Institute for Culture and Society (ICS)

Our next seminar titled 'Geographies of climate-related loss and repair: extreme floods, elusive recovery and emerging inequalities' by Fiona Miller will be held in person at Parra South exact room EA.G.18. All are welcome. More details below 👇

Thrilled to have @Kari_LDahlgren presenting "Coal's Final Void: Everyday ethics in Australia's climate crisis" today! Joined by Declan Kuch as discussant and Joshua Kalemba as chair!

🚨 Applications for Associate Professor in Environmental Futures at ICS CLOSES SOON on March 16! Apply here: au.smrtr.io/f97c

Our next seminar titled 'Cross-Class Friendship, Social Mobility and the Promise of Symbolic Exchange' by Sam Freidman will be held in person at Parra South exact room TBC. All are welcome. More details below 👇

📢 Exciting news! The 2026 Semester 1 ICS Seminar Series is here! We’ve got a fantastic lineup of thought-provoking seminars, don’t miss out! Check out the program below & join us. See you there! 👀✨

Can queer Australians move beyond “origin” vs “choice” in how we think about family? 🌈In a co-authored article by Benjamin Hanckel, he introduces “plastic kinship,” showing how queer people are reshaping what family means. tinyurl.com/37yp8raz

🚨 Applications for Associate Professor in Environmental Futures at ICS CLOSES SOON on March 16! au.smrtr.io/f97c

When does solidarity become silence? 🗣️In @abcnews, @miladmilani argues justice isn’t zero-sum: we can stand with Palestinians and Iranians without legitimising oppressive states. tinyurl.com/3u5zxjb8

How are young Australians reshaping democracy? In “Australian Politics and Policy”, @PhilippaCollin co-authors a chapter exploring youth, citizenship and how digital activism is transforming political participation. tinyurl.com/34hvcde4

📢 Applications closing SOON!📷Associate Professor in Environmental Futures📷au.smrtr.io/f97c Senior Research Fellow in Technology and Society au.smrtr.io/fdKm 📷 Applications close: 16 March 🗓

✨ The newest Future-Makers Issue 9 spotlights Professor @urbansustain and her research into housing co-operatives as a viable alternative to the traditional rent–own divide in Australia’s housing system. tinyurl.com/mr3njakc

New Book Alert! 📚🚨Huge congratulations to Emeritus Professor @rowe_david on the release of his new co-authored book, “Playing on the Edge: Sport, Society and Culture in Asia and Oceania”. Order your copies here: tinyurl.com/2e2h4psy

Could a Lego-style digital building system fix Australia’s housing crisis? 🧱In a @SkyNewsAust article, @ehsan_noroozi argues Australia should follow British Columbia’s DASH model to deliver faster, cheaper, standardised housing. tinyurl.com/y7mv8zv7

Who gets to say no to fast food in Sydney’s suburbs? In @abcnews, Nicky Morrison shows how resistance in Redfern and Newtown reflects strong local identity and exposes an equity gap in who can push back. tinyurl.com/ms5mm97u

✨The newest Future-Makers Issue 9 spotlights Prof. Juan Francisco Salazar and his research into how dominant narratives of space exploration and colonisation shape humanity’s imagined futures beyond Earth. tinyurl.com/5fadfsh9

✨ Join Associate Professor Quah Ee Ling and a community panel this Saturday (Feb 7) at Chatswood Library as they discuss the Jiā 家 Report on forcibly displaced queer Chinese migrants. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/2wp896jz

👏 Congratulations to Dr @DrEmRyto on receiving a Certificate for “Highly Commended Research 2025”, recognising excellence in Early Career Research in the School of Arts 👏

📢 We’re recruiting at ICS!🔹Associate Professor in Environmental Futures🔹Senior Research Fellow in Technology and Society au.smrtr.io/f97c au.smrtr.io/fdKm 🗓 Applications close: 16 March

Are AI deepfakes turning tragedy into disinformation? 📱In @dailytelegraph, Tanya Notley warns AI-generated disinformation is exploiting tragedies like the Bondi attack, exposing a growing media literacy gap and the need to verify before sharing. tinyurl.com/bdea3ufh