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Here’s three history-making Australian women you may not have heard of but should know
They have helped shape Australia’s feminist history, but do you know their names and stories?But despite leaving an incredible mark on both the development of feminism in Australia and our nation, Bessie Rischbieth, Olive Zakharov and Ruby Hammond aren’t widely known household names. One ANU…
CASS alumna, Shannyn Palmer receives Prime Ministers Literary Award for Unmaking Angas Downs
Shannyn Palmer PhD ‘17, a distinguished alumna of the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) at the Australian National University (ANU), is the recipient of the 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian History for her book, Unmaking Angas Downs: Myth and History on a Central…
Dr Anna Raupach receives prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
Seven exceptional members of the ANU community will head to the United States this year with prestigious Fulbright Fellowships. The cohort – one of the largest for ANU in recent years – includes researchers, professional staff and graduates from across the University. Since 1949, the…
CASS staff and alumni acknowledged in 2024 Australia Day Honours
The College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) celebrates staff and alumni honoured in the Governor General’s 2024 Australia Day Honours list.This year’s honours list recognises and celebrates 1,042 Australians. It includes awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions),…
Murder (is back) on the dancefloor: TikTok gives old hits new life
Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s hit ‘Murder on the dancefloor’ is being sung all over the world again, more than two decades after its release. In fact, it might not be the only classic hit that’s back on your radar. New technology, especially the wildly popular social media platform, TikTok, is quickly…
Immersive Indonesia: Students granted Professional Placements
CASS students Holly George and Vy Tsan are among a cohort of students accepted into the ACICIS 2024 Creative Arts & Design Professional Practicum (CADPP). Beginning in the first week of January 2024, CADPP is an intensive six-week study program that enables students to gain hands-on…
ACT Government to support community music and arts programs
The ACT Government will provide ongoing funding to the ANU School of Music and ANU School of Art and Design for community outreach activities. More than $2 million will be provided to both schools over the next three years to support a broad range of music and visual arts programs and enable…