A talk by Francis Maravillas Wednesday, 12 May, 12-2, TfC Bagel, UTS Building 3, Room 4.02. Abstract: In its six iterations since 1993, the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art has established itself as the premier ‘international exhibition’ that focuses on the diverse artistic cultures of the region. Significantly, these Triennials also offered a powerful and [...]
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Connections between Brazil and Australia on view in Canberra
image Connections: Brazil and Australia ‘across seven centuries in geology, flora, fauna, sea voyages, science and technology, architecture and the environment’ Gallery of Australian Design, 44 Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT 6 May – 19 June 2010 Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm; free admission
Call for AlterNative perspetives
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is calling for papers to be submitted now for 2010 publication. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is a multidisciplinary peer-review journal. It aims to present Indigenous worldviews from native Indigenous perspectives. It is dedicated to the analysis and dissemination of native Indigenous knowledge that uniquely belongs [...]
Education for Sustainable Development – from South Pacific
An important new initiative from the University of the South Pacific: image The Pacific Regional Centre of Excellence for ESD, the University of the South Pacific through its School of Education has produced a 3-volume book series devoted to Education for Sustainable Development. The books are an outcome of a School of Education initiative under [...]
The South of International Law
Intensive Workshop Thursday 8 & Friday 9 July 2010, Melbourne Law School Call for Participation Due 22 April How might a concept of the ‘South’ be understood in terms of a pattern of (international) legal relations? ‘The South’ is commonly understood as a political rather than a purely geographical designation, broadly to indicate the ‘have-nots’ [...]
Argentinean conference on ‘multi-versalism’ – call for papers
Conference Mendoza, 3-6 November 2010 Working title: “Cultural elements in social sciences and in academic labor – Epistemological and educational challenges constructing a scientific multi-versalism” Workshop rationale The era of globalization confronts social thought with a twofold paradox: Firstly, in the era of globalization knowledge about foreign societies and policies has gained importance, especially since [...]
Remapping Environmental Histories
image Date: Thursday 25th March, 2010 Venue: Royal Society of Victoria 9 Victoria Street Corner of Victoria St. and Exhibition St. Melbourne 3000 Monash University Faculty of Arts and School of Geography and Environmental Science invite you to public lectures by two leading scholars of Africa’s social and environmental history Professor Edwin Wilmsen Centre for [...]
Australia’s Re-engagement with Africa
The University of Sydney International Forum Australia’s Re-engagement with Africa Friday, 19 March 2010, 9.30am – 12.30pm McLaurin Hall, Quadrangle The University of Sydney is Australia’s first University, founded in 1850.The International Forum series brings together leaders and thinkers from around the world to present their views on strategic international issues and the way in [...]
Raewyn Connell ‘Thinking South: Re-Locating Australian Intellectual Culture’ 18 March 2010
The first seminar in the Southern Perspectives series at the Institute of Postcolonial Studies features Raewyn Connell, author of Southern Theory: The Global Dynamics of Knowledge in Social Science. Her book has proven to be a significant and highly controversial intervention into sociology and related disciplines.She has spoken about Southern Theory in academic forums around [...]
One Just world – guilt trip or global duty?
Forum – What responsibilities do Australians owe the global poor? Tuesday, 16 February 2010 6:00 PM The Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, The University of Melbourne Website Panellists including Peter Singer and Tim Costello consider the status of ‘white man’s burden’ in a changed world. Questions include: [...]
