McGrath AM and a talented team based at the Australian National…
Building a research narrative and identity in a precarious academic labour market
Workshop
This workshop will discuss strategies for building a clear research narrative to contribute to building a competitive CV whilst doing a PhD or being an ECR in the everchanging and increasingly demanding academic labour market. Building a coherent research narrative and trajectory is paramount, as…
Young people, platform practices and dimensions of the ‘data gaze’
Seminar
Data is central to how we experience the social world, with the concept of the ‘data gaze’ helping to understand how everyday life is increasingly viewed through data in strategic and predictive ways (Beer 2018). This presentation explores different dimensions of the data gaze, where algorithmic…
Dan Jacobson and the Story of a South African Family: A Collaborative Memoir
Lecture/seminar
Many of the published works of South African-born writer Dan Jacobson were autobiographical in nature and explored the theme of family. For example, Heshel’s Kingdom (1998) concerned the life and legacy of Dan’s maternal grandfather Heshel Melamed – a rabbi in the small Lithuanian town of…
‘Taking back our stories’: Talking about Indigenous Women’s Family History Research
Lecture
The panel explores opportunities and barriers for Indigenous women to ‘take back’ their stories, and seeks to foster ongoing conversations, and spark new discussions, about Indigenous women’s family history research.The Research Centre for Deep History’s Indigenous Family History Research Residency…