Imagine you’re sitting around a fire 10,000 years ago. You’re preparing a meal with your family. You might be peeling a yam that has just finished cooking. Some of the peeled skin falls in. Your sister might have just spat the pip from a fruit she was eating into the fire. Those scraps are consumed by […]
Archaeobotanist Dr Anna Florin wins 2026 Max Crawford Medal Read More »
Algorithms are a part of our daily lives. Every time you engage with a platform, like Facebook, Google, or even this website, various systems are gathering information about who you are, and what you might buy. Whether that’s a new jumper, a ticket to see a movie, or a political party’s message. “These platforms use
Science & technology studies scholar Dr Thao Phan wins 2025 Max Crawford Medal Read More »
We engage with war more now than ever before — once, we may have only seen footage of war through news outlets. Before that, the effects of war were communicated by mail, radio and telegrams. Now anyone with an internet connection can easily find live-streamed content from a warzone, connect with people and humanitarian groups,
Ukranian-born media scholar receives Max Crawford Medal for ‘brave & bold’ research Read More »
In 2016, Professor David McInnes FAHA FRHist received the Max Crawford Medal for his work researching lost plays in early modern Britian. ‘I remember being the only Shakespeare scholar at my university, working on and studying lost plays,’ David reflects eight years after receiving the prize. ‘When I was told I was the recipient, I was overjoyed.’
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What do you do when someone points a camera at you? Do you smile or hide? Perhaps you strike a pose or attempt to blend into the background. As a photojournalist with a mission to present the world as accurately and authentically as possible, the tension TJ sensed between people and his camera was too
Improving media literacy to engage communities: 2023 Max Crawford Medal winner Read More »
Dr Laura Smith-Khan is a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney. Her research examines the inclusion and participation of minoritised groups in legal settings, especially migration processes, and seeks to uncover and address inequality. Her current project explores the role of migration lawyers and agents in
Winner of prestigious Max Crawford Medal announced 2022 Read More »
The Medal is Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the humanities, and it is awarded to an Australia-based early-career scholar for outstanding achievement. Dr Brett, who refuses to be pigeon-holed in his research work, said he was ‘absolutely stunned’ and ‘still can’t believe it’ on being told about his award. ‘I have
Dr Griffiths is a lecturer in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Melbourne’s Deakin University. His research focusses on cultural heritage, Indigenous history, political history, archaeology and seascapes.The award of the Crawford Medal recognises his outstanding ability to bridge the disciplines of history, literature and archaeology, and
Shaping our understanding of Australia’s historic past and present Read More »
Dr Power is currently Associate Professor of Bioarcheology in the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University, and is recognised as an emerging global leader in her field. Her research focuses on cultural responses to human health and disease, climate change, mass migrations and violence, particularly pertaining to prehistoric periods across Africa and the Mediterranean.
Trailblazing humanities champion awarded 2019 Crawford Medal Read More »
The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.