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Books that Changed Humanity is a book club with a difference. Each month, the ANU Humanities Research Centre hosts an expert from one of a variety of disciplines, who will introduce and lead the discussion of a major historical text. All of these texts, which are drawn from a variety of cultural traditions, has had a formative influence on society and humanity. The series aims to highlight and revisit those books which have informed the way we understand ourselves, both individually and collectively, as human beings. Dr McComas Taylor gave the inaugural lecture on The Ramayana, the Indian epic. Dr Taylor is a Reader in Sanskrit in the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific. http://hrc.anu.edu.au/books-that-changed-humanity

Delivered by Professor Geoffrey Crossick, Director of the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council's Cultural Value Project and author, with Patrycja Kaszynska, of the major 2016 Report: Understanding the Value of Arts & Culture. This talk highlights the diverse contexts of the value of culture and how the digital landscape is playing an increasingly larger role in shaping people’s engagement with arts and culture. Crossick asks: How should we understand the difference that arts and culture makes to individuals and to society? The case is too often presented in terms of benefits that are thought to be important to the government of the day while neglecting some of the more fundamental benefits that matter to us all. Professor Crossick was Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Board from 2002–05, Warden of Goldsmiths College from 2005–10 and Vice-Chancellor of London University from 2010-12.

The 2016 John Passmore Lecture for the ANU School of Philosophy By Professor Elizabeth Anderson, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan How should a society of equals be organized? Egalitarians themselves have been divided among three visions: individualism, small-scale communalist or cooperativist systems, and large-scale collectivism. In this podcast, Professor Elizabeth Anderson examines why, during the 19th century, the dominant trend among egalitarians moved from individualist toward collectivist visions. Far from settling on the communalist vision as the best compromise between the two, egalitarians today favour a mix of individualist and collectivist institutions. This talk considers why this is so, and discusses some challenges posed by this mixture.

Most contemporary social epistemology takes as its starting point individuals with sophisticated propositional attitudes and considers (i) how those individuals depend on each other to gain (or lose) knowledge through testimony, disagreement, and the like and (ii) if, in addition to individual knowers, it is possible for groups to have knowledge. In this podcast, Professor Sally Haslanger argues that social epistemology should be more attentive to the construction of knowers through social and cultural practices: socialization shapes our psychological and practical orientation so that we perform local social practices fluently.

Richard Fidler joins ABC 666 Canberra's Alex Sloan in conversation to discuss his new book, Ghost Empire, his popular ABC radio series, Conversations with Richard Fidler, and the Doug Anthony All Stars. Recorded on 28 July 2016 at University House.

In this animated political discussion some of the University's most renowned public policy experts provide a final analysis of the election campaign prior to polling day. Panellists Professor John Hewson Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy Adjunct Professor Bob McMullan Crawford School of Public Policy Dr Jill Sheppard ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Star of 'Off the Hill', the University's weekly 2016 election wrap up Dr Andrew Hughes Research School of Management, ANU College of Business of Economics Star of 'Off the Hill', the University's weekly 2016 election wrap up Moderated by Paul Bongiorno AM contributing editor for Ten News. The Vote: 2016 Federal Election Series is an opportunity to engage with ANU public policy experts during the 2016 Federal Election.

ANU is a leading centre for the study of climate change, energy change and the environment. In this event ANU experts discuss how these issues are being presented during the election. Panellists: Professor Ken Baldwin Director, Energy Change Institute, ANU Professor Mark Howden Director, Climate Change Institute, ANU Dr Paul Burke Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU Lily Dempster Climate Campaigner and ANU student Mark Kenny - moderator Chief Political Correspondent, Fairfax Media The Vote: 2016 Federal Election Series is an opportunity to engage with ANU public policy experts during the 2016 Federal Election.

