Between the Past and the Future: The Australian Dictionary of Biography
Symposium
The National Centre of Biography is holding a symposium, 'Between the Past and the Future: The Australian Dictionary of Biography' on 1 December 2009 to celebrate the ADB's 50th birthday. Speakers include Ann Moyal (the ADB's first employee), Jim Davidson (biographer of the ADB's founder, Sir Keith…
David Lee
Workshop
Dr David Lee combines his work as Director, Historical Publications and Information Section, Department of Foreign Affairs, with his own independent research. He has recently co-authored book-length studies of the history of the passport in Australia, and Australian-United States relations in 1900-…
Gender, Politics and Biography
Symposium
Join some of Australia's most eminent political commentators, activists and biographers to discuss gender and representation in the political environment. Recent developments - with the election of the first women State Premier and Deputy Prime Minister - make this symposium timely. Discover how…
National Biography Award Lecture
Lecture
Raimond Gaita, Professor of Moral Philosophy at King's College, London, will discuss 'Truth' as Applied to Biography and Autobiography' at the National Biography Award Lecture to be held at the State Library of New South Wales on 2 November at 5.30 pm. Raimond will discuss the issues…
Pamela Burton
Workshop
Pamela Burton, ‘In Pursuit of Mary Gaudron’. Pam is a former barrister and now independent scholar, who is writing an unauthorised biography of Mary Gaudron, Australia's first female High Court judge, who retired in 2003.
David Headon
Workshop
Dr David Headon is a cultural consultant and historian. Formerly a teacher at ADFA and Director of the Centre for Australian Cultural Studies (1994-2004), he is now Advisor on the Centenary of Canberra in the Chief Minister’s Department of the ACT Government, and Advisor to Senator Kate Lundy. He…
Barbara Caine
Workshop
Professor Barbara Caine is the head of the School of Historical Studies at Monash University where she co-ordinates a Masters program in Biography and Life. Her publications include Destined to be Wives: The Sisters of Beatrice Webb (1986) and Bombay to Bloomsbury: The Stracheys, c 1850-1950 (2005…