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  Nuclear histories: How the atom shapes the past

  Australia is home to abundant uranium and thorium reserves, the radioactive heavy metals that fuel nuclear reactors, arm militaries, and contribute to the production of radioisotopes for medical and imaging uses. These latter uses offer new insights into the past that were previously impossible to discern. The extraction and uses of Australia’s uranium and thorium reserves have transformed understandings of Australia’s deep human past, but also have immediate and long-term consequences for local communities and landscapes. In this Deep Conversation, we reflect on just how the atom shapes and shares our histories as well as its lasting human and environmental legacies in the twenty-first century. **Time**: 12:00 - 1:30 PM, Tuesday 2nd March [Register on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nuclear-histories-tickets-138722445569) **Deep conversations**: history, environment, science series is a partnership of the Research Centre for Environmental History. It aims to bring together scholars from diverse disciplines to discuss questions of history, science and the environment, and how they shed light on the global hallenges we face today. **Speakers** - Professor Heather Goodall, University of Technology Sydney - Dr Filomena Floriana Salvemini, Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation - Dr Julia Carpenter, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency - Jess Urwin, Australian National University **Co-chairs** - Dr Laura Rademaker, Australian National University - Associate Professor Ruth Morgan, Australian National University
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  Eaglehawk and Crow: Aboriginal knowledges, imperial networks and the evolution of religion

  Deputy Director Laura Rademaker recently published this article in Journal of Colonialism and Colonial history. In ‘Eaglehawk and Crow: Aboriginal knowledges, imperial networks and the evolution of religion,’ she unravels scholarly and religious imperial networks to understand the interdependency between religious ideas
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  How historically accurate is the film High Ground? The violence it depicts is uncomfortably close to the truth

  Laura Rademaker, the Research Centre's Deputy Director, has joined with Dr Sally K May and Senior Traditional Elder Julie Narndal Gumurdul, to consider the historical accuracy of the film 'High Ground'. They conclude that 'High Ground ... is a highly dramatised piece of art. But, as the filmmakers have said, it’s closer to uncomfortable historical truths than we might expect. By showcasing such stories, the film will hopefully encourage broader reflection on Australia’s violent history, and its enduring legacies.' Read the full article [on The Conversation](https://theconversation.com/how-historically-accurate-is-the-film-high-ground-the-violence-it-depicts-is-uncomfortably-close-to-the-truth-154475).