Law & society

Matt Damon and Kyle Sandilands have both recently been accused of 'whitesplaining', but what does that mean? Associate Professor Catriona Elder explains.

Students from years seven to nine are giving Beowulf a fresh adaptation at an on-campus workshop run in partnership with the Australian Theatre for Young People. 

Elections in Singapore are so heavily stacked in favour of the long-ruling People's Action Party that the country's newly re-elected government is more authoritarian than democratic, writes Associate Professor Lily Rahim.

A new study details attitudes to bites on the eve of the NSW Scientific Shark Summit.

Lax alcohol advertising rules leave few options for concerned parents, says Professor Roger Magnusson.

What makes Australia such a uniquely difficult place for leaders to keep their positions, asks Dr Anika Gauja.

Professor Nick Enfield's co-authored study proving 'huh' is a universal word has won an Ig Nobel Prize and been published by PLOS ONE.

The pressure is mounting for Facebook to develop more open and responsive ways of dealing with online hate, write Dr Fiona Martin and Dr Jonathon Hutchinson.

A new book by the Department of History's Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick, one of the world's best regarded Soviet historians, offers a window of insight into the team which worked closely with Stalin.

Two University of Sydney academics, Professor Warwick Anderson and Emeritus Professor Alan Atkinson, have been recognised at this year's NSW Premier's History Awards.

Syria has not attacked Australia or Iraq, so there is no right of self-defence, writes Professor Ben Saul.

On the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in Asia, Dr Andres Rodriguez remembers China's role in the war and the impact it had on the internationalisation of the world's most populous nation.

Data is the digital currency of our world and if managed well it can be used to unlock new sources of economic value, provide fresh insights and deliver better outcomes for society.

Treasurer highlights fundamental questions about how we think economies behave and the role of government, writes Associate Professor Graham White.

The government faces some thorny legal questions as the fight against Islamic State draws our troops towards Syria, writes Malcolm Jorgensen.

Associate Professor Tim Dwyer and PhD candidate Weiwei Xu write in The Conversation. 

Concerns remain about the citizenship-stripping bill's inattention to human rights, its differential impact upon dual and sole nationals, and its potential application to persons who commit relatively minor crimes, explains Professor Helen Irving.

Professor Paul Giles examines the gamble of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman, the author's first novel since the literary classic To Kill a Mockingbird was published. 

In a packed gallery, Lucas Davidson was buried almost entirely beneath gravel to highlight the effects of solitary confinement.