Learning Resources

Moving your monologue from page to stage

• Presenters: Dr Paul Dwyer, Jimmy Dalton, and Apsara Linderman
• HSC: The Individual Project
• Learning resources: Download the ARTiculate Drama booklet (pdf, 1.2MB).

Giving shape to the world of the play: Getting started with set design

• Presenters: Isabel Hudson in conversation with Dr Paul Dwyer
• HSC: The Individual Project
• Learning resources: Download Learning Resources Booklet (pdf, 20.2MB) and PowerPoint slides (pdf, 12.4MB)

Us & Them: Expanded forms of portraiture

• Presenters: Ms Salote Tawale and Mr John Tonkin
• HSC: Investigation of content through at least five case studies in art criticism and art history 

Three poems by Asian-Australian poets: Using language to understand the self

• Presenter: Dr Matthew Sussman
• HSC topics: English Standard Module A - Language, Identity and Culture and EAL/D Module B - Language, Identity and Culture 

Writing Skills Workshop: Writing for the future: The rhetorical secrets that prepare you for HSC and university writing

• Presenters: Associate Professor Susan Thomas, Dr Benjamin Miller and Dr Christopher Humphrey Hartney
• HSC subjects: English (all levels), CAPA, HSIE, Languages and PDHPE

Filming techniques and symbolism in 'Billy Elliot'

• Presenter: Associate Professor Frances Di Lauro
• HSC topic: Common Module - Texts and Human Experiences

Critical and creative responses under pressure

• Presenters:  Dr Meg Brayshaw and Dr Meera Atkinson
• Learning resources: Download the Critical Responses Stimulus Booklet (pdf, 1.6MB).

Close readings and contextual readings

• Presenter: Dr Isabelle Hesse
• Learning material: The slides and handout are available on request.

Ethical considerations for the care and management of human remains in museums and the field

• Presenter: Dr Melanie Pitkin
• HSC topic: Ancient Societies | Egypt
• Preliminary Topics 5 and 6: Cultural Heritage and the Role of Museums & The Treatment and Display of Human Remains
• Delivered in partnership with the Chau Chak Wing Museum

Greek writers on Sparta: A survey of perspectives

• Presenter: Dr Ben Brown
• HSC topic: Ancient Societies | Option G – Spartan society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC 

What’s new in ancient Pompeii? A review of recent archaeological research

• Presenter: Dr Sophie Hay
• HSC Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum
• Delivered in partnership with the Chau Chak Wing Museum

Agrippina the Younger

• Presenter: Dr Eleanor Cowan
• HSC topic: Personalities in their Times
• Learning material: Download a list of recommended reading (pdf, 217KB)

The Athenian Acropolis and Agora- Buildings, Society and Empire

• Presenter: Dr Stavros Paspalas
  
• HSC topic: Ancient Societies
• Learning material: Download a list of recommended reading (pdf, 152KB)
• On-demand resource: Please contact us to access the recording.

Vesuvius AD 79: The day after

• Presenter: Dr Girolamo Ferdinando De Simone
• HSC Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum
• Delivered in partnership with the Chau Chak Wing Museum

For additional resources related to Ancient History, check out the Museum Resources section on this page.

Trade wars: Will tariffs make anyone great again? 

• Presenter: Associate Professor Gareth Bryant
• HSC Topic 1: The Global Economy & HSC Topic 2: Australia’s Place in the Global Economy

Exploring Australia's balance of payments and trade dynamics in a global context

• Presenter: Dr IKM Mokhtarul Wadud
• HSC Topic 2:  Australia’s Place in the Global Economy

Macroeconomic and fiscal challenges

• Presenters: Dr Christian Gillitzer and Mr Darren Svanfelds (Sciences Po Dual Degree)
• HSC Topic 4: Economic policies and management 

Health Economics to support understanding of microeconomics

• Presenter: Dr Rebecca McKibbin           
• HSC Topic 4: Economic policies and management

The fiscal response to COVID and its impact

• Presenter: Associate Professor Aarti Singh
  
• HSC Topic 4: Economic policies and management

Geographies of capitalism

• Presenter: Associate Professor Gareth Bryant 
• HSC Topic 3: People and Economic Activity

Modern History: Wartime Diplomacy and China’s Status as a Great Power

• Presenter: Dr David Brophy
• HSC topic: National Studies Option 2 | China 1927 – 1949

Beyond panics towards connection, ethics and digital citizenship

• Presenter: Professor Catharine Lumby and Dr Catherine Page Jeffery

Identity as a social concept

• Presenter: Associate Professor Ruth Barcan
• Preliminary and HSC: Integrated Concepts
• On demand: Please contact us to access the recording.

Popular and celebrity feminisms in the 21st century

• Presenter: Associate Professor Anthea Taylor
• HSC: Depth study | Belief Systems and Ideologies
• On demand: Please contact us to access the recording.

Race, difference and popular culture

• Presenter: Dr Jane Park 
• HSC: Depth study | Social Inclusion and Exclusion
• On demand: Please contact us to access the recording.

Three versions of Paul (or more) and Christian bioethics

• Presenter: Dr Christopher Humphrey Hartney
• HSC topic: Religious Tradition Depth Study – Christianity

Australian religion in social context - census data, land rights and the constitution

• Presenters: Dr Christopher Hartney and Dr Tara Smith
• HSC Topic 1 - Religion and belief systems in Australia post-1945

The 'Xianxia' genre of fantasy TV dramas

• Presenter: Dr Yu Sang
  
• HSC topic: Contexts and texts

La Francophonie

• Presenter: Dr Carolyn Stott 
• HSC topic: The French-speaking communities
• The recording includes an information session on the Sciences Po Dual Degree.

What is next?

• Presenter: Raquel Bra Núñez
• HSC Topic: The Spanish-speaking communities

Equity, access and advocacy: Priority populations within our communities

• Presenters: Dr Kellie Burns, Dr Liam Grealy,  Associate Professor Ilektra Spandagou and Dr Cristyn Davies
• HSC Core Topic: Groups in Context

Health equity in Australia today

• Presenters: Associate Professor Katherine Kenny, Dr Kellie Burns, Dr Cristyn Davies and Imogen Harper
• HSC Option 5: Equity and health

Critical thinking for the IB

• Presenter: Associate Professor Luke Russell