Humanities 21

Today we mark International Women's Day with a post celebrating Edith Cowan (1861-1932), the first woman elected to an Australian parliament (in 1921) and a campaigner to extend the rights of women in society. More information https://ow.ly/vwb850QNbvB

Based in Melbourne and teaching/studying History, Classical Greek, Latin or Classical Studies? If so, you may be interested in 'Ancient Lives: Insights from the Classics and Archaeology Collection', an exhibition at the University of Melbourne. https://ow.ly/hCuG50QNb8x

We note with great interest (and approval) that the just-released Australian Universities Accord final report has recommended that the misguided Job-ready Graduates (JRG) package with its 113% increase in fees for students studying the humanities be scrapped. Photograph by Ali Deldari. https://ow.ly/64JS50QI3pk

The full podcast of our 'Mind Over Machine: AI, Creativity, Humanities and the Arts' event presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre and ABC Radio National's Big Ideas programme is now available on the ABC Listen app. Thanks to expert moderator Natasha Mitchell and to our insightful speakers John M Green, Richard King, Lizzie O'Shea, Kiowa Scott-Hurley, Toby Walsh and Jeremy Wortsman.

Is AI coming for what makes us most human — ART? Six whip-smart thinkers to provoke - ABC listen The Bots have landed. Meet the artist bot. The designer bot. The actor bot. The screenwriter bot. Paul McCartney says AI was used to produce a new Beatles song using demo tape recording by the late John Lennon. But in Hollywood, screen-writers and actors are striking over their work being used to tr...

Tune into the Big Ideas programme on ABC Radio National TONIGHT, 30 August, at 8pm to hear the broadcast version of our sold-out event about AI, the Arts and the Humanities. Co-presented with The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, it features six expert speakers and was hosted by the ultra-informed Natasha Mitchell.

Is AI coming for what makes us most human — ART? Six whip-smart thinkers to provoke - ABC listen The Bots have landed. Meet the artist bot. The designer bot. The actor bot. The screenwriter bot. Paul McCartney says AI was used to produce a new Beatles song using demo tape recording by the late John Lennon. But in Hollywood, screen-writers and actors are striking over their work being used to tr...

Recent Oxford University report shows that Humanities graduates develop resilience, flexibility and skills to adapt to challenging and changing labour markets.

New research shows how studying the humanities can benefit young people’s future careers and wider society | University of Oxford Studying a humanities degree at university gives young people vital skills which benefit them throughout their careers and prepare them for changes and uncertainty in the labour market, according to new research by Oxford University.

Famous for leading the United States in its civil war with the confederacy, Abraham Lincoln remains one of the greatest and most controversial presidents in American. In our corporate conversation ABRAHAM LINCOLN: HARNESSING DIVERSITY, Timothy Lynch, Professor of American Politics at Melbourne University, assesses Lincoln as a leader, studies his speeches, debates his decisions and asks how far his strategy of encouraging a diversity of opinion within his cabinet might be adapted to address the challenges facing business managers today. For more details and to book a session for your workplace go to our website

https://www.humanities21.com.au/abraham-lincoln-harnessing-diversity

Change management is an essential skill in today’s workplace, but what can the French Revolution teach us about it? In our corporate conversation THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: MISMANAGING CHANGE, Professor Peter McPhee, Chair of the History Council of Victoria, discusses how Louis XVI and his noble elite mismanaged the fiscal and social challenges confronting them in the 1780s, leading to the world-changing revolution of 1789-99. For more details and to book a session for your workplace go to our website.

https://www.humanities21.com.au/the-french-revolution-mismanaging-change

Considered to be one of the greatest military commanders in history, Alexander III of Macedon (aka Alexander the Great) was a skilled tactician and strategist who exploited his advantages and capitalised on the mistakes of his enemies. In our corporate conversation WHAT MADE ALEXANDER GREAT, military historian Dr Michael Schmitz discusses the factors and tactics that led to Alexander’s extraordinary military successes. For more details and to book a session for your workplace go to our website.
https://www.humanities21.com.au/what-made-alexander-great