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24
Jul
2019

Launch event: Latin America in Australia Policy Briefings

Other

This Policy Briefings series outline the dynamics of migration, integration and identity for 14 Latin American countries and is the product of a unique research collaboration between ANU and the Embassies of Latin America, supported by funding from DFAT’s Council on Australia Latin America…

24
Jul
2019

Barriers to and Priorities for International Trade in Services

Other

This Jean Monnet workshop is supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Services form the largest part of the economy for Australia and for European countries. There is great interest in services trade liberalisation in the trade treaty that is currently being negotiated between…

24
Jul
2019

The Globe and the Moon: Shakespeare's Astronomical Imagination

Seminar

Join Dr Kate Flaherty for the next talk in our Works That Shaped The World Series. How did Shakespeare understand the moon? In plays and poems of the 16th century, the moon carried the imaginative freight of centuries. The moon is invoked to express longing, chastity, coldness, changeability,…

19
Jul
2019

2019 Jack Smart Lecture with Frances Kamm

Lecture

In the last part of volume 3 of On What Matters, Derek Parfit argues against the moral relevance of such deontological distinctions as harming versus not aiding, harming persons as a mere means versus as a side effect, and others. He also tries to reconcile concerns about self-sacrifice,…

16
Jul
2019

Pearl S. Buck, Intersectionality, and “China”, 1931-1941

Seminar

My presentation seeks to contribute meaningfully to the HRC’s 2019 theme, “intellectual history of crisis”. It cites the example of American author and humanitarian, Pearl S. Buck, at the height of her influence prior to the Second World War. Raised in Anhui province as the child of Christian…

15
Jul
2019

Trans*: A Quick and Quirky History of Gender Variance

Lecture

In the last decade, public discussions of transgender issues have increased exponentially. However, with this increased visibility has come not just power, but regulation, both in favour of and against trans people. What was once regarded as an unusual or even unfortunate disorder has become an…

09
Jul
2019

ANU in Hong Kong

Student advisory session

The Australian National University is visiting Hong Kong Meet with professional staff from the College of Arts & Social Sciences at the IDP Expo on 10 & 13 July. You'll be able to speak to us about our programs, as well as student services and accommodation.  We look forward to…