Hans Mol’s “The Faith of Australians”, Redux
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Professor Andrew Singleton (Deakin) presents the annual Hans Mol Memorial Lecture in Religion and the Social Sciences This public lecture revisits Hans Mol’s 1985 book The Faith of Australians, a major sociological analysis of religion and Australian society. The Faith of Australians saw Mol…
Works that Shaped the World: Longchen Rabjam’s The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena
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In 2022, the HRC’s Works that Shaped the World public lecture series focuses on religion. Longchen Rabjam’s poetic The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena is one his Seven Treasuries, known as the Great Perfection teachings of Dzogchen Buddhism. Longchenpa is one of the most revered…
Yolŋu at Heart: A model for intercultural collaboration
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Margot Smith AM presents The HRC Cultural Institutions Annual Lecture Kluge-Ruhe Director Margo Smith recounts the remarkable story of Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala. The idea for this exhibition originated with Djambawa Marawili AM during his…
The Holocaust as an Australian Story: Family networks between Australia and Europe during the Holocaust
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Dr Jan Láníček (UNSW) presents the HRC/Freilich Project Distinguished Annual Lecture Focusing on family connections between Australia and Europe, this lecture offers a novel perspective on Australians’ responses to the Holocaust. Around 9,000 Jewish refugees arrived in Australia before the war,…
Twenty-first century genders and sexualities: Implications for policy, education, representation and health
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Professor Rob Cover (RMIT) presents the HRC/Gender Institute Annual Lecture on Gender Twenty-first century genders and sexualities: Implications for policy, education, representation and health The HRC/Gender Institute Annual Lecture on Gender What does the twenty-first century emergence of new…
Works that Shaped the World: Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations
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In 2022, the HRC’s Works that Shaped the World public lecture series focuses on religion. Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations is esteemed by economists, even economists unencumbered by historical interests, as the foundation text of their discipline. Hardly a distinguished lecture or presidential…
Works that Shaped the World: The Gülen Movement – Past, Present and Future
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In 2022, the HRC’s Works that Shaped the World public lecture series focuses on religion. The Gülen Movement is one of the world’s largest transnational Islamic organisations. It emerged in the 1960s in Izmir, Turkey, through the efforts of the now retired Imam Fethullah Gülen. Inspired by the…