Past events
WTSTW 2020: Hegel, modern ideologies and rational history
Lecture
As a precautionary measure against Covid-19 based on expert advice, ANU has cancelled public events from Monday 16 March until the end of semester one, Saturday 20 June. As a result this event has been cancelled. Dr Knox Peden explores the influence of German philosopher G.W.F. Hegel…
WTSTW 2020: Ludwig van Beethoven
Lecture
Paul Kildea – musician, author and Artistic Director of Musica Viva, Australia – presents a fascinating look at iconic composer Beethoven About this Event In 1794 Joseph Haydn wrote a sonata for the brilliant pianist Therese Jansen, a work of astonishing depth and complexity. A year later his…
Post-separation co-parenting apps: Help or hinderance for families?
Seminar
ABSTRACT: This closed in-house seminar will describe a forthcoming ARC Linkage Project to be submitted shortly. The seminar’s title and content must be treated in confidence. The CIs are seeking critical feedback on the study’s design etc. Digital technologies (e.g., smartphones, tablets and…
2020 Commencement Address
Orientation
What is Commencement? Commencement is the formal welcome for all new students at ANU. It's an opportunity to hear from the Vice-Chancellor, notable graduates and other great speakers about what makes ANU such an exciting place. Expect a fun event full of colour and…
Silicon Valley's Quest for Temporal Optimization
Lecture
There is a widespread assumption that digital technologies are radically altering our perception of time: that we live too fast, that time is scarce and that the pace of everyday life is accelerating beyond our control. The iconic image that abounds is that of the frenetic, technologically tethered…
The Islamic Law of War: In Conversation with Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody
Lecture
With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic law of war is as indispensable as ever for the protection of civilians and others. Over the centuries, classical Muslim jurists have provided an impressive legal framework that seeks to ensure humanity in war, just…
The Unsentimental Nation? Early Commemoration of the Australian Commonwealth
Lecture
An evening with Carolyn Holbrook who is an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow in the Contemporary Histories Research Group at Deakin University. She is the author of Anzac: The Unauthorised Biography (NewSouth, 2014), and the co-editor with Keir Reeves of The Great War: Aftermath and…