Syria's Political Peace Process: Obstacles and Challenges
Seminar
The Near East Policy Forum and the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies present a seminar on "Syria's Political Peace Process: Obstacles and Challenges" A decade into the Syrian conflict, the country remains fractured with no viable political solution insight. This seminar…
WK Hancock Chair Inaugural Lecture "Beyond the Discovery Narrative? Visualizing a Deeper History of Australia"
Lecture
Join the ANU School of History for the WK Hancock Chair Inaugural lecture given by Ann McGrath, WK Hancock Distinguished Professor in the School of History at the Australian National University. This event is open to members of the public, will commence at 6pm and will be followed by refreshments…
Olympic Women: Panel Discussion and Film Screening
Other
This panel discussion brings together experts to comment on the struggle for gender equity in sports, followed by a short documentary film about Brazilian Olympian and soccer icon, Marta Vieira da Silva. The conversation will provide an in-depth gender analysis of the world of elite sport, timed to…
The body as archive: debates around the genetic reconstruction of African ancestries in post-slavery American societies
Seminar
Co-hosted by Synapse Trans-Disciplinary Seminar Series by the School of Culture, History & Language and the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies Abstract Recent studies into the origins of Africans displaced by the transatlantic slave trade have been concerned…
ANU75: History panel event and Our History – Living History Project launch
Panel discussion
This panel, to mark the University’s 75th anniversary, features three members of the School of History: Professor Nick Brown, Professor Ann McGrath and Dr. Daniel Oakman. After the panel discussion on the University's past, present and future, Daniel will present his innovative digital…
Ann-Marie Priest: The Many Voices of Gwen Harwood
Webinar/Online
Ann-Marie Priest, My Tongue Is my Own: The Many Voices of Gwen Harwood Gwen Harwood was known as the trickster-poet. She was enamoured of masks and disguises, and famously used pseudonyms to confound editorial expectations. In her private life, she played many roles, from Burning Sappho to the…
Governing the Pandemic: The Role of Indigenous Organisations
Seminar
To watch a video of this seminar click here ABSTRACT Twelve months ago, with the Covid-19 declared to be an international pandemic, in Australia grave concerns were expressed for the health and well-being of Indigenous people and their communities. Today, probably the first time in…