Photo Credit: John Cairns via the Holberg Prize About Professor Lyndal Roper Lyndal Roper is Emeritus Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford. She was the first woman to hold the Regius Chair in History, and the first Australian. Roper’s most recent publication, Summer of Fire and Blood: A History of the German Peasants’ War
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The Italian verb disegnare meaning to mark out, point out, devise, choose, designate, is said to be where the word design originates. While design is a universal human act, the processes behind how we make decisions cannot be separated from culture and its values. These choices have organised societies, devised laws, and built and destroyed empires in many different
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Earnest discussions about academic freedom are often prompted by events outside the academy. The McCarthy era “loyalty oaths” imposed in some 1950s US universities provide one example. More recently, there have been some high-profile cases of alleged deplatforming accompanied by persistent populist anxieties about speech codes, cancel culture, and safe spaces. As Robert French AC
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Welcome Aunty Rhonda Dixon Grovenor Rhonda Dixon Grovenor is a Gadigal/Bidgigal/Yuin Elder and Traditional Descendant from the Sydney (Warrane) and saltwater basin and the South Coast of NSW. She is the daughter of First Nations activist and advocate, Dr Charles “Chicka” Dixon, who was an MUA union activist. Aunty Rhonda is an Academic whose Creative
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This event has happened — recordings of the event will be made available soon. Stay up to date by subscribing to the Academy’s monthly newsletter. Audiences for creative practice formats, from the arts to gaming have never been greater. Cities, cultural institutions and business are embracing new approaches and utilising the new insights and formats
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Rhoda Tjitayi, Piltati Tjukurpa, 2023 © Rhoda Tjitayi/Copyright Agency, 2024 This event took place from 13-15 November 2024. Online recordings are available here. 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
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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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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.