50th Academy Lecture - Joy Damousi by Australian Academy of the Humanities published on 2019-12-02T02:45:46Z BEING HUMANE: A CONTESTED HISTORY Every year the Australian Academy of the Humanities invites a Fellow to deliver the annual Academy Lecture. Since 1970, this tradition has demonstrated the extraordinary breadth and depth of our Fellows’ contribution to the Australian and international humanities community, and to enriching the cultural life of the nation. The 50th Academy Lecture - Being Humane: A Contested History - was given by Academy President Professor Joy Damousi FASSA FAHA, Professor in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The Lecture was held Thursday 14 November 2019 at The Edge, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane. The Lecture was introduced by Immediate Past President Professor John Fitzgerald FAHA. For more information visit www.humanities.org.au Audio credit: Chris Neehause
