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The Australian Academy of the Humanities acknowledges, with deep sadness, the death of Professor Mike Smith AM FAHA FSA, one of Australia’s most prominent desert field archaeologists. He was elected to the Academy in 2006.
For today’s Five-Minute Friday Read, Reverend Canon Professor Dorothy Lee FAHA, Stewart Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity College, University of Divinity, discusses the barriers facing women in the Anglican Church as they seek ordination.
In response to the current Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide and as part of the Five-Minute Friday Read series, Christina Twomey, Professor of History at Monash University, looks at the history of activism to raise awareness of veteran suicide and asks: what does Australia owe its veterans?
In today’s Five-Minute Friday Read, Graham Tulloch, Emeritus Professor of English at Flinders University, explores how the work of Robert Louis Stevenson continues to capture the imagination of modern audiences and why his work is still so relevant in the 21st century.
For the Five-Minute Friday Read and on the eve of the 10th anniversary of Julia Gillard’s ‘Misogyny Speech’, Joy Damousi, Professor of History, Dean of Arts and Director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Australian Catholic University and immediate past President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, discusses the speech’s legacy and what it might mean for the future of women in politics and society.
In today’s Five-Minute Friday Read, Shurlee Swain, Emeritus Professor in the National School of Arts at Australian Catholic University, examines the terrible history of child removal in Australia and its lasting impacts across communities.
To mark the UN’s International Translation Day, the Australian Academy of the Humanities has awarded the 2022 Medal for Excellence in Translation to Robert Savage.
In today’s Five-Minute Friday Read, Mark Andrejevic, Professor in Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University, explores the robodebt controversy and the nature of automated systems to exacerbate pre-existing imbalances of power.
In today’s Five-Minute Friday Read, Marilyn Lake FAHA FASSA AO, Professorial Fellow in History at The University of Melbourne, writes about the gender pay gap, the burden of care work placed on women and the vision of historical feminists for a more equal Australia.
The Academy is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Medal for Excellence in Translation. The Medal is a major national award that recognises outstanding translation achievements and celebrates the vital role of translators and translation in Australian culture and scholarly discourse.
The Australian Academy of the Humanities is delighted to announce Dr Laura Smith-Khan has been awarded the 2022 Max Crawford Medal, Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the humanities.
With sadness, the Australian Academy of the Humanities acknowledges the death of Emeritus Professor Virginia Spate AC FAHA CIHA, one of Australia’s most eminent art historians and academics. She was elected to the Academy in 1981.