International Australian Studies Association (InASA)
Travis J. Hardy The White Men’s Countries explores how a shared ideal of race united the American and Australian governments during World War II and the early Cold War periods. This interpretation places cultural and ideological factors alongside the traditional emphasis on pragmatic economic and security considerations in explaining why two nations whose objectives in […]
Leading Australian scholars Professor Barbara Pini and Professor Nicole Moore have been appointed to the annual Visiting Professor in Australian Studies position at the Centre for Pacific and American Studies (CPAS), University of Tokyo, for 2020–21 and 2021–22 respectively. This announcement is in the context of a rapidly changing environment, and comes with the caveat that neither candidate will be […]
The International Australian Studies Association (InASA) is pleased to call for papers for its 2020 biennial conference: Reinventing Australia. The conference will be held at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne from 30 November – 2 December 2020. For ‘Reinventing Australia’ we ask the question: what does it mean to ‘be Australian’? In his 1981 book, Inventing […]
Motherhood and Political Leadership in Australia, Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand by Professor Linda Trimble (University of Alberta) Thursday 7th of May 2020 6.00-8.30 Mrs Padma Harilela Lecture Theatre (WLB104), Lam Woo International Conference Centre Hong Kong Baptist University, Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong The lecture will be followed by a reception. All are welcome to […]
“Translating Poetry” When translating poetry there is a tension between seeking the perfect translation and simultaneously knowing that this is not possible. It could be argued that there is no way to replicate exactly the complexity of poetry from one language to another – although it is possible to translate form, message or voice with […]
New Scholarship in New Zealand and Pacific Studies A Special Issue of the Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies Guest Edited by Jessica Maufort and Sonja Mausen For this special issue, the Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies invites original contributions that represent or reflect on ‘new’ ways of approaching the fields of […]