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Why do women still have less status and power than men?
In her new book, Patriarchy Inc., Professor Cordelia Fine (HPS) makes the case for a new approach to gender equality in work – one that’s fairer, more secure, and more rewarding for all of us. What’s your vision of gender equality? Whatever it is, it needs to take a stand on divisions of labour. Work […] -
SHAPS Digest (April 2025)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/05/07/shaps-digest-april-2025
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Neuroscience and Gender Politics
Last year, students taking the subject ‘Sex and Gender in the Sciences’ took direct part in the public debates over neuroscience and gender politics. Led by Professor Cordelia Fine (HPS), the students held a focused class discussion on sensationalised research findings comparing female and male brains. Later, the students co-authored a statement on this issue, which was […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/04/29/neuroscience-and-gender-politics
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Reuniting Artist Reggie Uluru with his Restored Ngintaka Sculpture
When Aṉangu artist Reggie Uluru’s sculpture was damaged, conservators from the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation repaired the work, ready for repainting, as Dr Jonathan Kemp explains in this article, originally published in Pursuit. Reggie Uluru has been painting in Australia’s Red Centre for over 15 years. A Senior Aṉangu artist, Reggie Uluru and his people […] -
Introducing Dr Jenny Judge, Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
In 2023 we were thrilled to welcome Dr Jenny Judge as newly appointed Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science. Dr Judge holds a PhD in Philosophy from New York University, as well as a PhD in Music from the University of Cambridge, where she was the recipient of a Fulbright Student Award. Sitting […] -
SHAPS Digest (March 2025)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/04/04/shaps-digest-march-2025
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Trump is no Caesar, but the republic is collapsing
Dr Liam Byrne (Honorary Fellow, History) draws a parallel between ancient Rome and America’s modern republic in this article, originally published in Pursuit. As political commentators scramble to comprehend just what is happening in the United States, one ready parallel keeps coming up. Time and again President Donald Trump’s regime is compared to the ancient reign of the Caesars, […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/04/02/trump-is-no-caesar-but-the-republic-is-collapsing
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Conserving our cultural record is more important than ever
Any loss of our historical record – accidental or intentional – leaves us less able to understand the past or make informed decisions about our future. In this article, republished here from Pursuit, Professor Robyn Sloggett sets out the urgency of the current moment when it comes to preserving and ensuring access to cultural records. […] -
Meet Dr Paige Donaghy, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow in History
In 2024 Dr Paige Donaghy commenced a prestigious McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship, supporting her historical research on the origins of what we now understand to be obstetric violence in British medicine and culture. PhD candidate in history Jesse Seeberg-Gordon sat down with Paige to talk about her research background, current projects, and the importance of studying […] -
Are our thoughts ‘real’? Here’s what philosophy says
Associate Professor Sam Baron (Philosophy) reflects on philosophical debates over what thoughts are, in this piece republished from the Conversation. You can doubt just about anything. But there’s one thing you can know for sure: you are having thoughts right now. This idea came to characterise the philosophical thinking of 17th century philosopher René Descartes. For […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/03/11/are-our-thoughts-real-heres-what-philosophy-says
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Soviet Displaced Persons and the Cold War
Dr Oleg Beyda (Lecturer in Russian History) reviews Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick’s latest book, Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Birth of the Cold War (Princeton University Press). A disaster. That was the fitting word for the Europe that emerged immediately after 1945, covered in soot from cities turned to ashes. Life had collapsed. Victorious […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/03/07/soviet-displaced-persons-and-the-cold-war
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SHAPS Digest (February 2025)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/03/04/shaps-digest-february-2025
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Introducing Lucilla Ronai, Assistant Lecturer in Paper Conservation
We are excited to welcome Lucilla Ronai as the Grimwade Centre’s new Assistant Lecturer in Paper Conservation. Luci has worked at prestigious institutions including the National Library of Australia, the Australian National Maritime Museum, and the Library of Trinity College Dublin. Passionate about sharing conservation knowledge, she runs the YouTube channel The Conservation Starter. Her […] -
Lessons in “Democratic” Authoritarianism from Latin America
Dr Sarah Walsh (Hansen Lecturer in Global History) reflects on the rise of authoritarianism in the United States, in this article republished here from Pursuit. She argues that Americans should look much closer to home to understand what authoritarian regimes look like — the modern models of dictatorship in Latin America. As I watch reports […] -
SHAPS Digest (January 2025)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/02/05/shaps-digest-january-2025
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Assessing Joe Biden’s Legacy
Dr Liam Byrne (Honorary Fellow, History) and Dr Emma Shortis (RMIT) look back on Joe Biden’s presidency, in this article, originally published in the Conversation. Should a US president by judged by what they achieved, or by what they failed to do? Joe Biden’s administration is over. Though we have an extensive record, it is […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/01/30/assessing-joe-bidens-legacy
