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Robert Morrell

Robert Morrell is an historian working in research development at the University of Cape Town. His major research activity has concentrated on questions of gender in Africa with a specific focus on masculinities in Southern Africa. His books include From Boys to Gentlemen: Settler Masculinity in Colonial Natal and Africa-Centred Knowledges: Crossing Fields and Worlds (edited with Brenda Cooper).

Robert Morrell

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  • Knowledge and Global Power

    Fran Collyer, Raewyn Connell, João Maia and Robert Morrell

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  • 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...