Unsettling Oedipus. Psychoanalysis and the ancient Greek chorus
Lecture
Presenting an HRC-Centre for Classical Studies Distinguished Lecture Unsettling Oedipus. Psychoanalysis and the ancient Greek chorus Many of us insist on an idea of living as a sequence of events, moving through challenge, conflict, space, and eventually finding an end. The linear trajectory of…
Leading change in the Social Sciences: Fighting Racism & Bigotry - Event Nr. 08: Language & Racism
Panel discussion
This conversation will explore how discrimination against Indigenous languages and speakers of other cultures only serves to perpetuate the stigmatisation and undervaluation of cultural diversity and individual identities. Linguistic discrimination can severely limit future education and…
Does Interiority Matter? Experiences of Inner Life
Seminar
Does Interiority Matter? Experiences of Inner Life There are certain deep-rooted concepts that come to play upon this subject that require to be extrapolated; with an emphasis on visual culture and theories about imagery and interiority, the topic of interiority will be explored in three sections…
‘Save Cow, Save India’: Interspecific vulnerabilities in India’s cow protection politics
Seminar
India criminalises cow slaughter, based on Hindus’ reverence of cows as sacred and a Hindu nationalist imagination of the cow as a Hindu nation. Simultaneously, India is also a leading beef producer. This talk addresses this puzzle by demonstrating how the cow-worshipping, aspirational Hindu state…
Palaeocological insights into the causes and consequences of Late Quaternary megafauna extinction in Asia and Australia
Seminar
Palaeoecological Insights into the Causes and Consequences of Mid-Late Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in Asia and Australia Mid-Late Quaternary megafauna extinctions have long intrigued researchers seeking to understand the causes and consequences of these significant ecological events. What role…
Neil Hogan’s TPR, “Imagining the future: Science and ‘Science (in) Fiction’ in early twentieth century Australian newspapers”
Seminar
Please join us for the next CuSPP Seminar online on Thursday, 29 February from 1-2pm. Please refer to the CuSPP email or email Wesley.Lim@anu.edu.au for the link. This thesis proposal explores the relationship between science and science fiction in Australian newspapers of the early 20th…
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Jaws + Panel
Arts & entertainment
Billed as ‘The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 bestseller’ Jaws has indelibly shaped the way many of us view sharks. The great white from Steven Spielberg’s early masterpiece has become one of the most enduring and frightening villains in thriller history. To…