Past events
Why we need Batman: The politics, philosophy and popularity of the caped crusader
Lecture/seminar
BAT BLURB Why is Batman so much better than Superman? What is it about the caped crusader that makes him perpetually cool? What does the Dark Knight reveal about our struggle for truth and justice? What would great philosophers like Plato and Nietzsche have to say about…
ANU School of Art Textile Symposium
Conference
The ANU School of Art Textile symposium is held in conjunction with Group Exchange: 2nd Tamworth Textile Triennial at Craft ACT: Canberra Craft & Design Centre. Group Exchange: 2nd Tamworth Textile Triennial is an exhibition of works created by 22 artists and groups from across Australia.…
ANCLAS book launch - Social Collateral by Caroline Schuster
Book launch
Microcredit is part of a global trend of financial inclusion that brings banking services, especially small loans, to the world’s poor. In this book, Caroline Schuster explores Paraguayan solidarity lending as a window into the tensions between social development and global finance. Social…
Hats, Chinese Walls and Contagion: Tony Abbott & the DPMC
Seminar
Hats, Chinese walls and contagion: exploring the implications of Abbott’s decision to be Prime Minister of Indigenous Affairs and women Dr Gemma Carey, Senior Lecturer & NHMRC Fellow, UNSW Canberra In 2013, when the Liberal government came to power, Prime Minister Abbott fundamentally changed…
Europe Day Public Address: identity of Europe - to give Europe a soul or “European Narrative”
Seminar
Dr Erhard Busek is former Austrian Vice Chancellor, Federal Minister for Science and Research and Federal Minister for Education. Among his many current appointments, he is Director of the EU-Russia Centre, Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe and Jean Monnet…
2016 Allan Martin Lecture: Child Refugees and Australian Internationalism: Past, Present, Future
Lecture/seminar
The ANU School of History presents the keynote lecture of 2016 Allan Martin Week, honouring Allan Martin (1926-2002). Prof. Joy Damousi: Child Refugees and Australian Internationalism: Past, Present, Future The issue of child refugees is a timely, relevant and highly significant one. …
art forum CONVERSATION: John McPhee
Lecture
Craftsman, industrial designer, entrepreneur and advocate, Fred Ward is a key figure in the history of Australian decorative arts. His design work in Melbourne in the 1930s and 1940s encompassed domestic and commercial interiors, modular furniture for the Myer Emporium, even the carriages of The…