The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences' Second Professoriate Lecture of 2016 - The periodical enlightenment & romantic literature The opening decades of the nineteenth century, which we know as the Age of Romanticism in Britain, was also the great age of periodical literature – The Periodical Enlightenment – at the centre of which were the Edinburgh Review (est. 1802), the Quarterly Review (1809), Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (or Maga) (1817), and the Westminster Review (1824), each offering a politically-inflected conspectus of current knowledge and creative literature that was often aggressively argumentative and assumed greater authority than either the author or the reader. The big Reviews were by no means the only places where the Romantic reader could find clever, scathing, but often well-informed and well-argued reviews, which contributed to the high degree of literary self-consciousness we associate with Romantic literature. This talk looks at the phenomenon of critical reviewing during the

The past five years have seen a concerted attempt by feminists in the literary world to reveal and shift gender bias in reviewing, awards and publishing. This discussion brings figures from across the literary landscape - writers’ festivals, publishing, reviewing, and academia - to discuss what this literary activism has achieved, and what is left to do. Is the gendering of literature in Australia changing, and why? Speakers: • Dr Julieanne Lamond, lecturer, School of Literature Languages & Linguistics (Facilitator) • Lisa Dempster, Festival Director at Melbourne Writers Festival • Dr Melinda Harvey, Monash University literary studies academic and critic • Imogen Mathew, ANU PhD candidate and 2015 Stella counter • Ashley Orr, ANU PhD candidate and 2015 Stella counter • Zoya Patel, Editor of feminist literature and arts journal Feminartsy and 2015 ACT Young Woman of the Year This public discussion is presented by the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics and supported by the ANU Gender Institu

Health policy is at the core of the 2016 Federal Election, regularly ranked as the issue most important to voters. In this event, ANU health policy experts discuss where the parties stand and what's missing from the debate. Panellists: Professor Sharon Friel Director, RegNet, ANU Professor Art Sedrakyan Department of Health Services Research and Policy, Research School of Population Health, ANU Professor Adrian Kay Director of National Professional Development, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU Moderated by Cath McGrath, Chief Political Correspondent for SBS TV The Vote: 2016 Federal Election Series presented in partnership with the ANU Policy Forum is an opportunity to engage with ANU public policy experts during the 2016 Federal Election. Join the ANU community at a weekly panel in the Molonglo Theatre at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy as experts discuss a different public policy issue every week until the election.

The human right to privacy raises global policy, legal and political challenges in the information age. Issues such as data retention, data breaches and the interaction between public security versus private autonomy, are all creating a diversity of public debates in Australia and around the world. In 2015 the UN Human Rights Council responded to these challenges with the appointment of the first Rapporteur for Privacy; Professor Joseph (Joe) Cannataci. His appointment is a significant global milestone in the protection of privacy as a fundamental human right and his work has already attracted significant new interest, debate and awareness of privacy issues. In this talk, as part of Privacy Awareness Week 2016, Professor Cannataci provides his views as a world leading authority in privacy and data protection rights. About the speaker Professor Joe Cannataci: was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy in July 2015. He is the Head of the Department of Information Policy & Governance at the

In this event some of the social policy issues most important to voters will be discussed by an experienced group of policy makers and researchers. Panellists: Professor Matt Gray Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Professor Peter Whiteford Crawford School of Public Policy Sue Regan Crawford School of Public Policy Associate Professor Sharon Bessell Crawford School of Public Policy Moderated by 666 ABC Canberra's Genevieve Jacobs The Vote: 2016 Federal Election Series is an opportunity to engage with ANU public policy experts during the 2016 Federal Election. Join the ANU community at a weekly panel in the Molonglo Theatre at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy as experts discuss a different public policy issue every week until the election.

Some of the University's most respected economic experts discuss the key tax and economic issues during the 2016 election campaign. Spoiler alert: there's slightly more to the Australian budget predicament than 'jobs and growth'. Panellists: Professor Miranda Stewart Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Associate Professor Maria Racionero Research School of Economics, ANU Dr John Hewson Professor, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU Leader of the Liberal Party 1990 - 1994 Moderated by Steven Long, ABC

Three of the University's leading security and foreign affairs experts look at how the 2016 election might change the way Australia deals with the rest of the world. Panellists: Professor Rory Medcalf Director, National Security College, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Professor Michael Wesley Director, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Dr Jill Sheppard Political scientist and survey researcher in the Australian Centre for Applied Social Research Methods, ANU College of Arts and Social Science Moderated by Michael Brissenden, ABC Watch vision of the event at https://youtu.be/0b09e9Qh2Hs