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SHAPS Digest (December 2024)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/01/16/shaps-digest-december-2024
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Celebrating Our Outstanding Students
We congratulate students who won prizes in 2022 for excellence in the fields of Classics & Archaeology, Cultural Materials Conservation, Hebrew Studies, and History, and extend our thanks to the benefactors whose generosity has supported our students in their endeavours and has helped both to make possible and to recognise their achievements in these fields. […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2025/01/06/celebrating-our-outstanding-students
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SHAPS Digest (November 2024)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/12/06/shaps-digest-november-2024
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Silver Medal for Philosophy Students in Tertiary Ethics Olympiad
In October 2024 two teams of students from the University of Melbourne participated in the Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics (AAPAE) Tertiary Ethics Olympiad. These ethics athletes, or ‘eth-letes’, as they are known in the competition, went up against universities from across Australia. They were supported by coach Dr Alex Cain (Teaching Associate, Philosophy), who reports here […] -
Introducing Hansen PhD Scholar Patrick Gigacz
The Hansen Trust, established to advance the study of History at University of Melbourne, includes an annual PhD scholarship for the doctoral program in History in SHAPS. In 2024 the scholarship was awarded to Patrick Gigacz, who is researching the cultural history of electricity in Melbourne. Fellow PhD candidate Jesse Seeberg-Gordon sat down with Patrick for a conversation […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/11/19/introducing-hansen-phd-scholar-patrick-gigacz
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SHAPS Digest (October 2024)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/11/04/shaps-digest-october-2024
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Jewish Women in Nineteenth-Century France
A new book by Dr Helen M. Davies (Honorary Fellow, History) explores the lives of two remarkable Jewish women in nineteenth-century France. The book sheds light on gender, family, and Jewish experiences in France, from the Napoleonic period through to the Dreyfus Affair. This adapted excerpt introduces the book’s main themes. My book, Herminie and […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/10/17/jewish-women-in-nineteenth-century-france
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SHAPS Digest (September 2024)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/10/04/shaps-digest-september-2024
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SHAPS Digest (August 2024)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/09/02/shaps-digest-august-2024
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SHAPS Digest (June 2024)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/07/11/shaps-digest-june-2024
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Preserving Precious Ukrainian Heritage in Melbourne
The Ukrainian Museum of Australia is an entirely volunteer-run community organisation housed at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in North Melbourne. The Museum holds a remarkable collection of objects, including rare books, folk and religious art, craft and textiles. The Museum’s large collection of traditional embroidered items poses special challenges when it comes to preservation and […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/05/24/preserving-precious-ukrainian-heritage-in-melbourne
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Daniel Crowley
Daniel Crowley (MA in Classics, 2024), Herodotus' Mirror: Unpacking the Purpose of the Plupastblogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/05/16/daniel-crowley
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Catherine Gay
Catherine Gay (PhD in History, 2024), Girls in Nineteenth-Century Victoria, Australia: A Material Historyblogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/05/12/catherine-gay
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Nicole Nomikos
Nicole Nomikos (MA in Philosophy, 2024), Being and Knowing in Plato and Leibnizblogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/05/07/nicole-nomikos
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SHAPS Digest (March 2024)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/04/11/shaps-digest-march-2024
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Madeline Helyar
Madeline Helyar is a Masters student in the Philosophy program. Her research interests are in the phenomenology of art and language. Her thesis aims to describe the kind of experience we have when we engage with poetry, as well as to identify the epistemic benefits of such an experience. Madeline has a background in music and creative […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/05/madeline-helyar
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Kathryn Laurentis
Kathryn Laurentis is a graduate researcher in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne, uncovering the untold stories of women who shaped Australian engineering, from the inventors and tinkerers who never got the title, to the pioneers who fought for one — she’s piecing together a more inclusive history of the profession. Kathryn’s career […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/05/kathryn-laurentis
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Ruby Mackle
Ruby Mackle is a Master’s candidate in the Classics and Archaeology department. Her thesis examines depictions of Roman agricultural practice in literary sources compared to archaeological evidence. She is interested in landscape archaeology, investigating relationships between people and landscapes in the past, and works at the intersection between different fields of study. Particular interests are […] -
