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History on Wednesday | November 5 A History on Wednesday/Powerful Stories Network co-sponsored event. 12.10pm - 1.30pm | Vere Gordon Childe Centre (F09) and Zoom Professor Kat Ellinghaus (La Trobe) & Professor Barry Judd (Melbourne)  Ngura Ninti (‘Knowing Home’): A methodological approach for ethically based truth telling in Australian history writing  This paper describes our attempt to develop a new methodology for writing history that is based in truthful and respectful di

4-5 December 2025 Sydney Conservatorium of Music Ancestors  (Photographer Greg Hillman) From the album Breathe , by Clare Kuolga Meere This event invites HDR students to participate with academic staff at a variety of career stages in two half Study Days on the topic of Listening and Storytelling as academic method . Over two half days, and in a mix of modes that include two keynote speaker-storyteller-facilitators, lightning stories, and participatory workshops, the study da

Organised by The Powerful Stories Network (PSN) This event is supported by an EMCR Training Grant from the Researcher Development Unit in the Research Portfolio and, co-sponsored by the Past and Present Research Cluster at the Vere Gordon Childe Centre for the Study of Humanity Through Time MONDAY OCT 27th Location - F23.01.105.Michael Spence Building. Auditorium (2) 105, University of Sydney, Camperdown Lunch and coffee/tea included. Organisers: Niro Kandasamy, Supriya Subra

The Powerful Stories Network along with the Ritual and Performance Research Cluster at the Vere Gordon Childe Centre at the University of Sydney are delighted to invite you to an evening of poetry and discussion of award-winning First Nations author, Leanne Betasamosake's new work Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead. When: Monday, October 27, 5:30 for a 6:00 pm start Where: Nelson Meers Auditorium, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney Registration: Free

No registration required. All welcome.

Thu, 23 Oct, 10am - 12pm AEDT  RD Watt Building Room 203 Event description   This panel talk is a part of an event series:   Land Justice and Climate Futures , presented by Sujatha Fernandes. The series brings together Indigenous and people of colour scholars, writers, and activists to explore land justice at a time of climate crisis and mass labour migration. Historical and speculative fiction writers narrate histories of dispossession. They present a window into worlds bot

Wed, 15 Oct, 5pm - 7pm AEDT   Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom, Level 4 Film Screening and Panel Discussion- Gaza Nippers: Hope Amid Devastation, by Majed Badra This moving documentary captures resilience and hope amid the devastation in Gaza. Through the eyes of children and families, it offers a powerful window into daily life, courage, and community in the face of unimaginable hardship. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with leading academics, filmmak

Wed, 8 Oct, 2pm - 4pm AEDT   RD Watt Building Room 203 Camperdown NSW, Australia REGISTER      Event description   This panel talk is a...

The Powerful Stories Network along with the Past and Present Research Cluster at the Vere Gordon Childe Centre at the University of...

Co-sponsored by The University of Sydney’s Discipline of Sociology and Criminology, the Discipline of Anthropology, and the Powerful...

Micaela Sahhar in conversation with Lucia Sorbera When: Thursday, September 25, 5:30 for a 6:00 pm start Where: Vere Gordon Childe Centre...

Lucia Sorbera in Conversation with Jumaana Abdu, Sharon Crozier De-Rosa and Niro Kandasamy When: Friday, September 19, 5:30 for a 6:00 pm...

History on Wednesdays - Sept 10    Wed, 10 Sep, 12:10pm - 1:30pm AEST  8th Floor Common Room, Brennan Building, University of Sydney A...

This panel brings together First Nations creatives and history-makers to discuss how they weave cultural, family, and community histories...

When: August 21, 2025 from 5:30-6:30PM AEST, followed by drinks and canapes   Where: Michael Spence Building (F23) Level 1, Rm 105/106 –...

Wed, 27 Aug, 5:30pm - 7:30pm AEST  Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown NSW, Australia    Event description   'Creative Histories: A...

Friday, 1 August 5-6pm    RD Watt Building, Room 203   Please join us for an informal conversation with Daniel Blatman, eminent scholar...

Indigenous and Refugee Histories of Dispossession and Displacement 14-15 March 2024      To celebrate the visit of Dartmouth College’s...

Meet the Author: Samah Sabawi in conversation with Lucia Sorbera, Jaseena Al-Helo, Rand Khatib, and Michael McDonnell  Monday 21 October,...