Fraser Island, 1882. The population of the Badtjala people is in sharp decline following a run of brutal massacres. When German scientist Louis Müller offers to sail three Badtjala people – Bonny, Jurano and Dorondera – to Europe to perform to huge crowds, the proud and headstrong Bonny agrees, hoping to bring his people’s plight... Continue Reading →
The InASA Executive wishes to appoint a new editor or editorial team to the Journal of Australian Studies (JAS) to take over the leadership of the journal from Maggie Nolan (ACU) and Julie Kimber (Swinburne) who will be stepping down at the end of 2019. JAS is the journal of the International Australian Studies Association... Continue Reading →
Adopting a political and legal perspective, Redefining Citizenship in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand undertakes a transnational study that examines the demise of Britishness as a defining feature of the conceptualisation of citizenship in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand and the impact that this historic shift has had on Indigenous and other ethnic... Continue Reading →
Deadline for applications extended to the 1st November, 2019. Visiting Professor in Australian Studies 2020-21 or 2021-22 (two terms). Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Centre for Pacific and American Studies, The University of Tokyo. The Visiting Professorship in Australian Studies was created in 1999 by the Centre for Pacific and American Studies, The University... Continue Reading →
In 2015, the Australian federal government proclaimed that violence against women had become a national crisis. Despite widespread social and economic advances in the status of women since the 1970s, including growing awareness and action around gender violence, its prevalence remains alarming. A third of all women in Australia have been assaulted physically; a fifth... Continue Reading →
Harvard University is seeking to appoint a distinguished scholar to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies for the 2021–2022 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... Continue Reading →
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