Jeweller's workshop, by Robert L'Estrange. Source: Queensland University of Technology.
Each year the National Centre of Biography hosts the Biography Workshop series. This series was established in response to requests by practitioners, students, and readers of biography for a forum to discuss a range of methodological issues relating to biography.
The NCB will once again host ten monthly Biography Workshops in 2026. Throughout the year an exciting lineup of speakers will explore their biographical puzzles, projects and problems. Each event will take place on the last Thursday of the month from 11am-12pm and will include a presentation as well as time for discussion and Q&A.
All are welcome! You can view the 2026 program below.
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Contact
- Dr Michelle Staff
Upcoming Events
Fashioning the biography of Australian women artists: Dress and the self-portraits of Nora Heysen and Stella Bowen
Dr Emma Kindred
What can a self-portrait tell us about an artist’s life, and what happens when we look closely at what she chose to wear? Taking self-portraits by…
Past Events
Six Conservative Australian Feminists, 1901-1970: Towards a Collective Biography
Dr Bridget Brooklyn
Content warning: this presentation will refer to eugenics.To steal from E.P. Thompson in a way he would have deplored, I am seeking to rescue…
Biography as Justice: Recasting Cultural Legacies of Harm
Professor Nicole Moore
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Queering Auto/Biography: The Many Lives of Alison Clark
Atul Joshi
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