Lomandra Weaving with Aunty Deidre Martin at Canberra Spinners and Weavers
Event
Lomandra WeavingJoin Aunty Deidre Martin who will generously share her cultural knowledge of working with locally harvested lomandra. All are welcome to this drop-in demonstration, where you will hear more about traditional weaving using local-sourced materials. Suitable for all ages, the…
Parity Under Risk
Seminar
Ruth Chang has introduced a fourth evaluative relation, distinct from being better or worse or equally good. I shall present a proposal for making decisions under risk when items are in her sense on a par.Kit Fine (B.A., Oxford; Ph.D., Warwick) specializes in Metaphysics, Logic, and Philosophy…
The World Literature Turn in Spanish & Latin American Literature
Symposium
Juan Poblete’s volume New Approaches to Latin American Studies (Routledge 2018) provided an up-to-date snapshot of new and renewed approaches to Latin American Studies framed around the concept of “the turn,” such as: the subalternist turn, decolonial turn, and Indigenous studies turn, to name…
Stepping Stones in the Indian Ocean: New Archaeological Evidence for Trade and Interaction in the Comoros Archipelago, East Africa
Lecture/seminar
New archaeological evidence from the Comoros Archipelago reveals its pivotal role as a maritime crossroads linking East Africa, Madagascar, and the wider Indian Ocean. In this public lecture, Associate Professor Alison Crowther will unveil recent discoveries that are rewriting our understanding of…
Artificial Intelligence and Value Alignment
Lecture
“Value alignment”—the challenge of ensuring that the outputs of artificial intelligence and other machine systems reflect and respect human values—has emerged as an urgent concern as computational technologies increasingly encroach upon central domains of human decision-making. Existing strategies…
The Precarious Past in Premodern Java
Seminar
The practice of history in premodern Java was profoundly influenced by precarious conditions of textual production and preservation: fragile manuscripts perished in the tropical environment, archival records were scattered far afield, and historical memories faded over many generations. This…
Life expectancy among HK-born and Mainland China/Macao/Taiwan-born adults in Hong Kong
Seminar
Hong Kong has among the world’s highest life expectancy and a long history of immigration from Mainland China/Macao/Taiwan (MMT). Evidence remains limited on how nativity differences (HK-born vs MMT-born) in longevity vary across ages and over time, how length of stay in Hong Kong (LOS) shapes…