Concept Club was established by Benedict Moleta in 2024, as a PhD research seminar in the Department of International Relations, ANU.
Since then the club has become a forum for discussion and exploration, with speakers from across disciplines and schools at the ANU, plus special guests.
At each meeting, several ten-minute talks are given on any concept in international affairs – from public goods to political Islam, from regionalism to resource-curse, from neutralism to the state, and from exile to luck. Presentations are followed by Q and A.
The aim of these gatherings is to expand our understanding of concepts in international affairs across disciplinary and institutional borders, and to examine how ideas shape realities at all scales of political, economic and social interaction.
The focus is on experimentation and conversation - as Coral Bell once wrote "No attempt at definition has been intended, only a contribution to argument."
In person attendance is limited to PhD students and invited guests. Online attendance is open to all; you are cordially invited to join us.
Topics for our 15 July gathering will be announced closer to the date.
Our speakers will be:
Raghda Emam (presenting by video from Egypt)
Dr Emam is a Lecturer in English Literature at Mansoura University, Egypt.
Her current research interests include climate fiction, environmental humanities, and ecocriticism. Raghda holds a PhD in English Literature, was an Erasmus+ exchange student at the University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, and has delivered lectures on cultural diversity and intercultural communication, engaging with audiences from diverse international backgrounds
Ruiqi Chen
Ruiqi is a PhD student in the Department of International Relations at The Australian National University. Her research focuses on visual disinformation in contemporary cognitive warfare. Her interests lie at the intersection of technology, war, and disinformation, with particular attention to how emerging technologies are reshaping contemporary conflict.
Mutiara Indriani
Mutiara is an Australia Awards PhD scholar and a Research Officer at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at the Australian National University, where she applies an interdisciplinary approach to investigating health equity and access to vaccines in the global south.
Additional information:
Registration is required for this event. If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan please email bell.marketing@anu.edu.au. Accessible parking spaces are available around campus should you require them.