Queering Auto/Biography: The Many Lives of Alison Clark
Seminar
Please note that this presentation will discuss gender based violence and trauma associated with the HIV/AIDS epidemic.In life-writing by and about queer lives, there are few examples of auto/biography that reflect, in their presentation of both content and structure, the anti-normative experience…
History Day at ANU
Other
A one-day event for senior secondary school students, hosted by the School of History & Centre for Classical Studies ANU in partnership with the History Teachers' Association ACT.Welcome to History Day at ANU 2026! Come on a journey back thousands of years to discover the history and…
'My study is an archive of my mind': The making of Greg Dening
Seminar
Pacific historian and anthropologist Professor Greg Dening (1931-2008) was a man of many silences. Trawling through the large Dening archive in the State Library of Victoria, I am struck by the silences, the gaps and the stories left untold. In one of Greg’s many metaphors, that of ‘…
Beyond Sheilaspeak: Recovering the hidden histories of women and slang and colloquial language in Australia
Lecture/seminar
Women are notably absent from the national story of Australian English, as well as from the broader history of the use of language by Australians, including slang and colloquial language. The national narrative, especially when it comes to Australians’ use of language, has been largely a masculine…
Mark McKenna: In Conversation
Activity
Join Professor Maria Nugent and Emeritus Professor Mark McKenna to talk about Mark's new book: The Shortest History of Australia (Black Inc., 2025). (Please note that this event will replace Mark McKenna's School of History seminar, originally scheduled for 6 May.) In The…
What is Enlightenment in Australia? Towards a New Account of its History and Uses
Lecture/seminar
This paper presents the outlines of a new collaborative project on Enlightenment in Australia. The project has two strands, one grounded in contemporary history, the other in the Enlightenment era itself. The contemporary strand examines how the concept of Enlightenment is understood in today’s…
The Stained Man: A Crime, a Scandal, and the Making of a Nation, by Patrick Mullins
Book launch
The Stained Man: A Crime, a Scandal, and the Making of a Nation (Scribe, 2026) tells the story of Richard 'Dick' Meagher, the Sydney solicitor who incited a campaign to free a man he knew was guilty of attempted murder and subsequently lost it all, including his reputation and ability to…