[csaa-forum] ACRAWSA symposium: Racialising Spaces and Identities

[Anna Szorenyi]

>

> RACIALISING SPACE AND IDENTITIES
>
> Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association Symposium
> Adelaide, December 11, 2009
>
> ACRAWSA now has a long tradition of convening events that feature
> cutting-edge research and theorising on issues pertaining to race and
> whiteness both within Australia and abroad. This year the Association
> presents two one-day symposia, held on the same day but in two  
> different
> cities: Adelaide and Sydney. The Adelaide event, to be convened in the
> beautiful State Library building on North Terrace, will include a  
> keynote
> from
>
> PROFESSOR PAL AHLUWALIA
>
> PVC of the University of South Australia, UNESCO Chair of  
> Transnational
> Diasporas and Reconciliation Studies and esteemed scholar in  
> postcolonial
> studies;
>
> Plus presentations from three local Key Thinkers, and two  
> roundtables. The
> day will conclude with book launches for Beyond the Hijab Debates  
> and The
> Racial Politics of Bodies, Nations and Knowledges.
>
> Our Key Thinkers are:
>
> Associate Professor Barbara Baird,
> Head of the Department of Women's Studies at Flinders University,  
> with areas
> of expertise including gender, race and the sexual politics of  
> citizenship
> and national identity;
>
> Professor Martha Augoustinos
> of the School of Psychology at Adelaide University, whose interests  
> include
> the peculiarities of racist discourse in Australia from an everyday
> conversational angle; and
>
> Brenda L. Croft
> of the Gurindji/Mudpurra peoples, who is an artist, curator and  
> academic
> from the School of Art, Architecture and Design at the University  
> of South
> Australia. In 2009 Brenda was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the
> University of Sydney for her contribution to Indigenous art and  
> culture.
> These Key Thinkers will provide us with insight as to the  
> contribution they
> have made to the fields of critical race and whiteness studies, as  
> well as
> outlining their own recent work.
>
> Our first roundtable will cover issues of masculinity, sexuality,  
> identity
> and representation, whilst the second roundtable touches on issues  
> related
> to education, belonging, and anti-racism. Each roundtable features 4
> speakers who will act as topic starters using their own research as a
> springboard to start discussions on the themes. We hope that this will
> result in stimulating and exciting conversations amongst all  
> attendees.
> ***
> Where: Lecture Room, State Library, North Terrace, Adelaide
> When: Friday December 11, 9.30-5pm, followed by book launches (with  
> drinks
> and nibbles) 6-7 and informal dinner plans to follow
> Cost: Free for ACRAWSA members, $25 for non-members (or sign up on  
> the day)
> and $15 concession. Lunch, morning and afternoon tea are provided  
> by Hello
> Dolly.
> RSVP: to alia.imtoual at flinders.edu by December 1st for catering  
> purposes
>
> Please forward this notice widely.
> ______________________________________________________________________ 
> _____
>
>
> Dr Anna Szorenyi
> Gender, Work and Social Inquiry
> School of Social Sciences
> University of Adelaide
> SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5005
>
> Room 505a
> Ligertwood Building
> ph +61 8 8303 3736
> anna.szorenyi at adelaide.edu.au
>