The third in the Conversations Across the Creek series was a lively discussion about neuroscience, the dangerous ideas and influences when performing Shakespearean plays in 19th century Australia, battles between invaders and hosts in bacteria, and the analysis and scalability of history and music. This session’s speakers were: Professor Greg Stuart (Head of the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience at the John Curtin School of Medical Research), Dr Kate Flaherty (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics), Dr Denisse Leyton (Research School of Biology) and Professor Paul Pickering (Dean, College of Arts and Social Sciences. Hosted by Director of the Humanities Research Centre Professor Will Christie. The Conversations Across the Creek series is an initiative of the Humanities Research Centre and the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science. ‘Conversations’ seeks to highlight the commonalities and interesting intersections that exist across the university through TED-style talks delivered by academics f

This diverse group of panel members from academia, public policy and the media offer their thoughts on the 2016 budget, particularly in the context of what needs to be done both to prepare Australia to deal with the current domestic and global environments and for the medium term future. Convened by Mr Steve Sedgwick AO Deputy Chair, Sir Roland Wilson Foundation, Former Australian Public Service Commissioner Speakers Ms Michelle Grattan AO Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation & Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Ms Jan Harris Board member, Bendigo Bank & former Deputy Secretary to the Treasury Dr John Hewson AM Former leader of the Opposition & Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Dr Mike Keating AC Former Secretary of the Departments of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Finance Prof Warwick McKibbin AO Chair, ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National Un

Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Professor Bruce Chapman and Dr Ken Henry reflect on their experiences of how power, politics and personality have influenced the ability to introduce innovative policy both here in Australia and in the UK. Using examples such as the policy response to the Global Financial Crisis, the Higher Education Contribution Scheme and the UK’s Congestion Charge, they explore what did and didn’t work in these contexts, the personalities involved and what lessons can be drawn for introducing future complex policies.

There is a widespread view among analysts and policy makers in the Middle East region and beyond that President Barack Obama’s handling of the oil-rich but volatile Middle East has not been deft. His policy actions or lack of them have contributed to regional instability, and disillusioned some of America’s traditional Arab allies, most importantly Saudi Arabia. President Obama has been criticized for not containing the influence of Saudi Arabia’s regional rival, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and therefore the current American administration has been accused of playing into the hands of Tehran, whether in Iraq or Syria or Yemen. The position of the United States has also suffered in other parts of the region. The Arab Spring has come and largely gone, leaving the United States in lower standing in Egypt. The US-led peace talks between Israel and Palestine have failed, despite Secretary Kerry’s energetic efforts. How does Obama’s policy in the Middle East compare to that of the two leading presiden

The Vote: 2016 Federal Election Series, presented in partnership with Policy Forum.net, is an opportunity to engage with ANU public policy experts during the 2016 Federal Election. In this podcast, three ANU public policy experts offer a no holds barred overview of the election, looking at the policy, politics and predictions ahead of us for the next eight weeks. Panellists include: - Quentin Grafton, Professor of Economics, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, and Editor-in-Chief of PolicyForum.net - Sue Regan, researcher and policy analyst, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy - Bob Cotton, Visiting Fellow, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy Moderated by Catherine McGrath, Chief Political Correspondent for SBS TV.

Iconic Australian, Ken Done talks about his new book, A Life Coloured In, an exuberant memoir by one of Australia's best-loved artists. Ken Done has an extraordinary place in the hearts of Australians - many of whom have worn or decorated homes with his artwork. Taylor Swift was given a specially commissioned Ken Done artwork to commemorate her December 2015 Australian tour. Done donated his fee to UNICEF Australia, for which he is a Goodwill Ambassador. Done's vivid, optimistic images are part of our collective consciousness and have helped define Australia to the world. But what do we know about the man behind the brush and the 'Ken Done' commercial art phenomenon? The sudden loss of his investments from a lifetime's hard work and a resultant stressful court case was closely followed by a shock cancer diagnosis. It was a dark time, but the powerful paintings that subsequently emerged have brought him long-overdue artistic acclaim. Ken Done was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 1992 and was named Aus