Events
Cultural Astronomy School
Location
David Caro Building (School of Physics), University of Melbourne
Dates
2-4 July 2025
Description
The 3-day School will offer graduate students and early career researchers an opportunity to learn about cultural astronomy from the world’s top experts and Elders by attending a series of focused lectures, discussions, workshops, and local site visits. Evening events include a Dinner with Trivia at University House, a telescope observing session, and an evening at the Planetarium with dinner at Grazeland.
Instructors (TBC)
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Jarita Holbrook
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Duane Hamacher
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Clive Ruggles
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Annette Lee
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Alejandro Martin-Lopez
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Georg Zotti
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Full Schedule
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Day 1: History, Theory, & Method
This day will focus on learning the history of cultural astronomy, theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and an advanced workshop using Stellarium. A dinner and trivia event will be held that evening at University House.
Day 2: Ethnoastronomy & Qualitative Analysis
This day will focus on students learning qualitative analysis and ethnographic approaches to cultural astronomy, with a workshop on co-designing projects with communities, ethics, and collaborative approaches. A telescope observing session will follow that evening.
Day 3: Archaeoastronomy & Quantitative Analysis
This day will focus on students learning quantitative analysis and archaeological approaches to cultural astronomy, professional development (grants, career trajectories) and a site visit. Attendees will visit Melbourne Planetarium in the evening, followed by dinner at Grazeland.
Registration
Register for this event here.
Location
Parkville Campus, University of Melbourne
Dates
7-11 July 2025
Description & Themes
The theme of the meeting is “Indigenous Astronomy in the Space Age”, focusing on how to apply research in cultural astronomy to address important issues humanity faces as we expand our presence in space, conduct inclusive and respectful research, and safeguard our collective heritage for the future. This meeting will bring together astrophysicists, social scientists, and Indigenous Elders to discuss a range of topics related to the intersection of astronomy, space exploration, culture, and society.