Works that Shaped the World: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Lecture
In 2022, the HRC’s Works that Shaped the World public lecture series focuses on religion. Kahlil Gibran’s book-length mystical poem, The Prophet, is one of the most popular but critically neglected modern religious and literary texts. First published in 1923, and selling in the tens of millions,…
Dreyfus Drei - Film Screening, Reception and Audience Q&A
Arts & entertainment
Dreyfus Drei is a short documentary film about family, identity, and the return of three generations of Jewish artists from Australia to Germany, made by award-winning photographer and artist Ella Dreyfus. View the film's trailer at www.dreyfus3.com The Dreyfus Drei Film in Canberra is…
Works that Shaped the World: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison
Lecture
In 2022, the HRC’s Works that Shaped the World public lecture series focuses on religion. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a German Lutheran pastor and theologian, executed at the end of the Second World War for his role in conspiring against Hitler. First censured then imprisoned for two years…
Studying Africa in Australia: The Future of the Humanities and Social Sciences Annual Lecture
Lecture
Dr Ibrahim Abraham (Humanities Research Centre, ANU) presents the annual Future of the Humanities and Social Sciences Lecture Join us on Africa Day, May 25, for the 2022 Future of the Humanities Annual Lecture, a critical overview of the study of Africa in Australia in the past and present,…
The role of health communication in patient safety and quality of care
Webinar/Online
Communication in health care is a major quality and safety issue. Every day in Australian hospitals, miscommunication causes avoidable critical incidents - patients die, are harmed or receive the wrong treatment because of ineffective communication, for example during handovers or diagnosis.…
Contested Rights: Debating Australia’s Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Seminar
Contested Rights: Debating Australia’s Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) The almost universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (1989) is often cited as evidence of progress towards a global consensus around children’s rights. Yet…
Works that Shaped the World: Salafism
Lecture
In 2022, the HRC’s Works that Shaped the World public lecture series focuses on religion. Salafism has received scrutiny as one of the main ideological sources for extremist violence perpetrated by jihadi groups. There is a significant corpus of literature discussing transnational jihadi networks…