Coastal livelihood transitions in Southeast Asia
Seminar
Coastal Southeast Asia is undergoing rapid economic change. Rising seafood demand, growing wealth and mobility, and state enthusiasm for the 'blue economy' have made mariculture and coastal tourism two of the most significant new sectors along coasts once dominated by small-scale fishing. Drawing…
Six Conservative Australian Feminists, 1901-1970: Towards a Collective Biography
Seminar
Content warning: this presentation will refer to eugenics.To steal from E.P. Thompson in a way he would have deplored, I am seeking to rescue conservative feminists from the enormous condescension of posterity! Although they have had greater scholarly attention in recent years, we know more about…
CAIS Public Lecture Series: The Afterlives of Ottoman Objects
Lecture/seminar
The Afterlives of Ottoman Objects: Alternative Forms of Muslim Citizenship in TurkeyOttoman objects, art traditions, and social practices occupy a contested place in Turkish political life, shaped by the republic’s selective rupture with its Ottoman past and more recent projects of civilisational…
Fiery Tales: The correspondence of Gwen Harwood and Larry Sitsky
Book launch
Join Dr Ann-Marie Priest as she discusses her latest book Fiery Tales: The correspondence of Gwen Harwood and Larry Sitsky (Monash University Publishing) with Dr Susan Lever.Ann-Marie Priest is the author of My Tongue Is My Own: A Life of Gwen Harwood, which won the 2023 National Biography Award…
Writing Workshop with Professor Tom Griffiths
Workshop
This event is for postgraduate students studying history.If you wish to attend, RSVP to ruby.ekkel@anu.edu.au by 15 September 2026 In universities, the actual process of writing is rarely talked about, yet effective writing is integral to a creative life of words and ideas. Our aim in this…
Vulnerable Life Writing: A conversation about the ethics, politics, and craft of telling hardship stories
Seminar
In this special seminar Dr Kim Huynh (ANU) will discuss the ethics, politics, and craft of telling hardship stories in a conversation with Emeritus Professor Christine Helliwell about Kim's latest book, My Old Man and Me: A story of escape, survival and caring.Kim Huynh is an author, senior…
22nd Australian Population Conference: "Creating Demographic Resilience"
Together with host, the ANU School of Demography, the Committee of the 22nd Australian Population Association (APA) Conference invites researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students to join us in Canberra to explore the theme “Creating Demographic Resilience.” As demographic change…