Why was Susanna Kaysen really hospitalised? Her memoir Girl, Interrupted turns 30 this year. It investigates whether she was ‘mad’, or medicalised for a ‘chaotic’ life that defied gender norms.
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Norman Daly’s 1972 exhibition, ‘The Civilization of Llhuros,’ presented fiction as fact – and reminded viewers of just how easily they could be duped.
More 9/11 responders died from physical and mental health issues after the terrorist attacks than on the day itself. And survivors are still suffering 20 years later.
Florence Nightingale, who would have turned 200 today, might be remembered for her work during the Crimean War. But that’s ignoring the 54 years afterwards she spent writing, analysing and agitating.
The story of the album, which was released 40 years ago, is a classic tale of how bands struggle with unchecked egos and competing visions.
After 12 months as prime minister, Morrison looks the strong leader, clearly in charge, with few constraints. But will he make a substantial entry in the history book of Australian prime ministers?
A quarter-century ago, more than 100 nations agreed to engage in freer trade with one another and signed the declaration that established the World Trade Organization.
Women make about 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little changed in recent years. Could more pay transparency change that?
While the euro’s survival for two decades is evidence of its success, it was born with fundamental problems that have weakened it, leading to near-constant crisis.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
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Honorary Associate, Department of History, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Professor of History, School Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, University of Melbourne and CEO Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma Asia Pacific, Edith Cowan University
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Director of Music Industry Program & Associate Professor of Musicology, Oklahoma State University
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Lecturer, Paramedical Science, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
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Chancellor’s Professor of Art, University of Tennessee
