Professor Françoise Dussart discusses the challenges Professor Nancy Munn—one of the first female Fulbright scholars from America to undertake research in Australia— faced in the 1950s and 1960s when she carried out fieldwork with the Warlpiri people living at Yuendumu, and later with the Pitjantjatjara people at Utju. Following Munn in the field underscores how who anthropologists work with matters and changes through time. Dussart further examines how Munn in her seminal monograph Walbiri Iconography elucidated how the connections between sacred artistic drawings and paintings, the Central Australian Desert landscape and Aboriginal Ancestral Beings represent “stable anchors of identity” for Indigenous people.
ANU Gender Institute
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The ANU Gender Institute is a cross-campus virtual institute providing a focus for existing activity on issues of gender and sexuality and a catalyst to develop and deepen them. The Gender Institute acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Australians and traditional custodians of the lands upon which we live, meet and work. We pay our respect to their elders past and pr
14/11/2024
Join us for an extraordinary journey through the rich tapestry of Warlpiri culture with the ANU Fulbright Nancy Munn Lecture and Roundtable. Discover the profound insights from over 70 years of walking with the Warlpiri, guided by experts who have lived and breathed this remarkable journey.
🚶♀️✨ What to Expect: 🔸 Eye-opening stories and wisdom from the Warlpiri people 🔸 Deep dives into the intersections of anthropology, art, and activism 🔸 Engaging discussions that challenge and inspire
📅 Date: 19 November 📍 Location: The Australian Centre on China in the World Auditorium, 188 Fellows Lane, Acton, ACT, 2601
🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/yc2uhvaj
This is more than a lecture—it’s a rare chance to connect with the heart and soul of Warlpiri heritage and see how these narratives shape our understanding of culture and history. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to broaden your horizons and engage with a legacy of knowledge and respect.
👥 Limited spots available! Secure your seat today and be part of this transformative experience.
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11/11/2024
📢 Gender Institute Funding Program Now Open!
A new funding scheme designed to support Working Group research teams, focusing on Enhancing Gender Justice through Transdisciplinary Research.
💰 Grants up to $80,000 to promote impactful research.
📅 Round 1 applications close: 5pm, Tuesday 4 February 2025.
📆 Projects run for 12-24 months and must begin within 6 months of award.
🎯 Six projects will be funded between 2024 and 2028, across three rounds (2025-2027).
👉 Find out more: https://genderinstitute.anu.edu.au/enhancing-gender-justice-through-transdisciplinary-research-new-funding-working-groups
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08/04/2024
📢Gender Institute research funding for working groups 2024 now open!
ℹ️ Forms/eligibility/criteria: https://tinyurl.com/3u9424at
📧Queries: [email protected]
08/04/2024
📢First round of Gender Institute funding for 2024 now open!
ℹ️ For forms/eligibility/criteria: https://tinyurl.com/2zrsyues
📧For queries: [email protected]
04/04/2024
FREE MOVIE NIGHT AT ANU 🍿
Part murder mystery and part courtroom drama, "Anatomy of a Fall" is one of the very best and acclaimed films of the year -Palme d'Or winner of the Cannes Film Festival and Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay.
Don't miss this special screening, in collaboration with the Embassy of France in Australia & ANU Film Group.️
Professor Fiona Jenkins of the ANU Gender Institute will introduce the film.
Secure your free seats now at bit.ly/ANUFall24
04/04/2024
Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies International Women's Day Lecture by Dr Samah Sabawi
06/12/2023
Join us to celebrate amazing work in 2023 and to connect with colleagues old and new.
Enjoy a bite-size showcase of some of the brilliant work funded by the Gender Institute, followed by festive refreshments.
✍️ https://events.humanitix.com/end-of-year-celebration-and-research-showcase
🌐 https://genderinstitute.anu.edu.au/events/end-year-celebration-research-showcase
📆 14 December 2023
📍 Australian Centre on China in the World Lotus Hall Auditorium
22/09/2023
Our grants scheme supports projects and events that contribute to our overall objectives to:
- Advance gender and sexuality research, and take feminist and intersectional approaches to research;
- Aim to inform gender-related public policy;
- Promote gender equity through research.
ANU Gender Institute members can request up to $7,000 for events and projects and up to $15,000 for a Signature Event to be held in 2024
More info 👉 https://genderinstitute.anu.edu.au/2023-grants-program-and-signature-event-funding
22/09/2023
This special round of funding aims at developing fresh collaborations, both across our network and with gender researchers outside ANU.
Our Research Funding for Working Groups invites you to develop a team of researchers engaged with an innovative common theme. We invite proposals for working groups which propose a gender and/or sexuality project with potential to address an issue of national and/or international significance.
Funding for working groups is held annually, and provides up to $12,000 for working group projects commencing work in 2024
More info 👉 https://genderinstitute.anu.edu.au/2023-research-funding-working-groups
15/01/2023
This GI funded project is an ongoing practice-based investigation into Australia’s contribution to the Astrographic Catalogue, an international endeavour to photograph and catalogue stars to create a map of the celestial sphere in the 19th century.
A workforce of women were employed to work as human computers on this project between 1890 and 1964. Their work in measuring the positions of the stars was a major contribution to the Astrographic Catalogue that is under-acknowledged in its published documentation. Check out the project here:
Home This project is an ongoing practice-based investigation into Australia’s contribution to the Astrographic Catalogue, an international endeavour to photograph and catalogue stars to create a map of the celestial sphere in the 19th century. At Sydney, Melbourne and Perth observatories, a workforce
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