[ecrea] Call for Papers: "Re-Imagining Australia: Encounter, Recognition, Responsibility"

*International Association of Australian Studies (InASA) Biennial
Conference*

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*"Re-Imagining Australia: Encounter, Recognition, Responsibility"
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*7-9 December 2016*

*Western Australia Maritime Museum (on the water)*

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*Victoria Quay, Fremantle *


*Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights Education, *

*Australia-Asia-Pacific Institute **and *

***School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts,*

*Curtin University.*


For the first time, the International Association of Australian Studies
conference will take place in Western Australia (WA), following on the
zeitgeist of /Griffith Review’s/ ‘Looking West’ (2014), the end of the
mining boom and vigorous national protests against the closure of remote
Aboriginal communities based on a racial and cultural politics of
‘lifestyle’ that bear the hallmarks of European Enlightenment triumph.


WA offers a rich context to explore the creative, cultural and critical
dynamics of Australian society. Its proximity to the Indian Ocean, to
Indonesia, Southeast Asia, India, China and Africa make WA an ideal
place from which to look at Australia, as well as a place to understand
how others see it.


Under the theme of ‘Re-imagining Australia: Encounter, Recognition,
Responsibility,’ the conference will offer the opportunity of addressing
the intensification of overlapping, interpenetrating and mixing of
cultures and peoples in everyday life in Australia – and how its public
culture has become increasingly re-imagined through intense
conversations and inter-epistemic dialogue. The conference will showcase
contemporary research and creativity in understanding Australia through
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches.


*Confirmed Keynote Speakers:*


Vinay Lal, UCLA

Kim Scott, Curtin University

Randa Abdel-Fattah, Macquarie University

Tony Birch, Victoria University

Suvendrini Perera, Curtin University

Ariel Heryanto, ANU

Anna Haebich, Curtin University


*Feature Panels include:*

Indonesia-Australia , on Reimagining the Kimberly, After the Boom.
Special panel by /Researchers  Against Pacific Black Sites
/(http://researchersagainstpacificblacksites.org).


*Venue:*

Western Australia Maritime Museum

Victoria Quay, Fremantle


Perched on the Indian Ocean's shore, the Western Australian Maritime
Museum is symbolic of Fremantle’s past, present and future as a coastal
city and port. The Museum houses several unique galleries that explore
WA's relationship with the sea. From leisure boats and handcrafted
sailing boats to commercial pearl luggers, the Museum inspires visitors
to discover WA’s affinity with the ocean.


*Bursaries*

InASA is offering a Conference Travel Bursary to HDR candidates to
assist attendance at the 2016 conference. These bursaries are up to $700
per applicant and provide financial assistance to cover travel and
accommodation to attend the conference.


*Website: **http://info.humanrights.curtin.edu.au/events/index-inasa.cfm*


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