NCB Conference - True Biographies of Nations? Exploring the Cultural Journeys of Dictionaries of National Biography
The NCB is hosting an international conference, exploring the cultural journeys of dictionaries of national biography, at the National Library of Australia on 1-2 July 2016. At 5pm at University…
Congratulations to the School of History
Congratulations on the splendid recognition of the School in this year’s QS World University Rankings. History at ANU is ranked 1st in Australia and 12th in the world! And congratulations to Frank…
80 new entries added to Australian Dictionary of Biography
What do Eddie Mabo, Sidney Nolan, Lang Hancock and Peter Allen have in common? They've all been added to the Australian Dictionary of Biography. In its 50th anniversary year, the Australian…
Biography Workshop
Biography WorkshopDate: 24th March 2016Venue: Seminar Room A, Coombs Building, ANUTime: 12.00-1.30 pm Dr Chris Wallace will consider doctoral studies as a crucible for change in the memoirs of…
A Thousand Days in the Forest: An Ethnography of the Culture of Fungi
Alison Pouliot DATE: Friday 20 May 2016 TIME: 13:00-14:00 VENUE: Fenner Seminar Room, Building 141 ANU This seminar presents the findings of a thousand days spent in the forest in pursuit of…
Press Release - Annual publication of ADB articles, March 2016
The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) is the largest and most successful cooperative research enterprise in the humanities and social sciences in Australia. Hundreds of academics and other…
Race and the Modern Exotic: Three 'Australian' Women on Global Display
To mark International Women's Day ABC Radio National told the story of Rose Maud Quong, Performer and Academic. Read the article here. Professor Angela Woollacott from the School of History has…