RSH’s research is conducted under three broad themes that are part of the research agenda of the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.

Research Themes:

Crossing Cultures, Crossing Times
Art, Creativity, Performance
Lives, Literature, Languages

Under these general themes our research endeavours are collated on more specific Research Platforms and defined in Programs conducted by the constituent units of the School.

Research Platforms:

Biography and Society (links to HRC website)
Visual Culture (links to Masters in Visual Culture Research)
Museums and Collections (links to Masters in Museums and Collections)
Public Memory and Historical Re-enactment (links to HRC website)
Creativity and Human Rights (links to HRC website)
Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Studies (links to CCR research platforms)
European Studies (links to NEC website)
Literature, linguistics and lexicography (links to ANDC website)
E-Humanities (links to CRIO website)

Constituent Units of the School:

Humanities Research Centre (HRC)
Centre for Cross-Cultural Research (CCR)
National Europe Centre (NEC)
Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC)
Freilich Foundation
Biography Institute

RSH is committed to collaborative research with humanities scholars within and beyond the ANU at the level of theme, platform and program.

RSH structure diagram (PDF 68KB)