Group of men and women having a tea party at the Mackay showgrounds, Queensland, 1906. State Library of Queensland.
Each year the National Centre of Biography, based in the School of History, 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 host ten monthly Biography Workshops in 2025. Throughout the year a wide-ranging set of speakers will discuss their biographical projects, problems, and passions. Each hour-long presentation is followed by a Q&A.
All are welcome! See the program below for the dates and topics for 2025.
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Contact
- Dr Stephen Wilks(02) 6125 2349
Upcoming Events
‘Reading biographies to overcome loneliness’: Reflections of an accidental biographer
Dr Matthew Lamb
Frank Moorhouse (1938–2022) is best known as a writer of literary fiction. All of his fiction is connected, with his many books sharing characters…
Past Events
Fighting Words
Elleke Boehmer, Michael R. Griffiths, Benjamin Mountford, Christina Twomey
Can a book change the world? If books were integral to the creation of the imperial global order, what role have they played in resisting that order…
Karen Fox: Fame, Reputation, Significance, and Biography
Karen Fox
Reputations – and historians’ assessments of the significance of a life – may change over time, and can be the subject of intense conflict, as…
Katherine Aigner: Writing Uncomfortable Stories
Katherine Aigner
Katherine Aigner, a PhD student in the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the ANU, will discuss 'How do you write uncomfortable stories?'…