9 events Coming up
17 May 2012
Hermannsburg, 1929: Turning Aboriginal 'Primitives' into Modern Psychological Subjects
In 1929, the Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg (Ntaria), central Australia, became an extraordinary investigatory site, attracting an array of leading psychologists wishing to define the 'primitive' mentality of the Arrernte, who became perhaps the...
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Free Public Lecture02 Aug 2012
Celebrity Diplomat: Henry Kissinger, Realism, and the Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy
Henry Kissinger was arguably the most famous and controversial American diplomat of the 20th century. His ideas about American foreign policy, and his approach to international relations, remain influential. This presentation examines Kissinger's ...
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Free Public Lecture13 Aug 2012
The unlikely embrace of human rights in South Africa
The embrace of human rights discourse by South Africans in the post1990 era is surprising, not only given the history of institutionalised oppression under apartheid, but also because the African National Congress has an ambivalent record towards ...
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Free Public Lecture15 Feb 2013
Irish Studies Conference
Keynotes Friday 15th February 2013 ** Ireland and the Wider World, ca 16001750: The Political Aspect **Nicholas Canny, National University of Ireland 6.00pm – 7.00pm, Theatre B, Old Arts (Building 149) Saturday 16th February 2013 Lisa Bitel, Un...
21 Feb 2013
Morality and Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most daunting challenges to face humanity. At this event three philosophers will consider some of the most pressing moral issues posed by climate change. Peter Singer “What did you do to save the planet? Climate change...
12 Mar 2013
The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles
In 2012 Thailand’s first royal textile museum and textile conservation lab opened in Bangkok. The Queen Sirikit Textile Museum represents the culmination of Her Majesty’s lifelong effort to revive the production of indigenous textiles and preserve...
21 Mar 2013
Covert Operations, Intelligence Analysis and the CIA: A Dynamic for Failure
Miegunyah Lecture Professor Immerman's intimate knowledge of the U.S. intelligence community is founded on three decades of scholarship and a rare firsthand look at intelligence operations in a highlevel, twoyear stint at the office of the Direct...
12 Apr 2013
Beyond Polarization: Peter Singer and Christian Ethics
A public conversation with Peter Singer and Charles Camosy, moderated by Tony Coady. Interaction between Peter Singer and Christian ethicists, to the extent that it has happened at all, has been unproductive and often antagonistic. Singer sees hi...
22 May 2013
The Apogee of Internationalism
When Australia recently earned a longanticipated seat on the UN Security Council, there was some discussion of its relevance, but little recognition of its historical significance, despite the fact for more than a century Australians have been dee...