School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences

The Future of Madness Network led by Professor Catharine Coleborne has had a busy year, despite the interruptions and challenges presented by the pandemic.

Two Centre for the Study of Violence researchers have been successful in the highly competitive ARC discovery scheme.

Sociologist with the Newcastle Youth Studies Network, Associate Professor Steven Threadgold has won the biennial 2020 Raewyn Connell Prize.

A historian of the modern Middle East, with a research focus on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire will join the Centre for the Study of Violence under a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.

In a special NAIDOC Week lecture, on Tuesday 10 November 2020, Professor John Maynard reflected upon the longevity of Aboriginal connection to the Australian continent.

As part of the fourth series of the Melbourne School of Discontent’s Black Fire Lectures Professor John Maynard talks about the important role his grandfather played in the fight for liberty and justice as one of the founding members of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association.