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Howard Manns Lecturer, Linguistics

What's in a name?

"Karen", the name that has become code for boorish, entitled behaviour, joins a long history of names being appropriated for various purposes – often unkindly.

"Karen", the name that has become code for boorish, entitled behaviour, joins a long history of names being appropriated for various purposes – often unkindly.

Faith Gordon Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social Sciences

Caught on camera

Despite the rise in citizen journalism exposing police violence and discrimination, we're yet to see changes to the practices that perpetuate racism and deny transparency in policing.

Despite the rise in citizen journalism exposing police violence and discrimination, we're yet to see changes to the practices that perpetuate racism and deny transparency in policing.

Verity Trott Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, School of Media, Film and Journalism

Social media’s sentimental cloak

A study has explored how people online are feeling, and responding to, the emotional rollercoaster during the COVID-19 crisis.

A study has explored how people online are feeling, and responding to, the emotional rollercoaster during the COVID-19 crisis.

Mandy Truong Research Fellow, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Dismantling racism in universities

Academic institutions and the research community play a role in perpetrating and maintaining institutional and systemic racism.

Academic institutions and the research community play a role in perpetrating and maintaining institutional and systemic racism.

Podcast: Masculinity

Steven Roberts Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences

Podcast: Masculinity

Episode 20: Nice Guise

On this episode we’ll hear a more positive perspective – how masculinity is changing, and how men are being encouraged to change past patterns of behaviour.

On this episode we’ll hear a more positive perspective – how masculinity is changing, and how men are being encouraged to change past patterns of behaviour.

Hilary Gopnik Senior Lecturer, Director, Centre for Ancient Cultures

Let the statues fall

The toppling of monuments isn’t history being erased – it’s history in the making.

The toppling of monuments isn’t history being erased – it’s history in the making.

Kate Seear Associate Professor, Law Research Services

Drug enforcement and the racial divide

Racism shapes the war on drugs, and we can't make black lives truly matter without major law reforms.

Racism shapes the war on drugs, and we can't make black lives truly matter without major law reforms.

Leanne Weber Associate Professor of Criminology

To protect, or provoke?

Until we tackle the perception that some minority groups are a threat to society, they'll continue to be subjected to intensive over-policing, leading to a fear of those serving to protect.

Until we tackle the perception that some minority groups are a threat to society, they'll continue to be subjected to intensive over-policing, leading to a fear of those serving to protect.

Jude McCulloch Professor of Criminology

Racism and police militarisation

When police adopt a military philosophy, the community is divided into those to be protected, and those seen as a threat – and that's most often defined along racial lines.

When police adopt a military philosophy, the community is divided into those to be protected, and those seen as a threat – and that's most often defined along racial lines.

Verity Trott Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, School of Media, Film and Journalism

Behind 'the manosphere'

The COVID-19 lockdown has seen some concerning trends emerge among the network of online men's groups.

The COVID-19 lockdown has seen some concerning trends emerge among the network of online men's groups.

Grindr is deleting its "ethnicity filter" in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but although digital apps are spaces for connection, online dating platforms often provide a safe space for racist attitudes.

Where sex and racism collide

Grindr is deleting its "ethnicity filter" in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but although digital apps are spaces for connection, online dating platforms often provide a safe space for racist attitudes.

Gene Lim PhD candidate

Sharman Stone Professor, Politics and International Relations

Owning our confronting past

At this time, we need to accept that a powerful healing influence can only be launched when a society knows and acknowledges all episodes of its history.

At this time, we need to accept that a powerful healing influence can only be launched when a society knows and acknowledges all episodes of its history.

Jacinta Elston Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) & Head, William Cooper Institute

Black lives matter in Australia, too

Rhetoric and hypocrisy can still be seen everywhere in the reconciliation space, and while protests are occurring across Australia in response to the #blacklivesmatter crisis in the US, we shouldn't ignore our own history.

Rhetoric and hypocrisy can still be seen everywhere in the reconciliation space, and while protests are occurring across Australia in response to the #blacklivesmatter crisis in the US, we shouldn't ignore our own history.

Podcast: Impact of Art

Callum Morton Artist, Associate Dean, International and Engagement, Director, Monash Art Projects

Podcast: Impact of Art

Episode 13: Impact of Art

We hear from Ali Alizadeh, a literary critic, poet and writer on the philosophy of art, who sees the biggest threat to art as the growing need for it to have function.

We hear from Ali Alizadeh, a literary critic, poet and writer on the philosophy of art, who sees the biggest threat to art as the growing need for it to have function.

Technology and engineering

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Technology and engineering

Harder, better, faster, stronger

It's the 'agile nations' that have led the way in combating the COVID-19 crisis.

Rashina Hoda Associate Professor, Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Faculty of IT

It's the 'agile nations' that have led the way in combating the COVID-19 crisis.

Coronavirus

Mark Davis Associate Professor of Sociology

Crafting the COVID message

Forget the finger-pointing – public communications that promote collective action will make our pandemic-clouded lives a little easier.

Forget the finger-pointing – public communications that promote collective action will make our pandemic-clouded lives a little easier.

Brett Hutchins Professor of Media and Communications Studies, and Head of the School of Media, Film and Journalism

This (non) sporting life

The significance of sport in society, particularly in the current crisis, runs much deeper than merely supporting your favourite team.

The significance of sport in society, particularly in the current crisis, runs much deeper than merely supporting your favourite team.

Nick Faulkner Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Episode 09: Right Here, Right Now

What should we do when confronted by right wing extremism in our daily lives? Our behaviour change expert shares the best strategies.

What should we do when confronted by right wing extremism in our daily lives? Our behaviour change expert shares the best strategies.