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Life sentences
The closure of bookshops has been a frequent news item lately. It is interesting to reflect on the place of booksellers in Australian society over time. The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) contains 40 articles that focus on people who sold books as one of their major occupations. The…
Lalor: The Making of a Suburb
Lalor’s remarkable history as a housing co-operative has been brought vividly to life by Australian National University research fellow Moira Scollay in a new book entitled Lalor: The Peter Lalor Home Building Co-operative 1946-2012, published by UNSW Press. The book is based on an ANU doctoral…
Professor Emerita Rawson receives honourable mention in 2011 PROSE Awards
The late Professor Emerita Beryl Rawson has received an honourable mention for a Single Volume Reference in the 2011 PROSE Awards. A companion to families in the Greek and Roman worlds was recognised as part of the American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. The PROSE…
New wave of scholars explore maritime history
A little known and deep historical link between Australia and Indonesia will be explored at a two-day symposium starting this Thursday at The Australian National University. Leading Indonesia and Indigenous Australia experts from around the world will gather to examine the journeys of Macassan…
Congratulations to Australia Day Honours recipients
Two graduates and one previous staff member from the College have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the community by the Governor General on the Australia Day Honours List. This year, the Honours list recognised 690 Australians for the significant difference they have made to…
Humanities Research Centre to host major International Conference on Anthropocene Humanities
The Humanities Research Centre will host a global conference on humanities and climate change as part of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) from 13-16 June. This is the first time in over a decade that the annual meeting of this global consortium…
Maori and Aboriginal Women in the Public Eye
The latest book in the ANU.Lives Series in Biography was published in December and titled Maori and Aboriginal Women in the Public Eye, by Dr Karen Fox from the National Centre of Biography. This book is the first in-depth study of media portrayals of well-known Indigenous women in Australia and…