[csaa-forum] CSAA 2019 Keynote and Public Lecture | BREAKING WITH THE PAST | Bronwyn Carlson (Macquarie) | 4 December

[Elizabeth Stephens]

Colleagues in the SEQLD area,

The convenors of the 2019 CSAA Conference, "Cultural Transformations," to be held at the University of QLD from Dec 4-6, are delighted to advise that the keynote by Professor Bronwyn Carlson (Macquarie), will be held as a public lecture, thanks to the generosity of the School of Communication and Arts<https://communication-arts.uq.edu.au/>. This event is hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.

The lecture is free to attend, but space is limited and registration is essential. Details follow below.





BREAKING WITH THE PAST, DIS(RE)MEMBERING THE MONUMENTS



Replicas of colonisation and the ‘foundation’ of nations by colonisers are not new topics; indeed, such matters have been discussed widely in recent times. Truth-telling has been at the centre of major protests challenging the continued commemoration of the people, symbols and narratives of colonisation. The winds of change are blowing - In the lead up to Australia Day in 2017 a statue of James Cook and a memorial to colonial ‘explorers’ Burke and Wills were targeted in Melbourne. Pink paint was poured on Cook’s head and the words “no pride” were painted beneath his feet. In Sydney the statue of Cook in Hyde Park was also targeted with spray paint, “no pride in genocide” and “change the date”. Monuments of Lachlan Macquarie and Queen Victoria were also targeted with similar messages. In all cases, the defenders of the symbols of colonialism have employed similar rhetoric to argue against either retelling stories or removing the symbols of colonialism, ethnic-cleansing, genocide, oppression and dispossession.



Bronwyn Carlson is Professor of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University. Bronwyn is an Aboriginal woman who was born on and lives on D'harawal Country in NSW. She is the recipient of the 2013 prestigious Stanner Award administered by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies for her doctoral thesis. She is the author of the book, The Politics of Identity: Who Counts as Aboriginal Today? and the recipient of two consecutive ARC Discovery Indigenous grants. Bronwyn has written extensively about Indigenous cultural, social and political engagements on social media. She is currently working on a book entitled, “Colonial commemorations and the unfinished business of truth-telling”.



5PM WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2019
Abel Smith Lecture Theatre (23-101)
The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus      See map >><http://maps.uq.edu.au/st-lucia/search/abel%20smith/location/71>



Followed by light refreshments at UQ Art Museum
The James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre (11)
The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus      See map >><http://maps.uq.edu.au/st-lucia/search/art%20museum/location/35>
Parking information >><https://campuses.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/parking-transport/parking/casual/st-lucia>



For more information, contact iash at uq.edu.au<mailto:iash at uq.edu.au> or 07 334 61465



ALL WELCOME  |   Please register here<https://survey.app.uq.edu.au/Survey.aspx?s=fa0acfe29aac4b54b305e1fc3bac4a06> for catering purposes



This event is held in association with the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia 2019 Conference<https://csaaconference2019.wordpress.com/>, 4-6 December 2019. Hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities<https://iash.uq.edu.au/>.



*Please note, CSAA 2019 delegates are not required to register for this event.


With best wishes,
Elizabeth Stephens and Karin Sellberg
of behalf of the 2019 CSAA conference team


Elizabeth Stephens
ARC Future Fellow/Associate Professor of Cultural Studies
President, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia
Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
University of Queensland Australia 4072
T: + 61 7 3365 7183 E: e.stephens at uq.edu.au  W: http://uq.academia.edu/ElizabethStephens<https://exchange.uq.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=c9c1382619904792917762425ca21fe4&URL=http%3a%2f%2fuq.academia.edu%2fElizabethStephens>
UQ ALLY:  Supporting the diversity of sexuality and gender at UQ<https://staff.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/human-resources/diversity/sexuality/ally-network>.

New book: Normality: A Critical Genealogy
http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo26955753.html


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