In 2016, Professor David McInnis FAHA FRHistS received the Max Crawford Medal, Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the Humanities.

Now a Fellow of the Academy, David reflects on the importance of the Medal & his career since.
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3,000-year-old pottery found on Jiigurru (Lizard Island, Qld)

Australia’s oldest find rewrites understanding of Aboriginal maritime history & affirms stories of Traditional Owners the Dingaal & Ngurrumungu communities

Australian Academy of the Humanities James Cook Uni CABAH

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Final call for #humanities scholars 📢 — applications for our 2024 grants & awards close this Sunday 5 May.

This year, we’re pleased to offer several high-profile awards recognising excellence in the humanities, including the Max Crawford Medal & the John Mulvaney Fellowship…

This ANZAC Day we remember those who have fallen in war, and those who have returned home from war, forever changed.

'After the War' on ABC Australia is a poignant six-piece documentary exploring the cultural, political and personal sacrifice of returned veterans:…

Applications open! 📢If you’re an early career researcher seeking to publish a scholarly work in the humanities, apply to our Publication Subsidy Scheme by 5 May 2024: bit.ly/3QescPK
EMCR SHAPE Futures

Emeritus Prof Linda Barwick AM FAHA University of Sydney stumbled on a lost wartime song by a family friend. 
Recreating the melody as she heard it (some 42 years later), what happened next is a rich story of song, music & the importance of historical archives. humanities.org.au/power-of-the-h…

The beginnings of modern science shaped how philosophers saw alien life & how we understand it today.
AAH Fellow Philip Almond FAHA explores how theoretical aliens threatened theological narratives of human life.👽The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand bit.ly/4b7ciyt

Google suspended the image generation features of its #generativeAI Gemini over accusations it contained an 'anti-white bias'.

Dr Thao Phan ADM+S Centre writes on how Gemini fuelled a larger culture war against diversity, equity & inclusion in tech.bit.ly/4b3uKbt

One of the most celebrated poets of his age, Ben Jonson is a name few know.

Surpassed in popularity only by Shakespeare, Jonson was thrice imprisoned, killed a colleague & was almost embroiled in a plot to kill King James I. bit.ly/3UgvdRT

Congratulations to AAH Fellow Emeritus Prof Linda Barwick AM FAHA who has received the 2024 Bernard Heinze Memorial Award University of Melbourne.

Judges noted Linda 'continues to leave an indelible mark on music research'. We couldn’t agree more. 👏
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In 2020, Dr Luke Smythe Monash University received a grant through the Ernst & Rosemarie Keller Fund to study West German art.🇩🇪

Luke spent several weeks in Germany which, without the grant, would not have been possible.

Luke encourages all #GermanStudies #humanities #EMCRs to…

Evidence of 3,000-year-old pottery on Jiigurru indicates Aboriginal communities used & created pottery much earlier than previously thought.

This find is the result of co-designed research between Dingaal and Ngurrumungu communities and the ARC CABAH team led by AAH…

This!👇Australian universities are experiencing a surge in demand for arts degrees. Why? 🤔

'This generation of young people will be creating jobs you and I can’t imagine… AI can reproduce what we already know, but creativity is an innately human skill,' Claire Annesley UNSW.…

We’ve all become immersed in a book, film or performance. Humanity has been fascinated by the power of immersion & storytelling since antiquity. 🎭

Dr Emma Cole explores Bluey’s World, the Iliad & how the power of immersion influences & frightens us. bit.ly/3PZ4c34

Australian Academy of the Humanities is celebrating the power of the humanities in 2024 with a great selection of grants and awards on offer, shining a light on exceptional achievements in research, collaboration and public engagement. Submissions close May 5th: humanities.org.au/grants-and-awa…

Aboriginal people made pottery and sailed to distant offshore islands thousands of years before Europeans arrived.

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The Australian Academy of the Humanities has opened applications for publishing subsidies and travelling fellowships for #EMCRs conducting research overseas. All applications for the 2024 round are due 5 May 2024. Apply NOW and share widely!

Link: humanities.org.au/grants-and-awa…

Science fiction has always held a mirror to current-day concerns such as nuclear tension & environmental destruction.

But why is Dune’s dystopian vision of planetary death resonating with so many people? Prof Bronwen FAHA from Australian Catholic University discusses.
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📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED | Submit abstracts & panel proposals by Monday 15 April for #LCNAU2024 at University of Sydney on 27–29 Nov. Topics invited include multilingual Australia, Indigenous languages and cultures, art, literature, identity, policy, pedagogy and more: bit.ly/lcnau2024