Past events
Quantitative Text Analysis in Political Science
Workshop
In a political environment increasingly defined by rapid information dissemination, digital communication, and data proliferation, Quantitative Text Analysis (QTA) has emerged as an essential tool for political scientists. By enabling robust and systematic analysis of political texts such as…
Putting others on a pedestal: Testimony, Admiration, and Due Respect
Seminar
Parents of children with disabilities often share their stories to attest to the positive impact parenting such a child has had on their lives. It is important to give due respect to such testimony, but what does due respect entail? Recently Chris Kaposy has argued in “Choosing Down Syndrome,” that…
Women at the edge of the world: human extinction discourse history and historiography
Seminar
The concept of human extinction in European discourse simultaneously invokes a universal 'we' while delineating exclusive 'others'—notably dying races, languages, and tribes—exposing a paradox rooted in Enlightenment thought, colonialism, and scientific rationalism. This presentation critically…
Comparing Populations
Continuing education
In this 2-day course, we'll learn skills that help demographers, policymakers, and health and social researchers measure differences between populations, and techniques that allow valid comparisons to be made across populations with differing compositions.Populations can be compared in many ways,…
2025 ANU Archives Annual Lecture
Seminar
Professor Croft will draw on her engagement with archives and understanding of personal and family history in her story of the long journeys of ‘Handsome’ Joe Croft – the sobriquet shared by her grandfather and father. The place of archives held in the Noel Butlin Archives Centre at ANU from…
The Royal Military College Band, Duntroon – Chamber Music Lunchtime Concert
Performance
You are warmly invited to an intimate midday performance featuring the distinguished wind and brass chamber ensembles of the RMC Band, in collaboration with students from the ANU School of Music. This thoughtfully curated program celebrates the elegance and energy of the chamber repertoire, with…
The implications of demographic change for future employment in Australia
Seminar
In this presentation, the implications of demographic change for future employment in Australia is explored. Australia is a country that has experienced considerable demographic change since 1981: population nearly doubled from 15 million to 26 million, male life expectancy at birth increased by 10…