Past events
Peter Kohane: Vitruvius and his interpreters - Drill Hall Lecture 4 2019
Lecture
Foundation texts in Western art history and criticism. This year’s Lecture Series focuses on the written word. It revisits “foundational texts” relating to the visual arts. Some of these texts provided key terms which have supplied the criteria of appreciation and criticism over many centuries.…
Babies, brains, tools, & war: Trends in human evolution
Lecture
Natural selection for walking on two legs (bipedalism) in our ancestors was associated with evolutionary-developmental (‘evo-devo’) changes in the physical development of babies. Over time, these modifications sparked other changes that have been retained in the growth and development of modern…
Homo luzonensis: A new species of hominin from the Late Pleistocene of northern Luzon, Philippines.
Lecture
In this lecture, Professor Mijares and Prof. Philip Piper of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU will outline the archaeological context of the discovery of this new species of human, and discuss the significance of Homo luzonensis in our understanding of hominin evolution in…
Promised the Moon: Lift Off & Panel Discussion
Other
THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF APOLLO 11'S LANDING ON THE MOON. MORE DETAILS ABOUT MOON WEEK AT ANU IN JULY HERE Join us for an engaging panel discussion on the significance of Canberra’s unique space heritage, and a how this history has inspired the artists in the…
ANU African Studies Reading Group - Water Access and Agency in West Africa
Seminar
This month the ANU African Studies Reading Group focuses on water access and agency in West Africa, featuring two presentations from ANU PhD candidates. All students and staff are welcome; refreshments are provided. As the African continent, and the world, becomes more globally interconnected,…
Keeping the nation’s secrets: ‘colonial storytelling’ within and about Australian families
Seminar
Recent studies of the ‘genealogy craze’ focus on how family historians appeal to ancestors to fashion their own identities, but ‘doing family history’ can also be a form of national identity work. In Finding Eliza (2016), Larissa Behrendt develops a notion of ‘colonial storytelling’, which outlines…
Western Sydney Careers Expo
Information session
The College of Arts and Social Sciences at ANU is coming to the Western Sydney Careers Expo at the Dome, Sydney Showground. Chat to current students and staff about our flexible programs, accommodation options, scholarships, admissions and much more. Expo times Thursday 27 June, Friday…