2024

Articles

Destigmatising dementia with culturally informed translations

As part of an interdisciplinary research initiative to address dementia stigma in Chinese Australian communities, PhD student Zihan He shares about his work in contributing culturally appropriate terms to dementia resources.

New Alphonse Mucha exhibition provides balm for a world in upheaval

Dr Will Visconti from Art History reviews the life and works of artist Alphonse Mucha, whose sweeping exhibition of illustrations, jewellery, interior decoration, photographs and more is now on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until 22 September.

Associate Professor Christine Ji receives Community Service Award

On 13th June, Associate Professor Christine Meng Ji from the School of Languages and Cultures was honoured with the prestigious NSW Government Community Service Award.

The beginnings of fashion: why do we wear clothes?

From stone tools that prepared animal skins for humans to use as thermal insulation, to the advent of bone awls and eyed needles to create fitted and adorned clothing, Dr Ian Gilligan explores when we started to dress to impress.

Bell Shakespeare's new King Lear understands the joy of a good tragedy

Dr Kirk Dodd, lecturer in English, reviews the new King Lear at Bell Shakespeare, directed by Peter Evans and starring one of Australia's finest classical actors, Robert Menzies.

Now open: The Judith Yates Essay Prize in Economics

The Judith Yates Essay Prize in Economics is now open for entries until 12 October 2024. Eligible Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Advanced Studies students are encouraged to apply.

Bridging the past and present: The new Vere Gordon Childe Centre

The Vere Gordon Childe Centre, a recently launched research hub at the University of Sydney, aims to understand global human diversity through the study of material culture, artistic representation, and intangible heritage.

Sydney Anthropologist awarded three prestigious book prizes

Dr. Sophie Chao, a DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney, has been recognised with three prestigious awards for her monograph, In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua (Duke University Press, 2022).

Arts and Social Sciences students shine at the Honours Showcase

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences celebrates the brilliance and accomplishments of six outstanding Honours students from the 2023 cohort at the Faculty Honours Showcase and Award Ceremony.

Reforming Tertiary Education Access and Financing Policies

At the 2024 RC Mills Lecture, Professor Lorraine Dearden highlighted the need for early education investment to improve tertiary access. She emphasised the use of detailed data analysis to inform education policy reforms.