School of Humanities and Social Sciences news and events
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Why do we make violent art?
Why do we make violent art – and what does it say about the artist?
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Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short
Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short
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Urban sprawl is ‘not a dirty word’?
If the priority is to meet all kids’ needs, it should be.
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The Yirrkala Bark Petitions
Why don't we know more about the Yirrkala Bark Petitions?
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Tracing the fall from grace of Ben Roberts-Smith
Two journalists give their accounts of the Ben Roberts-Smith story
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2023 La Trobe Regional Art Educators Exhibition
Showcasing artwork of art teachers in the Greater Bendigo region
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Online trolls impact local council participation
Women councillors experience more gender-based incivility than men
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Australia’s new approach to tackling fake news
More stick, less carrot: tackling fake news on digital platforms
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‘Clean girl’ and ‘old money’ aesthetics on TikTok
Aesthetics on TikTok are the same old link between hygiene and class
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Dirk Tomsa named editor of Asian Studies Review
Role as editor to commence in 2024.
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Top improver in QS World University Rankings
Top improver among Australia’s top 20 universities
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The rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin
How a one-time food caterer became Vladimir Putin’s biggest threat
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Move over Indiana Jones… Meet the real-life archaeologists of La Trobe!
Move over Indiana Jones! Meet three real-world archaeologists who studied at La Trobe. Follow their journeys to the excavation site and discover what makes archaeology continue to be so important.
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New Global Security and Society Institute launched
UK-Australian research partnership launches new insititure
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Vale Emeritus Professor Alan Frost
Alan was a distinguished academic, writer and much admired member of La Trobe University.
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Ideas & Society Program: Disability and Australian Society: How Well Are We Doing?
Thursday 05 October 05:00pm
The October 5 event promises to be an enlightening introduction-in-depth to one of the most vital questions facing all Australians interested in the health and humanity of their society. We invite everyone with an interest in Australia’s democracy not to miss this exclusively online event. -
Methods in Dialectology XVIII
Monday 01 July 12:00am
We are looking forward to hosting the Eighteenth International Conference on Methods in Dialectology (Methods XVIII) from July 1-5, 2024 at La Trobe University's campus in Bundoora, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Methods in Dialectology is a triennial conference that alternates between Canada and Europe. Methods XVI by special arrangement was held at the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL) in Tokyo and the venue for the upcoming conference is the first time it has been held in Australia!