Jesse Seeberg-Gordon
Jesse Seeberg-Gordon is a PhD candidate in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies. His PhD project, which is linked to the Faculty of Arts Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space, examines the history of Australian-Soviet relations during the Cold War. Previously based at the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory in Tallinn, Jesse has a special interest in […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/02/jesse-seeberg-gordon
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Seka Seneviratne
Seka Binaramali Seneviratne is a PhD candidate at the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation at the University of Melbourne, where she is building her PhD research project based on ‘Biodeterioration Methodologies and Their Effect on Painting Surfaces in the Asia Pacific Region’. Her research focuses on understanding the positive and challenging effects of microbial […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/01/seka-seneviratne
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Thomas Spiteri
Thomas Spiteri is a PhD candidate in the History and Philosophy of Science program. His research interests are in the history and philosophy of the human sciences. His thesis explores the ways in which knowledge about the mind is generated from case studies in the “psy” disciplines – i.e., psychiatry, psychology and psychoanalysis. Thomas’ research aims to enrich our […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/01/thomas-spiteri
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Leo Palmer
Leo Palmer (MA in Classics, 2024), Athenian Democracy in Context -
Daniel Rule
Daniel Rule (PhD in History, 2024), The Political Life of John Latham -
William Ridge
William Ridge (PhD in Philosophy, 2024), On the Evolution, Ontology, and Design of Retail Central Bank Digital Currenciesblogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/12/william-ridge
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Feminist Critiques of Sex Difference Research
Feminist critics of sex difference research are often accused of claiming there are no sex differences, or that sex hormones have no influence on human behaviour. In this episode of the HPS Podcast, Professor Cordelia Fine joins Samara Greenwood to talk us through why this is a false characterisation. Instead, feminist researchers are digging into […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/01/16/feminist-critiques-of-sex-difference-research
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SHAPS Digest (December 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/01/02/shaps-digest-december-2023
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Celebrating Student Successes in History & Ancient World Studies
As the year draws to a close, we look back on the achievements of our students, awarded prizes in 2021 for their outstanding work in History and Ancient World studies. Winner of the 2021 Gyles Turner Prize, Maya Del Rio Reddan The Gyles Turner Prize is awarded annually for an undergraduate essay in Australian history. […] -
Our Mental Health Has Gone Digital
Apps, wearables and ingestibles that support digital mental health have lowered barriers to access but have profound social, ethical, and legal implications. In this extract from her new book, The Artefacts of Digital Mental Health, and republished here from Pursuit, Dr Jacinthe Flore (HPS) new digital mental health technologies and their impact. In April 2022, The […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/12/20/our-mental-health-has-gone-digital
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Introducing Dr Pete Millwood, Lecturer in East Asian History
We are delighted to welcome Dr Pete Millwood, who recently joined SHAPS as our newly appointed Lecturer in East Asian History. Dr Millwood is a historian of the Chinese world’s international and transnational relations, especially with the United States. He obtained his doctorate in History at St Antony’s College, Oxford, in 2018, and has held […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/12/15/introducing-dr-pete-millwood
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SHAPS Digest (November 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/12/08/shaps-digest-november-2023
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Conversations with Australian Philosophers
Daniel Nellor’s book, What Are They Thinking? Conversations with Australian Philosophers (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2023), features interviews with ten philosophers working in Australian universities today, including SHAPS philosophers Margaret Cameron, Chris Cordner and Dan Halliday. They discuss the nature of philosophy and why it’s valuable, and think through some of the big questions on their […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/11/30/conversations-with-australian-philosophers
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SHAPS Digest (October 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/11/02/shaps-digest-october-2023
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Marles Medal for Professor Robyn Sloggett
Professor Robyn Sloggett was awarded the 2021 Marles Medal in Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Melbourne in recognition of her extraordinary achievements as a scholar and practitioner of cultural materials conservation whose work has had far-reaching impact both within and beyond the academy. Robyn is both a pioneer and a revolutionary force: […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/10/18/marles-medal-for-professor-robyn-sloggett
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Welcome Dr Jacinthe Flore, Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science
We are excited to welcome Dr Jacinthe Flore as SHAPS’s new Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science. Dr Flore is a Science and Technology Studies (STS) Scholar and a Historian of Medicine, who combines the Medical Humanities, STS and critical theory in her research. She has published widely on the history and application of […]
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