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Announcing the new BHP Biliton Chair of Australian Studies in China

Professor McCarthy has worked tirelessly to strengthen ties between the Australian and Chinese academic communities. In his new role, announced today by the Foundation for Australian Studies in China (FASIC), Professor McCarthy will use his expertise to deepen understanding of Australia in China. Professor McCarthy will lead the Australian studies program at Peking University. He […]

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Australian Historical Studies Ken Inglis Postgraduate Prize 2015

The Ken Inglis Postgraduate Prize is awarded to the best paper presented by a postgraduate student at the 2015 Australian Historical Association conference. To be eligible, entries must be received by 30 September 2015. The Ken Inglis Postgraduate Prize winner will be awarded: • a two-year subscription to Australian Historical Studies • a $250 book […]

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Visiting Professor of Australian Studies – Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo

  Visiting Professor of Australian Studies 2016-17 AND/OR 2017-18 Centre for Pacific and American Studies Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo Position: Visiting Professor Open to: Australian citizens and permanent residents Location: Centre for Pacific and American Studies, University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus Salary: Starting Salary ¥600,000 per month (before tax). See […]

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STOP PRESS: Announcing the winner of the 2014 Barrett Prize

Please use the following link to find out who won the 2014 Prize, the read the Judges’ reports and enjoy free access to the winning article: Barrett Prize details

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Book Launch at the Ballarat Post Office Gallery on July 31: 6-7:30 pm “Bread and Roses: Voices of Australian Academics from the Working Class”

Bread and Roses is an Australian first, a collection of stories from academics who identify as coming from working-class backgrounds. At once inspiring and challenging, the collection demonstrates how individual narratives are both personal and structural, in that they illustrate the ways in which social forces shape individual lives. Central themes in the book are […]

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The Australian Sociological Association’s (TASA) conference this year is being hosted by The Cairns Institute and the College of Arts, Society & Education at James Cook University: Neoliberalism and contemporary challenges for the Asia-Pacific. November 23 – 26, 2015, Cairns, Australia.

As a global structure, neoliberalism has impacted lives around the world in far more than an economic sense. This conference provides us the opportunity to further seek to understand the global effects of neoliberalism, but especially the ways neoliberalism is experienced in different local contexts. The experiences of Australia and New Zealand are different from […]