![Detail of Ridiculous Taste or the Ladies Absurdity, oil on canvas painted on the reverse of a possible signboard, c. 1780 by Lunc Kulturen, Sweden.](https://humanities.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HA08-feature-image-1200x500.jpg)
While the contributors to this issue come from a broad range of the disciplines represented in the Academy, including linguistics, philosophy, the arts, history and Asian studies, some common themes have emerged, especially in relation to questions of human rights, both in the past and today.