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Lesley Head @[email protected]

@ProfLesleyHead

Geographer @unimelb. President, @HumanitiesAU. Tweeting in a personal capacity. Cultural dimensions of environmental & climate change issues.

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Today is my last day as President @HumanitiesAU It has been an honour to serve in the role. Warm thanks to the Secretariat, Council and Fellows for their support and hard work.

We look forward to the Annual Academy Lecture by Academy President @ProfLesleyHead this evening, held in the beautiful Elisabeth Murdoch Building at @UniMelb from 5:30pm. See you soon!

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BREAKING! ❤️🖤💛Pls read & share widely my article out now, showing how the #VoteNo campaign is run by the same #AtlasNetwork 'free-market think-tanks' that do climate denial & election influence for Big Oil & Gas. 🔥 #VoiceReferendum #VoteYES23Australia epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index…

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Excellent reflection on the importance of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal in Australia by political philosopher Duncan Iveson humanities.org.au/power-of-the-h…


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We are dismayed to learn of ACU’s decision to gut its disciplines of History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Pol. Science, and the entirety of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. 1/4


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Fantastic to see discussions in Melbourne kicking off overnight! See you soon! #RGSIBG23

We look forward to the Annual Academy Lecture by Academy President @ProfLesleyHead this evening, held in the beautiful Elisabeth Murdoch Building at @UniMelb from 5:30pm. See you soon!

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Are you a climate scientist/researcher? Are you interested in creating space to connect with others around what you FEEL about the climate crisis, not just what you KNOW? To work with artists to help do this & see where it might lead?! (short 🧵) climatelab.swansea.ac.uk/#events


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Quarter of the way through the 21st century, climate collapsing and ecosystems failing, and this is supported by the Labor and Liberal parties. Disgraceful and disgusting.

Shameful Tassie’s Single-Rider. "Just days ago this wonder of nature, centuries old but still unimaginable strong and youthful, was alive and a natural wonder. Today the tree’s death is a national disgrace," Bob Brown #politas #auspol bobbrown.org.au/shameful-tassi…



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New chapter written w/ @ellenvan_h 'Beyond climate strikes: Intersectionality and environmental care' uses data from @YPX_Manc_Melb to argue for more comprehensive, intersectional understandings of yp’s environmental care. Get in touch if you can't access link.springer.com/referenceworke…


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Recent advancements in #AI have generated new interests, methods, problems and capabilities across humanities & the arts. We'll explore this and more at this year's symposium, convened by @jeanburgess and @juliant09 Subscribe for updates: humanities.org.au/power-of-the-h…


Congrats for your work on this @ayyemm and @NanoJagadish

Science central in overturning Australia’s greatest miscarriage of justice The Academy welcomes the unconditional pardon granted to Kathleen Folbigg today as recommended by NSW Attorney General Michael Daley. Full story:  science.org.au/news-and-event… twitter.com/Science_Academ…



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This Mother’s Day I want to tell you why I became determined to write my book Becoming a Mother: An Australian History with @ManchesterUP There are so many reasons…

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Congrats. Looks excellent.

Matthew Kearnes & I just published an essay & themed issue on the *Geographies of COVID-19* @GeogResearch It's based on the amazing work of over 60 of the best geographers around 🔥 It covers a lot of conceptual ground, empirical sites & critical issues! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…



With thanks to the Roy Geog Soc Qld, I'll be talking about the social life of Australian nature and the case of Barka/Darling River ecocide on Tues May 2. In person in Brisbane and via Zoom (also recorded for later) rgsq.org.au/event-5246498 #Menindee #fishkill #hydrosocial


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Wrote about the evidence, where we are, where we should be, where we could be. The latest IPCC report makes it clear no new fossil fuel projects can be opened. That includes us, Australia theguardian.com/commentisfree/…


Round 1 footy coverage interrupted by #bushfire evacuation alerts. What will September bring?


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