2024

Articles

17 September 2024

How well is the Australian government regulating social media?

Dr Rob Nicholls from the Discipline of Media and Communications evaluates the federal government's regulation of social media companies, in light of the recent proposal to enforce age verification for social media and ban children from accessing a range of digital apps.

13 September 2024

James Curran launches new podcast series 'An Australian World'

Professor James Curran teaches political and diplomatic history at the University of Sydney and is the International Editor at The Australian Financial Review. His new podcast explores Australia’s relations with the world.

10 September 2024

FASS students experience the history and culture of Mumbai

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students travel to India to experience Mumbai’s culture and past with Historian Cindy McCreery and in-country experts.

02 September 2024

Zeus comes in many forms on screen - just as he did in the original myths

Craig Barker, Head of Public Engagement at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, reviews the many portrayals of the mythical god Zeus in film and television, including the new Netflix series KAOS.

Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)

While US political culture is defined by visionary speeches that can launch presidential careers, such as Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King's "I have a dream," Australia's political speeches, like Keating's Redfern address, are memorable but rare. Why? Associate Professor David Smith explores.

Revisiting James Baldwin's masterpiece, Giovanni's Room

In celebration of the centenary of James Baldwin's birth, Dr Dan Dixon, Lecturer in English, returns to the significance and dazzling beauty of the American author's groundbreaking novel exploring male desire, Giovanni's Room.

Young leaders from India and Australia convene at the University of Sydney

The Australia India Youth Dialogue 2024 concluded at the University of Sydney on Thursday 22 August, after a week of discussion between emerging leaders from the two nations.

Transforming lab coats into statements of identity & inclusivity

CLOAK: Queer Science, Fashion & STEMM brings together scientists with emerging fashion designers to reinvent the lab coat as a symbol of queer pride.

Visual Arts student awarded prize by Art Gallery of NSW

Visual Arts student Charlie Tapper won the Robert Le Gay Brereton Prize for her life figure drawings. She spoke to us about her course at Sydney College of the Arts, ambitions, and artists that inspired her.

MCA art exhibition by Julie Rrap challenges perceptions of the female body

Professor Julie Rrap, co-director of Sydney College of the Arts, has a new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring works of photography, sculpture, performance and video spanning more than 40 years.