Humanities
Explore and analyse all aspects of the human condition. Delve into stories about our culture and society.
Q&A: Israel, Hamas and the future of the Middle east
Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel marks a dramatic escalation in the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict says a University of Melbourne expert.
New Indigenous middle class finds place in modern economy
Stan Grant, in this edited extract of his 2016 Narrm Oration, reflects on the rise and rise of a prosperous and professional Indigenous middle class.
The myth of neutrality and why Australia needs a Voice
Establishing an Indigenous Voice in Australia’s constitution is consistent with a liberal democracy and political equality says a University of Melbourne expert
Mass migration poses a challenge for democracy
Mass migration in a globalised world will be one of the overarching and defining challenges of our time says a University of Melbourne expert.
How have plagues and pandemics influenced the arts?
University of Melbourne experts describe how throughout history, writers and artists have explored the impact of plagues and pandemics on humanity.
Dodging disease and death in the first US presidential debate
A University of Melbourne expert says the first US presidential debate didn’t have a winner but was a testimony to dire political discourse without compassion.
When Australia’s first Environment Ambassador helped save Antarctica from mining
An excerpt from Climate Politics in Oceania, from Melbourne University Press, describes the role Australia's Environment Ambassador played in saving Antarctica
Australia’s media isn’t accurately reporting all sides of the Murray-Darling Basin debate
University of Melbourne research finds media reporting on environmental water allocations to the Murray-Darling is skewed against the environment
Lunar New Year is all about food, family, food, peacebuilding and food
Lunar New Year brings people together, but it’s the food that connects them, says University of Melbourne expert
Over the last 21 years, the highest earners received the most tax relief
Despite average tax rates trending downwards, high-income earners are getting the most benefits, shows the University of Melbourne's HILDA survey.