Canberra Writers Festival: What Would A Real Conservative Agenda Look Like?
Panel discussion
Our political parties are often focused on saying who they aren’t, and what they won’t do. Terms like ‘progressive’ and ‘conservative’ can seem hollow at best, and misleading at worst. What does it mean to be a political conservative in our current conversation? And what could it mean if we…
Canberra Writers Festival Opening Night: What If?
Panel discussion
We live in a time of big, era-defining questions. What if Trump wins the US election - again? What if deepfakes kill the news? What if AI kills the arts? What if tech bros kill democracy? What if another pandemic hits? What if we miss our climate targets? And the biggest question of all: What if we…
October 2024 - Visiting Fellows Dinner
Other
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) will be holding its next ANU Visiting Fellows Dinner on 16 October 2024. The dinner is an opportunity to welcome Visiting Fellows across campus and encourage opportunities for further engagement with the ANU academic community. The dinner is also…
First Eight Prime Ministers Series with Dr David Headon - Joseph Cook
Lecture
The ANU Australian Studies Institute and the Chairman of the Britain-Australia Society invite you to the latest lecture in our ‘First Eight Prime Ministers Series’. Introductory lecture by Dr David Headon with a moderated discussion led by Dr Agnieszka Sobocinska. A drinks reception will follow.…
The 10th Australia-China Transcultural Studies Symposium & The 9th Foundation for Australian Studies in China Conference
Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS The Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture (IAC) at Western Sydney University and the Foundation for Australian Studies in China (FASIC) along with the Beijing Foreign Studies University are announcing that for the first time the above mentioned two international…
Meet the author- Virginia Trioli
Book launch
ANU/The Canberra Times Meet the Author Virginia Trioli will be in conversation with Allan Behm discussing her new book A Bit on the Side: Reflections on What Makes Life Delicious. Virginia Trioli knows that enduring joy is often found not in the big moments but in the small. And as a…
AuSI’s Mark Kenny in conversation with Don Watson
Book launch
ANU/The Canberra Times Meet the Author Don Watson will be in conversation with Mark Kenny on his quarterly essay High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the brink, in which Don offers a report from America that catches the madness and the politics of an election like no other. This is a…