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US Middle East Policy under President Obama and his successor
Lecture
There is a widespread view among analysts and policy makers in the Middle East region and beyond that President Barack Obama's handling of the oil-rich but volatile Middle East has not been deft. His policy actions or lack of them have contributed to regional instability, and…
Prospects of democratisation in Tunisia
Lecture
Amna Guellali is the Researcher covering Tunisia and Algeria, Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch. Her brief is to investigate human rights abuses in both countries. She produces detailed reports, news releases, and op-eds based on her findings and conducts local and…
Degrees for high achievers - Melbourne
Advisory session
Are you looking for a program with that little bit extra? Does the opportunity to undertake research throughout your undergraduate degree excite you? ANU has developed a unique suite of elite and Undergraduate Research Degrees that lets you explore your specific interests, while you develop the…
Through the narrowing path: changing social norms and becoming 'leftover' women in contemporary China
Seminar
This talk investigates how China’s rapid social changes in the past three decades have created the problematics of 'leftover' women and how these single, educated women experience conflicting gender expectations at different life stages over time. To turn 'culture and demography' from 'reluctant…
Literature in the global context
Conference
Literary studies are being transformed by the emerging disciplinary field of world literature. Yet the world of literature is by no means self-evident. Issues of language and culture, national and global identity, originality and translation raise as many questions as they answer. What is the…
Segue 2016 - Australia meets Europe in Canberra
Festival
Presented by the ANU Centre for European Studies and The Street, Canberra WHEN CONTINENT MEETS CONTINENT Explore the cultural interplay between the continents of Australia and Europe Imagined with the idea of creating a platform in Canberra for an Australia-Europe cultural dialogue, …
The American Elections: Is winning a science or an art?
Lecture
Free public lecture and Q & A. Co-hosted by the School of Politics and International Relations and the Embassy of the United States of America. Two experts of American politics - one from the Democratic Party, one from the Republican Party - look at the current and most recent presidential…