Associate Professor Catherine Frieman (ANU) - Resisting romanisation: Cornish kinship and connectivity at the edge of Empire
Seminar
With the Roman invasion of Britain in the first centuries AD, we see a clear transformation in settlement patterns, social practices, artefact forms and economic structures. In Cornwall – Britain’s southwestern-most peninsula – things look a little different. Although the landscape was transformed…
Francophone screening of short films
Other
This year, to celebrate the richness of the Francophonie and the French language, various OIF member embassies invite you to an exceptional evening of screenings of French-language short films. Let us take you on a cinematic journey to the heart of the Francophonie's diversity, with a selection of…
Leading change in the Social Sciences: Fighting Racism & Bigotry - Event Nr. 08: Language & Racism
Panel discussion
This conversation will explore how discrimination against Indigenous languages and speakers of other cultures only serves to perpetuate the stigmatisation and undervaluation of cultural diversity and individual identities. Linguistic discrimination can severely limit future education and…
Neil Hogan’s TPR, “Imagining the future: Science and ‘Science (in) Fiction’ in early twentieth century Australian newspapers”
Seminar
Please join us for the next CuSPP Seminar online on Thursday, 29 February from 1-2pm. Please refer to the CuSPP email or email Wesley.Lim@anu.edu.au for the link. This thesis proposal explores the relationship between science and science fiction in Australian newspapers of the early 20th…
Julie Allen (BYU), “Screening Europe in Australasia: Recovering the Silent Era Through Trove”
Seminar
Please join us for the next CuSPP Seminar in-person on Tuesday, 27 Feb. in the Lady Wilson Room (2.10) in Sir Roland Wilson Building from 4pm-5:30pm. In the era of silent films, when Australian domestic film production fell far below audience demand, French, Danish, and German films were…
Prof. Hartmut Leppin (Goethe University) - ‘Emperor Maurice: from failure to holiness’
Seminar
‘Emperor Maurice: from failure to holiness’ Although Emperor Maurice (582-602) emerged as one of the preeminent military leaders in late antiquity, and despite having his own sons as potential successors, he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers led by Phocas. Phocas not only dethroned the emperor…
ANU Classics Museum Annual General Meeting and lecture
Lecture
Friends of the ANU Classics Museum invite you to an Annual General Meeting and lecture: Mighty Aphrodite The Archaeology of Roman Cyprus and Imperial Cult Worship Cyprus was Aphrodite’s island. The goddess was said to have been born on the coast of Paphos at Petra tou Romiou, and was worshipped…