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Reification, Relativity, Redemption: Modernist Fiction and the Imagination of Science in the 1920s
Seminar
By the 1920s, life in industrialised countries was thoroughly ruled by the clock. Yet new ideas -- Einstein's particularly -- were making time and its measurement seem less sure than ever. Novels such as Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway (1925) demonstrate some of the conflicting temporalities which…
Sexual selection and the evolution of the human beard
Seminar
The evolution of reduced body hair distinguishes humans from other anthropoid primates, however, humans retain marked patches of hair on the face and body, of which beardedness is highly sexual dimorphic. Darwin suggested that facial hair reflects effects of sexual selection during the course of…
ANU Arts and Social Sciences Agent Training
Webinar/Online
Join us to find out more about our unique degrees at the College of Arts and Social Sciences. Our staff and students will go through updates and key information about our degrees and be available for questions. What makes an ANU education different? ANU has secured its position as …
Union Corruption: Defining the problem
Seminar
Union Corruption: Beyond royal commissions In late 2015, The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption presented its final report to the Australian Parliament. This six-volume report, plus a two volume interim report uncovered various forms of corruption by unions and employers…
Conversations Across the Creek | Creators of Culture: Scientists in Australian Fiction
Conference
Conversations Across the Creek is an initiative by the Humanities Research Centre (HRC) and the Research School of Chemistry (RSC) to provide a space for continuing dialogue among scientists, social scientists, and humanities scholars. Meetings are held monthly, with the aim of stimulating and…
Postgraduate Study Options - Digital Humanities & Public Culture
Webinar/Online
How can we map our future if we can't chart our course to date? Through art, politics, and culture, each perspective converges to form a view of our past. Understanding, interpreting and sharing these stories will help us navigate to a better future. Join our online information session and hear…
Trust and Politics in Australia: What Can History Tell Us?
Lecture/seminar
Join us for the fifth talk in our Move with the Current lecture series - topical talks by leading academics. Trust and Politics in Australia: What Can History Tell Us? by Professor Frank Bongiorno The survey results are in: Australians have declining trust in their politicians. But is this…