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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Institute for Culture and Society cordially invites you to attend the
<i><a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/ics/events/museums,_collecting,_agency_a_symposium">Museum, Collecting, Agency<span style="font-style:normal;text-decoration:none">
</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></i><span style="color:black">symposium on</span> April 1-2, 2014 at the Australian
<span style="color:black">Museum, Sydney. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The symposium is jointly hosted by ICS, Australian Museum and the Museum and Heritage Program at the University of Sydney and will seek to explore questions of agency as they relate to museum and museum-like practices of collecting, particularly
in connection with histories of colonialism and their legacies. The symposium focuses on the question of agency and its implications for understanding ethnographic museum collections and collecting practices.
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Keynote speakers are <b>Ann Salmond</b>, Distinguished Professor of Mâori Studies and Anthropology at the University of Auckland, and
<b>Phil Gordon</b>, Head of Aboriginal Collections at the Australian Museum, Sydney. Refer to the attached flyer for a comprehensive overview of the symposium and list of paper presenters. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RSVP are accepted via the conference o<span style="color:black">nline website: (</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.bit.ly/HVWDVM">http:/www.bit.ly/HVWDVM</a></span><span style="color:black">).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Enquiries can be directed to Fiona Cameron (<a href="mailto:f.cameron@uws.edu.au"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">f.cameron@uws.edu.au</span></a>) or Ben Dibley (<a href="mailto:b.dibley@uws.edu.au"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">b.dibley@uws.edu.au</span></a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Helen <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#6600CC">Helen Barcham</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#B5CF00"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#6600CC">|</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#B5CF00">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#404040">Communications Officer</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#404040"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#6600CC">Institute for Culture and Society</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#404040"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#6600CC">|</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#404040">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#6600CC">University of Western Sydney</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#404040"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Please note: you have received this email because you are listed on the Institute for Culture and Society’s database. Should you no longer wish to receive emails from ICS, kindly indicate via return email. Thank
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