
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
Garry Sturgess talks to Barry Jones
Gary Sturgess, Barry Jones
Garry Sturgess and Barry Jones discuss Garry’s film about Barry and the use of film and oral history in political biography.
John Murphy on Evatt: A Life
John Murphy
Professor John Murphy will discuss his recent book Evatt: A Life (NewSouth Publishing, 2016), a biography of the significant Australian…
Gideon Haigh discusses Victor Trumper
Gideon Haigh
Gideon Haigh will discuss his most recent book Stroke of Genius: Victor Trumper and the Shot that Changed Cricket (Hamish Hamilton 2016). In life,…