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The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies is a place to discover – and contribute to – bold ideas about humanity and its complex societies. You will learn from academics whose own research inspires their teaching, and become part of the curious, intellectually engaged and welcoming SHAPS community.
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Disciplines that span the history of human civilisation
Whether you’re looking to immerse yourself in worlds of the past, engage with discourses around cultures and identities in the present, or learn the skills to conserve vital cultural materials for the future, you’ll be guided by exceptional, passionate academics.
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Classical Association of Victoria
The Classical Association operates for the propagation and well-being of Classics and Ancient World Studies in the state of Victoria in Australia. The associations activities include a rich program of lectures given by distinguished academics from Australia and overseas.
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Emporium: Cultures of Luxury and Consumption
Emporium is a research hub, based at the University of Melbourne, dedicated to the long and rich histories of consumption, production, and consumer practices across time and space.
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Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space
Consolidating the emerging strengths in Soviet and post-Soviet studies through research, training, and global engagement.
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MetaMelb: Interdisciplinary Metascience Research Group
We are an interdisciplinary research group, with members from history & philosophy of science, psychology, ecology, biomedical sciences, political science and public policy. We happily embrace the methodological pluralism this brings.
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History, Memory and Decolonial Futures Research Collective
The History, Memory and Decolonial Futures Research Collective advances and promotes multidisciplinary research on the social efforts to dismantle colonial and settler colonial power structures to create decolonial futures.
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DeathTech Research Team
A group of anthropologists, social scientists and human-computer interaction specialists who have been studying questions at the intersection of death, technology, and society for more than a decade.