International Australian Studies Association (InASA)
Transnational Migratory Spaces and Cultural Exchange between Australia and India Indian Association for the Study of Australia, Eastern Region 09-10 February, 2018 Astor Hotel, Kolkata Transnationalism may be regarded as a distinct phase of global modernity in terms of re-structuring the postcolonial thesis. With the rise of globalization, Edward Said, in his Culture and Imperialism, […]
The Australian Historical Association offers four biennial and two annual prizes, which range from awards for postgraduates and support for early career research projects through to a biography award and first book award. BIENNIAL PRIZES MAGAREY MEDAL FOR BIOGRAPHY This biennial prize is kindly donated by Professor Emerita Susan Magarey, and is administered and […]
Indigenous sovereignty: Activism and the imagination 2017 Returning Harvard Chair in Australian Studies Lecture, Professor Philip Mead FAHA The recent ‘Uluru Statement from the Heart’ (May, 2017), and the Final Report of the Referendum Council (June, 2017) are significant expressions of a rapidly evolving discourse on sovereignty in Australia. Alexis Wright’s The Swan Book (2013) […]
Harvard University is seeking to appoint a distinguished scholar to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies for the 2019–2020 academic year. The Chair was established through a gift of the Australian Government to Harvard University, in recognition of the American Bicentennial, to further understanding of Australia in the United States. Over […]
CALL FOR PAPERS Language in Times of War and Conflict An Interdisciplinary Symposium to be held at the Australian National University, 13-14 November 2017 This interdisciplinary symposium aims to bring together scholars and researchers working on diverse aspects of the topic of language in times of war and conflict. Language – from the language deployed […]
Dr John Barrett (1931–1997) established this award by way of a bequest to La Trobe University in 1987. Dr John Barrett was a lecturer and reader at La Trobe University from 1969 until his retirement in 1990. His research specialisation was 20th-century Australian history, particularly national involvement in the world wars. Dr Barrett was a […]