Past events
Feminism, Literary Reception, and the Case of Amanda Lohrey
Seminar
When it comes to gender and literary culture in Australia, it would seem that everything old is new again. Over the past decade feminists have identified gender bias in our prizes and reviews, made interventions, and seen changes. Now, it seems, it’s not such a bad time to be a woman writer in…
Postgraduate Study Options - Social Research and Demography
Webinar/Online
Join our online information session and hear from leading academics and students about the benefits of studying a postgraduate qualification in the area of Social Research and Demography. How will growing and shifting populations shape our world? What motivates and drives social behaviour? New…
Postgraduate Study Options - Museum and Heritage Studies
Webinar/Online
Join our online information session and hear from the convenor and students about the benefits of studying a postgraduate qualification in the area of Museum and Heritage Studies. In this session we will be discussing the following program: Master of Museum and Heritage Studies Our postgraduate…
Accent and Trust: a Lab Study in Australia
Seminar
I conduct a lab experiment to investigate how accent affects trust. Participants listen to an audio message from their opponent before they make decisions in the trust game. The audio clips are fictitious such that they are exact in text but delivered in different accents. I include the Australian…
Deadly Choices – Changing Health Attitudes and Behaviours in South East Queensland
Seminar
The South East Queensland region is Australia’s largest and fastest growing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The 2016 Census estimated growth of 33% between 2011 and 2016, compared to the national average of 18%. The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) has been…
After the rule: A symposium on alternative traditions of law, norms and rules
Conference
The ANU Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, in collaboration with the ANU Centre for Law, Arts and the Humanities, is pleased to present this symposium exploring comparative, historical, and cultural dimensions of laws, rules and norms. Scholars from across the disciplines will be exploring…
Peaceful neighbours? Intergroup behaviour in wild bonobos
Seminar
Intergroup violence and parochial altruism are both prominent traits in human society. However, differences in behaviour towards in-group members and extra-group individuals are also widely documented in other group-living animals. Renowned for their peaceful nature and amicable temperament,…