Professor Keith Campbell FAHA (The University of Sydney) reflects on the legacy of Graham Nerlich FAHA, a renowned philosopher with expertise in the areas of the meaning of life and ethics. Download a PDF version here.
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In this piece originally published in The Conversation, Academy Fellow Sheila Fitzpatrick examines the notion of Ukraine as “borderland”.
Associate Professor Roger Scott FAHA (The University of Melbourne) reflects on the legacy of Professor Alan Sorley Henry FAHA, one of Australia’s distinguished ancient historians and an outstanding scholar of Ancient Greek philology and epigraphy. Download a PDF version
The Academy is delighted to congratulate our Fellows recognised in the 2022 Australia Day Honours List.
Professor Bill Gammage AM FASSA FAHA (The Australian National University) reflects on the legacy of Professor Brij Lal AM FAHA, one of Australia’s most outstanding Pacific Island historians and an eminent scholar of the history and culture of the Indian diaspora. Download a PDF version here.
We’re proud to have a rich community of scholars who have built Australia’s vibrant humanities disciplines.
Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick FAHA (The University of Sydney) reflects on the legacy of Professor Stuart Macintyre AO FASSA FAHA, one of Australia’s most outstanding historians and public intellectuals. Download a PDF version.
Emeritus Professor Margaret Harris FAHA (Macquarie University) reflects on the legacy of James Adams FAHA. Download a PDF version.
In September 2021, heritage managers and researchers joined our President, Professor Lesley Head, in conversation to discuss the latest thinking in dealing with the challenges posed by climate change. Watch the full recording below.
Critics of same-sex unions often cite references to homosexuality in the New Testament to support their standpoints, but what were the people of antiquity really saying – in their world, and in their terms – about sexuality? Researcher William Loader conducted painstaking textual, theological and ethical analysis of every religious text from his chosen period, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Apocrypha, the Septuagint and the writings of Philo of Alexandria and Josephus to find out.
Our Discovering Humanities series is a celebration of more than fifty years of humanities research and discovery. It was born out of the 50th anniversary of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2019 but is not limited to the work of Academy Fellows. Of necessity it covers just a small fraction of the many advances across the humanities made by researchers in Australia since the Academy was first founded.