Past events
Out of Harm’s Way: How Australian Music Venues and DIY Events Make Safe Spaces (Emma Crocker, ANU)
Seminar
Australian music venues, bars, and DIY (do-it-yourself) music events post ‘safe space’ policies to walls, Instagram pages, and bathroom doors. These policies invite event attendees to think of themselves as being within a distinct safe space. What differentiates these spaces from other venues is…
Australian Federal Election 2025 Roundtable
Panel discussion
Join us on Thursday 8 May, for a panel discussion examining the results of the 2025 Australian Federal Election. Bringing together some of the country’s leading scholars in political science, this event offers a considered and data-driven exploration of the forces that shaped this year’s outcome.…
Explore Your Passion for Language or Music at ANU
Webinar/Online
Join us for an exclusive online webinar designed for Year 11–12 students interested in studying the Bachelor of Languages and Bachelor of Music degrees at The Australian National University (ANU)! You’ll learn about the various degrees we offer, hear firsthand from students about their…
Quantifying the Human
Seminar
Quantitative measurement in the human sciences remains controversial. Are depression scales, intelligence tests, etc. valid measurement instruments? Do they deliver quantitative or merely ordinal information? Cristian discusses two approaches for understanding practices of quantitative measurement…
Market for Warriors: A Rational Theory of Military Clubs
Seminar
Disproportionate recruitment of distinctive ethnic and religious groups has been a staple strategy of rulers throughout history. Why, however, do rulers limit their talent pool in this manner? Existing explanations have looked to irrational ideologies such as that of the 'martial races' or to a…
Passionate about Creative Arts, Design, or Visual Arts?
Webinar/Online
Join us for an exclusive online webinar designed for Year 11–12 students interested in studying the Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Visual Arts degrees at The Australian National University (ANU)! You’ll learn about the various degrees we offer, hear firsthand from students about their…
Cruelty, Coverture, and Colonial Women’s Writings: A Social and Cultural History of Domestic Violence in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, 1880-1914.
Seminar
Domestic violence was arguably at its most visible in colonial society by the end of the nineteenth century. As a result of developments in law and literature, as well as a growing consciousness amongst women about the unacceptability of their experiences, both colonial female writers and wives…