First Taste History & Culture in Indigenous Alcohol Use
This public lecture challenges some of the common beliefs that surround Indigenous Australians and the history of 'grog', by discussing the findings of the newly released publication First Taste: How Indigenous Australians Learned About Grog by Maggie Brady (published by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation). This publication was released the morning before the lecture and is a series of six books. The series is designed to educate and empower Indigenous people on alcohol issues,
Antisemitism: medieval and modern
This lecture covered the essential features of medieval Christian antisemitism and the very different features of modern racial antisemitism, culminating in Nazi antisemitism. It concluded with an assessment on the connection between historical antisemitism and the antisemitism of today.
This was the Herbert and Valmae Freilich Foundation Annual Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance 2009.
Modern War & Modern Law
Warfare has become a legal institution. Law organises and disciplines
the military, defines the battle-space, privileges killing the enemy,
and offers a common language to debate the legitimacy of waging war -
down to the tactics of particular battle. At the same time, law is no
longer a matter of firm distinctions - combatant and non-combatant, war
and peace. It has become a flexible and strategic partner for both the
military and for humanitarians seeking to restrain the violence of
warfare. T
How a Clash between our Genes & Modern Life is Making us Sick
This address introduces the ideas in Professor Greg Gibson's new book It Takes a Genome. The last two years have seen a revolution in genome scientists' ability to find the genes that influence whether a person is likely to suffer from any one of the major common chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, depression, or dementia. The shocking result, though, is that rather than a few dozen genes in each case, there are hundreds if not thousands in play, each of which contr
The Beginning of Earth History
Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago with its initial condition
greatly affected by the trauma of giant impacts. In this lecture,
Professor David Stevenson discusses how this trauma affects the
similarities and differences between Earth and Moon, the core, possible
initial layering of the mantle and the conditions for the early
evolution, including timing for the origin of life.
This lecture was presented by The Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU College of Science.
GHIL-Debates: Public History
The subject of this debate was the contested field of Public History, its strengths, shortcomings, and developments, and the place of history in public life in general. Academic and public historians are increasingly involved in public debates seeking to reach broader audiences and to shape public consciousness through the understanding of the past. Undoubtedly the popularity of history in public life has created political, economic, and cultural opportunities. But it also generated competition
IPL: Grass roots History: Reflections on New Zealand's Changing Landscape
Professor Tom Brooking, Department of History, Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given on September 27, 2007.
IPL: Grass roots History: Reflections on New Zealand's Changing Landscape
Professor Tom Brooking, Department of History, Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given on September 27, 2007.
IPL: The Worlds of World Religions: Manichaeism in Roman Egypt and Medieval China
Professor Majella Franzmann, Pro Vice Chancellor for Humanities, Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given on October 8, 2008.
IPL: The Worlds of World Religions: Manichaeism in Roman Egypt and Medieval China
Professor Majella Franzmann, Pro Vice Chancellor for Humanities, Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given on October 8, 2008.
Cot Death and Toxic Gases - The History of a Myth
Cot Death and Toxic Gases - The History of a Myth, A lecture given by Emeritus Professor William Cullen on August 13, 2008.
Cot Death and Toxic Gases - The History of a Myth
Cot Death and Toxic Gases - The History of a Myth, A lecture given by Emeritus Professor William Cullen on August 13, 2008.
QTC Weekend Away Church History lecture - Andrew Bain
Sermons preached at the Queensland Theological College Weekend Away 2010.
Violence in Modern Aboriginal History
A panel on Violence in Modern Aboriginal History
12 March, 2010 (Running Time 62:17)
History as a Communication Problem
This lecture explores how the basic problems faced by historians–the historical record, its transmission, and interpretation–are problems of communication.
July 5, 2010 (Running Time 57:37)
Lecture 7 - A brief history of radio
Provides a short cultural history of radio, from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Ethnic history of Puerto Rico
Excerpt from the film 'Third World Connection' which discusses the history of Puerto Rican ethnicity.
History and Production of Maple Syrup
Biologist Brian Chabot shares the history of maple syrup and the secrets of its production.
Date: 06/16/2010
The History of Cornell's Arts Quad
Architect Vince Mulcahy describes the history of Cornell's Arts Quad from the first stone row building to the Johnson Museum.
Date: 06/16/2010
Lecture 2 - History of US Food Regulation - Video
Historical overview the interface of food and government.
