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Graeme Turner

Graeme Turner AO was Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. He published 30 books and his work has been translated into 11 languages. He served as president of the Academy of the Humanities, was a former Federation Fellow and was the only humanities scholar to have served two successive terms as a member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council. He had extensive engagement with higher education policy, research assessment and commentary, including prominent roles with the Australian Research Council, the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and the Learned Academies. He co-authored ‘Mapping HASS’, the landmark 2014 study of the state of the humanities, creative arts and social sciences disciplines in Australia.

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Events

  • Canberra Writers Festival: Climate, Chaos & COP 31

    Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House 18 King George Terrace, Canberra, ACT

    With geopolitical earthquakes shaking our world – what can we expect at COP31 in November? Thom Woodroofe, Clive Hamilton and Miki Perkins explore the underlying philosophies driving world powers and...

  • Canberra Writers Festival: Testing the Body

    Liangis Theatre, National Portrait Gallery King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACT

    Writing about how bodies are tested – through terrible abrupt accident, gruelling ultra-marathon and the simple reality of ageing – can open profound questions about what matters in life. Join...

  • Queenscliffe Literary Festival: Herstory: Hidden, Forgotten, Reclaimed

    Queenscliff Town Hall 50 Learmonth St, Queenscliff, VIC

    Three remarkable women share three extraordinary stories of courage, discovery and resilience. Lisa Wilkinson introduces Titanic survivor Evelyn Marsden; Diana Thorp reveals the secret world of Australian women code breakers...