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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
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
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
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 […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/12/02/silver-medal-for-philosophy-students-in-tertiary-ethics-olympiad
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nicole Nomikos
Nicole Nomikos (MA in Philosophy, 2024), Being and Knowing in Plato and Leibniz
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/05/07/nicole-nomikos
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
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
Daniel Rule
Daniel Rule (PhD in History, 2024), The Political Life of John Latham
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/13/daniel-rule
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
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
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. […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/12/30/celebrating-student-successes-in-history-ancient-world-studies
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/10/09/welcome-dr-jacinthe-flore-lecturer-in-history-and-philosophy-of-science
SHAPS Digest (September 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/09/25/shaps-digest-september-2023
Meet Dr Oleg Beyda, Hansen Lecturer in Russian History
In 2022, Dr Oleg Beyda was appointed Hansen Lecturer in Russian History. Dr Beyda’s research focuses on the post-revolutionary Russian diaspora, with a particular emphasis upon their experiences of the Second World War. History alumnus Noah Ellis sat down with Oleg to discuss his research and his approach to teaching. Your research focuses upon the […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/09/23/meet-dr-oleg-beyda-hansen-lecturer-in-russian-history
Birds in Roman Life and Myth
Dr Ashleigh Green recently published her first book, Birds in Roman Life and Myth. In 2020, her PhD thesis in Ancient World Studies passed examination without corrections. She went on to hold a La Trobe Society Fellowship at the State Library of Victoria in 2022 and is now a Teaching Associate in the School of […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/09/13/birds-in-roman-life-and-myth
SHAPS Digest (August 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/09/06/shaps-digest-august-2023
Re-Building: Russia’s War on Ukraine, Part VI
A video-recording of the sixth and final instalment in this series, featuring His Excellency Bruce Edwards, Professor Torbjörn Becker, Slava Balbek, Professor Natalia Kudriavtseva, and Emeritus Professor Marko Pavlyshyn, and Jurij Suchowerskij (November 2022).
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/08/24/re-building-russias-war-on-ukraine-part-vi
On Biography and the History of Medicine
Dr Fallon Mody in conversation with PhD candidate Samara Greenwood, for the HPS Podcast.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/08/17/on-biography-and-the-history-of-medicine
Celebrating Twenty Years of the Grimwade Centre
The year 2023 marks the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation. In June, to mark this milestone, the Grimwade Centre hosted a special Family and Friends Event. In collaboration with Student Conservators at Melbourne (SC@M), the Centre transformed its multi-purpose lab into an event space. Staff, students, and […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/08/01/20-years-grimwade-centre
Reflecting on the Nature of Science
Dr Kristian Camilleri (HPS) in conversation with PhD candidate Samara Greenwood, for the HPS Podcast.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/24/reflecting-on-the-nature-of-science
SHAPS Digest (June 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/03/shaps-digest-june-2023
SHAPS Research Celebration
In April, students and staff from the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies came together to celebrate the rich diversity of research undertaken across the School over the last three years. The inaugural SHAPS Research Celebration, held in the Forum Theatre on the evening of 20 April 2023, provided a unique opportunity to recognise the […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/05/12/shaps-research-celebration
SHAPS Digest (April 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/05/01/shaps-digest-april-2023
Revisiting Frazer’s Golden Bough
In February 2023, Dr Caroline Tully, archaeologist and honorary fellow in SHAPS, and Dr Stephanie Budin, ancient historian and independent scholar, hosted the international conference Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough. Designed to interrogate the influence of Sir James G Frazer’s (1854–1941) magnum opus, The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion, first published in […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/04/11/revisiting-frazers-golden-bough
Poetry: Russia’s War on Ukraine, Part V
A video-recording of the fifth instalment in this series, featuring Uilleam Blacker, Yuliya Musakovska, Lesyk Panasiuk, Iryna Shuvalova (14 October 2022).
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/03/19/poetry-russias-war-on-ukraine-part-v
SHAPS Digest (February 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/03/13/shaps-digest-february-2023
SHAPS Digest (January 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/02/08/shaps-digest-january-2023
Jonathan Tehusijarana
Jonathan Tehusijarana (PhD in History, 2023), ‘Between the Pen and the Sword: Student-Soldiers and the Image of Ideal Youth in Indonesia’ Jonathan‘s thesis examines the tentara pelajar (Student Armies) of Indonesia that fought in the country’s war of independence (1945-1949), and whose veterans influenced a newly independent Indonesia afterwards. Using archival documents, news publications, memoirs, […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/01/30/jonathan-tehusijarana-2
Morgan Weaving
Morgan Weaving (PhD in History & Philosophy of Science, 2023) ‘Misogyny as Hierarchy Maintenance’ There is growing interest in ‘misogyny’ within psychology, yet the concept lacks a clear definition and theoretical grounding. This thesis explores misogyny as a form of gender hierarchy maintenance. Specifically, the thesis seeks to i) provide a definition and conceptual model […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/01/29/morgan-weaving
A Global History of Feminism? Perspectives from across the Pacific World
A video-recording of a roundtable held in October 2022.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/01/24/a-global-history-of-feminism-perspectives-from-across-the-pacific-world
Imperial Russia in Australia & the Pacific
A video-recording of the 2022 Greg Dening Memorial Lecture, delivered by Dr Hilary Howes.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/01/20/2022-greg-dening-memorial-lecture
SHAPS Digest (December 2022)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/01/06/shaps-digest-december-2022
The (Call-)Ins and (Call-)Outs of Norm-Enacting Speech
In 2020 Kelly Herbison was the recipient of a Hastie Scholarship, awarded annually to the highest achieving students in Honours Philosophy. In this article, Kelly shares some of the findings from her Honours thesis project, which used the philosophy of language and social norms to examine the practices of ‘calling-out’ and ‘calling-in’ as methods for […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/12/12/call-ins-and-call-outs
SHAPS Digest (November 2022)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/12/05/shaps-digest-november-2022
Solidarity: Russia’s War on Ukraine, Part IV
A video-recording of the fourth instalment in this series, featuring HE Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia and New Zealand; HE Nina Obermaier, Ambassador of the European Union to New Zealand; Dr Olesya Khromeychuk (Ukrainian Institute London); Prof. Michèle Knodt (TU Darmstadt), and Prof. Zdisław Mach (Jagiellonian University, Kraków), speaking on the theme of 'Solidarity' (16 September 2022).
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/11/10/solidarity-russias-war-on-ukraine-part-iv
SHAPS Digest (October 2022)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/11/04/shaps-digest-october-2022
SHAPS Digest (September 2022)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/10/03/shaps-digest-september-2022

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