Past events
Women, Gender, and Violence from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Workshop
The event is a one-day workshop entitled “Women, Gender and Violence from Antiquity to the Middle Ages.” It will bring together scholars working at ANU and other institutions in Australasia to present research papers investigating women’s experiences of gender-based violence in different contexts,…
The 2024 USA Presidential Election
Panel discussion
On 5 November, the United States will witness one of the most competitive and unprecedented presidential elections in recent history: From Donald Trump’s distinctive campaigning style to the unexpected Democratic nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris, alongside politically motivated…
The Role of Socioeconomic Structure in Fertility and Mortality of Australia’s Capital Cities: A Bayesian Approach (Final PhD Presentation)
Seminar
Around two-thirds of Australia’s population growth can be attributed to the growth of the capital cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Darwin, and the nation’s capital, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Australia’s high level of urban living, low fertility, and…
Workshop: Surveys in Political Research
Workshop
As we navigate an era of rapid political shifts and evolving public sentiments, the need for innovative and precise survey methods has never been more pressing. This one-day workshop, designed for advanced students and early career researchers, offers a comprehensive overview of survey…
Postgraduate Study Options: General and Applied Linguistics Webinar
Webinar/Online
The field of linguistics encompasses the nature of different languages and the nature of language as a cognitive and social phenomenon.In the Master of General and Applied Linguistics, you will explore diverse topics across general and applied linguistics areas including structural linguistics,…
Before Islamic Finance: Muslim Banking in South Asia and the World, 1880-1975
Webinar/Online
In this webinar event, Dr Mike O'Sullivan (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) examines the varieties of, and challenges to, Muslim private banking in colonial and postcolonial South Asia. It studies this phenomenon against the backdrop of two processes: The first, are the…
2nd Robin-Griffiths Environmental History Lecture: Prof. Sandra Swart
Lecture
Kinship: How to live in a more-than-human worldOur earliest roads were elephant paths. Even today, in Africa's most impenetrable undergrowth, it is the trails maintained by elephants that enable human mobility. Hacking back the overgrowth of time and following one historical track, we find…