Upcoming events
Building information resilience through accessible communication practice: The case of migrants and people with disability in Australia
Seminar
During any crisis event, trustworthy communication is crucial for fostering safe and informed societies. During the Covid-19 pandemic, however, considerable disparities in access to reliable information (including vital health advice and resources) were observed; especially for migrants and people…
Tracing the Grain: Locating the life of the tree in the woodblock | Julian Laffan
Gallery
The grain of trees evident in both woodblocks and prints are an under-acknowledged record of aesthetic co-production between human artists and more-than-human beings. Whilst there is literature centred on the relief woodcut print and the resulting visual communication, there is a significant gap in…
Intersectionality in the Impact of Parenthood among Immigrants in High-Income Countries: Unmet Migration Expectations among Highly Educated Women and Less-Educated Men
Seminar
Today, most highly educated immigrants to Europe are women. Many of them are in their childbearing years and have children after arrival. However, in contrast to their male partners, they often struggle to align their professional aspirations with traditional expectations of their parental role…
Seminar Series | Anna Madeleine Raupach
Seminar
Decoding Satellite Imagery through Creative Practice This seminar will discuss recent practice-led research that explores the cultural and scientific implications of the growing number of satellites in Earth’s lower orbital space. As an artist, my work seeks to create embodied relationships with…
Untamed affections: contested care in settler Australian women’s interactions with native animals, 1880-1950
Seminar
In an incomplete and uneven process between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, colonial disdain for ‘freakish’ Australian native species gave way to affection, mythologisation, and conservationist concern. This pre-submission seminar examines the neglected roles of settler women in…
Untamed affections: contested care in settler Australian women’s interactions with native animals, 1880-1950
Seminar
In an incomplete and uneven process between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, colonial disdain for ‘freakish’ Australian native species gave way to affection, mythologisation, and conservationist concern. This pre-submission seminar examines the neglected roles of settler women in…
Hopes and disappointments: assessing institutional change in the federal parliament since the Jenkins Review
Seminar
In November 2021 the Human Rights Commission presented its report called the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (known as the Jenkins Review). The Review was a response to reports of misconduct towards staff, which brought a new focus on the role of parliamentarians as…