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10 Memes Explain How Game of Thrones’ Cersei Lannister is Blowing Up the Patriarchy
Everyone’s favorite b- queen is actually doing her bit for feminism. By Tania Evans Content Warning: spoilers, violence Cersei Lannister is one of the most hated characters in the immensely popular fantasy series Game of Thrones, the television adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of…
ANU Visual Arts student wins big in short film competition
Third year ANU School of Art and Design student Max Jasinski took home four awards – more than any other entrant – at the recent Lights! Canberra! Action! short film competition. Max’s film Mission Control Z won in the categories of Best Film, Best Student Film, Most Memorable Performance, and…
Government should focus on sick, elderly and borders: ANUPoll
Australians’ believe the role of government is to provide healthcare, aged care and strong borders and should be less involved in providing jobs, housing and a decent standard of living, according to the latest ANUPoll.The 26th ANUPoll completed by The Australian National University’s Centre for…
RSSS scholar appointed to National Data Advisory Council
An Australian National University scholar plans to use his appointment to the new National Data Advisory Council to advocate on behalf of researchers who use data in ways that contribute to public policy debates.Associate Professor Nicholas Biddle, Associate Director of the ANU Centre for Social…
Want a safer world for your children? Teach them about diverse religions and worldviews
By Anna Halafoff, Deakin University; Andrew Singleton, Deakin University; Gary D Bouma, Monash University, and Mary Lou Rasmussen, ANU School of Sociology Around 80% of secondary school students who had classes about diverse religions claim to have positive views of Muslims. This compares to…
More than the sum of its parts
Against the global backdrop of threats to liberal democracy and questions over the relevancy of multilateralism, a topical panel discussion was convened at the ANU as part of Francophonie Week. The week celebrates the French language – of which there are over 300 million speakers – and Francophone…
"Puberty Blues" co-author Gabrielle Carey is 2019 ANU HC Coombs Fellow
Australian author, Gabrielle Carey, has taken up residency with the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics as the H.C Coombs Creative Arts Fellow for 2019. The writer whose first book Puberty Blues, co-written with Kathy Lette, lifted the lid on teen sex, drugs and beach culture…