A celebration of the Australian humanities community, Fellowship and the Academy itself. We warmly invite you to join us for our 55th Annual Academy Dinner, hosted by the Academy Council. Professor Glyn Davis AM, Secretary, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet will give a short lecture at the Annual Academy Dinner. Proceedings also include formal […]
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A 55-year long tradition to officially welcome Fellows. The Council of the Academy warmly invites Fellows to join them for this official ceremony where elected Fellows have the opportunity to add their signatures to the Academy’s historic Charter Book, alongside those Fellows elected to the Academy since 1969. Fellows will also receive their Certificates of
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Event details ‘Australians—the aristocrats of Asia?’ Donald Horne dedicated a full chapter of A Lucky Country challenging Australians to take Asia more seriously. In 1964, Australians clearly needed reminding that, rather than being just off the coast from Portsmouth, in fact, we were just off the coast of Denpasar. In the sixty years since the
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Join us on Monday 2 September for the 2024 Hancock Lecture. Presented by Dr Nathan Gardner from the University of Melbourne. Event details Hancock Lecture: Dr Nathan Gardner, University of Melbourne Lecture Date: 5.30pm, 2 September 2024 Venue: Gallery room, State Library of New South Wales Registration: book here What makes a multicultural nation? The contribution of Chinese Australian
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The 60th anniversary of Donald Horne’s landmark book, The Lucky Country, prompts us to think afresh about Australian culture and social changes, and ask: are ordinary Australians fulfilling their aspirations? Are we a tolerant people? The Australian Academy of the Humanities’ 55th Annual Symposium will take on the big questions posed by Horne and bring others to
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Australia has a rich history of world-leading researchers of the ancient world, its languages, literature, thought, history, art and civilisations. The Trendall Lecture celebrates this long tradition and reminds us of the deep and continuing relevance of the ancient world and late antiquity to modern life. We are delighted to partner each year with the Australasian
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Join us in Canberra or online for insights on the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) premier Centres of Excellence program. There are major opportunities for aspiring researchers in the humanities, arts and social sciences to design transformational research programs and strategic partnerships with enduring impact in the leadup to the 2026 CoE round and beyond. This
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Event details When: 12.00-12.10pm, Friday 17 November 2023. Where: Kaleide RMIT Union Theatre Foyer Jenny Fewster, HASS and Indigenous RDC Director, ARDC will provide an update about HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons. In 2020 the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons (HASS&I RDC) was announced as a first step toward developing a more
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Event details When: 12.10-1.30pm, Friday 17 November 2023. Where: Kaleide RMIT Union Theatre Foyer In a panel chaired by Professor Mark Andrejevic FAHA and featuring Distinguished Professor Emerita Maggie Walter FASSA, Professor Leanne Wiseman and Dr Jake Goldenfein we will explore: AI and Indigenous Data Sovereignty Artificial intelligence is a rapidly growing, increasingly pervasive
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Event details When: 11.30-12.50pm, Thursday 16 November 2023 Where: Kaleide RMIT Union Theatre, Melbourne Creativity and cultural labour practices have long been considered resistant to automation. Our sector – though often underpaid and undervalued – took comfort in this, luxuriating in the knowledge that our work was profoundly and unequivocally human – even when it is (almost always) the product of
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Event details When: An introduction by Viv’s creator Jill Bennett will take place at 12.50pm. Meet Viv during session breaks on 16 and 17 November 2023. Where: Kaleide RMIT Union Theatre Foyer Developed by the ARC Laureate Felt Experience & Empathy Lab [fEEL], Viv is one of a suite of digital companion characters, distinctive for
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Event details When: 9-10am, Friday 17 November 2023 Where: Kaleide RMIT Union Theatre, Melbourne Human priorities, machine decisions? Limitations of using mathematical models for decision support One way of interacting with possible uncertain futures is through the use of mathematical models to construct and visualise different kinds of outcomes and counterfactuals. Dr Erica Thompson will discuss
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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.