Tom Griffiths AO FAHA considers reading as a research method in his latest project, which explores the life, philosophies and words of Australian writer, Alice Duncan-Kemp.
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Upcoming Fellows' events
Attend public events featuring our Fellows.
14 October 2026
Online livestream
The schism: Aboriginal self-determination at the crossroads
Professor Dr Megan Davis AC FAHA FASSA will deliver this year’s Mokak Oration titled ‘The schism: Aboriginal self-determination at the crossroads’, which will be livestreamed from 5.00pm AEDT.
28 October 2026
ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Canberra
ANU Archives Annual Lecture 2026: Remembering Ballandella: re-reading the archive
The ANU Archives’ 2026 Annual Lecture will be delivered Emeritus Professor Grace Karskens FAHA, one of Australia’s leading historians of colonial Australia and cross-cultural history.
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Banner image: Detail of the dust jacket of Our Sandhill Country by Alice Duncan-Kemp, designed by Dorothy Wall and published by Angus & Robertson