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Dr Gemma King’s ‘Sign on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinema’ receives DECRA funding
Dr Gemma King’s project ‘Sign on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinema’ is the recipient of Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC).The project aims to discover how contemporary screens represent deafness and how sign…
Alexander Rosenberg is the Christine and Stephen Procter Fellow 2023
An artist, educator and writer, Alexander Rosenberg is the Christine and Stephen Procter Fellow 2023 at the Australian National University (ANU) School of Art and Design. The artist is renowned as a finalist in the reality series Blown Away. Philadelphia-based Rosenberg was appointed in…
Professor Evan Kidd is an expert in psychology and linguistics, and TEDx speaker
Professor Evan Kidd brings his expertise to the School of Literature, Language and Linguistics (SLLL) as a Professor of Linguistics. His research delves into the area of Psycholinguistics (Language Acquisition & Language Processing), Developmental Psychology, and Social Cognition. His recent…
In Memorium: Dr Gordon Briscoe AO
A Letter from the Dean regarding Dr. Gordon Briscoe AO’s passing It is with a heavy heart that I bring you the news of the passing of Dr. Gordon Briscoe AO, who left us on 30 June. Dr. Briscoe was a long-standing Indigenous activist, organiser, researcher, writer, teacher and mentor. He holds a…
Gender, sexual orientation and ethnic identity: Australians could be asked new questions in the 2026 Census
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Author: Nicholas Biddle.August 2026 may seem like a long way away. Between now and then, there will be at least one federal election, the 2024 Paris Olympics will have been and…
Opinion: What are ‘Advance’ and ‘Fair Australia’, and why are they spearheading the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice?
By Mark Kenny This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians and backed by some…
Short film ‘Kiku’ helps discover the vibrant, exciting side of ageing
‘Kiku’ is an intergenerational short dance film that takes us on journeys of ageing by six remarkable women over 50. The film is directed by alumna of ANU School of Art & Design, Natsuko Yonezawa, and encourages everyone to approach the topic of ageing with an open heart and mind. “This film…