Bold Thinking events
Upcoming Bold Thinking events
Online event: Visualising Law, Death and the Body
Wednesday 29 July 10:00am
Mikael Owunna is joined by Associate Professor Rebecca Scott Bray (University of Sydney) and Dr Marc Trabsky (La Trobe University) to discuss how photography can reveal social, political and legal realities, while also providing a counterpoint to dominant narratives of the black body.
Past Bold Thinking events
Online event: A joint effort - Understanding what is good for your joints
Thursday 25 June 2020
Many factors impact the health of our joints over our lives, and some people will develop joint pain and conditions like osteoarthritis. From surgery to alternative medicines, there are many different schools of thought on how to effectively treat joint conditions. However, one of the most promising preventative treatments is physical activity.
Online event: Gender Equality and COVID-19
Wednesday 17 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has swiftly and dramatically reshaped our society and it is increasingly apparent that it will have a gendered impact extending beyond the initial crisis period. The United Nations’ Secretary-General warned in early April that the pandemic is already having ‘devastating social and economic consequences for women and girls’ and that the impact stands to undo decades of progress towards gender equality.
Body tech - the new frontier for humans?
Thursday 21 November 2019
Bold discussion on how people with limb loss are reclaiming their freedom with the help of prosthetics. The revolution in body tech means that human lives are being restored, enhanced and re-designed into new identities.
Alcohol: What kind of drinker are you?
Thursday 10 October 2019
Bold discussion around why and how Australians drink. Baby boomers are hitting the bottle at home often, while more young people say ‘no thanks’. So what does this mean for our future?