International Australian Studies Association (InASA)
A new literary biography Good for the Soul: John Curtin’s Life with Poetry by Toby Davidson (Macquarie University) has just been published by UWA Publishing. Davidson draws upon his archival work as a John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Visiting Scholar and personal knowledge as a Curtin descendent to trace Curtin’s affinity for poetry from boyhood […]
Background 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 […]
RANZ CONFERENCE Polish Association for the Study of Australia and New Zealand’s 3rd Biennial International Conference Redefining Australia and New Zealand: Insularity, Solidarity, Disunity? Online, 22-23 September 2021 Organised by Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Call for Papers Polish Association for the Study of Australia and New Zealand, together with the Faculty […]
The fourth volume in the Studies in Transnationalism book series has been published. It is by Bill Apter and is entitled Rethinking the Australian Dilemma: Economics and Foreign Policy, 1942-1957 (New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2021). Apter’s book is based on excellent research and has a very engaging narrative. The main theme of his book: […]
The Australian and New Zealand Studies Association of North America has issued a call for papers and proposals for roundtable discussions for its 28th Annual Conference. The conference will be held online, 15-19 February 2021. ANZSANA welcomes a diverse range of papers from a variety of disciplines, including: Political Science and International Relations Public Health […]
On 11 August 2020, the Australian Government released its draft exposure legislation on its Job-ready Graduates Package. The InAsa has written to Australia’s Education Minister, the Honourable Dan Tehan, to voice our concerns. Our key points reiterate what many other associations have also noted. Namely, that: 1. These proposed changes to Humanities funding do not appear to […]