SCIENCE. ART. FILM Rise of the Planet of the Apes & Discussion
Arts & entertainment
‘We gave her what we call ALZ-112, a gene therapy that allows the brain to create its own cells in order to repair itself. In biology, this is called neurogenesis. Here at GenSys, we call it a cure to Alzheimer's.’ Cures and enhancement; natural and artificial. Modern biotechnologies are often…
ANU Sculpture Walk - Guided Tour November 2023
Tour
Join us for our final HRC guided walking tour of the ANU Sculpture Walk for 2023. The tour is led by HRC’s Emeritus Professor David Williams, whose esteemed career included, amongst other things, being Director of the ANU School of Art from 1985 to 2006. Tours…
Indigenous Cinematics: The Legal Lives of Indigenous Filmmaking in Abiayala/Latin America
Seminar
In Indigenous film cultures across Abiayala/Latin America, the connection with Law is (at least) threefold: cinema portrays legal doxa, notably concerning territoriality and colonial claims to land and water; films – including the vast ethnographic archive and new, original works – are used to…
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Batman & Robin & Discussion
Arts & entertainment
‘Allow me to break the ice...’ The DC universe is populated with scientists. From Harley Quinn to Swamp Thing, scientists appear as troubled and troubling vaude-villains, as suspicious Frankensteinian creature-creators and enigmatic alchemists engaging in violent delights. Joel Schumacher’s 1997…
Bigotry Australian Style
Seminar
Bigotry is an endemic feature of Australian life. From the arrival of Europeans in 1788 through to today, intolerance based on an array of grounds including race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and disability have ruptured community relations and harmed those people subject to…
Repatriation at the ANU Classics Museum – ongoing opportunities and challenges
Seminar
Museums across the globe are grappling with the management of historical collecting practices – and ANU is no exception. This presentation by the Curator of the ANU Classics Museum will explore the developing story of a number of international repatriation cases within the museum’s collection,…
Nationalism, citizenship and social repair: Photography and the East Timorese diaspora
Seminar
Members of the East Timorese diaspora in Australia took, appeared in and collected photographs of their activities during the campaign for independence from Indonesian rule (1975-99). Through photographs, they aimed to educate the Australian public about East Timor and the Australian government’s…