Monthly Archives: August 2020

Advocacy | Letters to Crossbench senators on proposed changes to university funding

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AAANZ president Wendy Garden has written to the six crossbench senators in federal parliament to express our concerns over the proposed changes to university fees and funding. See our submission on the package here: https://aaanz.info/advocacy-aaanz-letter-to-minister-dan-tehan-on-the-job-ready-graduates-package/ Key concerns include: The increase in fees for Humanities degrees by 113%. The impact on women of these fee hikes, as women make up two-thirds of students enrolled in Humanities degrees, with long term impacts on financial security and widening the gender gap. The basic premise of the ‘Jobs ready’ package which implies that Humanities and the arts does not create graduates with job-relevant skill […]

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Funding | National Library of Australia Summer Scholarship 2021

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Apply now for a 2021 Summer Scholarship Have you started your PhD and require access to the National Library of Australia’s world-class collections? Summer Scholarships support Australian PhD students to spend six weeks at the National Library, from 11 January to 19 February 2021, researching the collections. Scholars receive a stipend of $6000 to cover travel, accommodation and living costs, access to the Fellows room with office facilities, as well as special and supported access to collections. Up to five scholarships are available:’ Two Norman McCann Scholarships* for research into Australian history, Australian literature, librarianship, archives administration, or museum studies […]

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Advocacy | Letter to UNSW on staff cuts and changes to the Faculty of Art and Design | Add your signature

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The AAANZ committee invites members to add their name to the following letter to be sent in support of our colleagues at UNSW where proposed staff cuts and faculty mergers are likely to affect academics working in art history, theory and practice. Read the letter below and add your signature via this link (opens a Google Doc, scroll to end and add name and affiliation, no need to log in). UPDATE – the letter has been closed to new signatures to be forwarded to UNSW. AAANZ is dedicated to offering support to members affected by the current cuts facing staff […]

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ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 20 Issue 1 2020 | EWar, Art and Visual Culture

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ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 20 Issue 1 2020 | EWar, Art and Visual Culture Editors: Kit Messham-Muir and Uroš Čvoro Link to Vol. 20.1 at Taylor and Francis here. Articles Cruel Visions: Reflections on Artists and Atrocities Joanna Bourke Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict Kate Warren, Anthea Gunn and Mikala Tai George Gittoes in an Era of Post-Heroic, Hyper-Real Warfare Darren Jorgensen Thunder Raining Poison: The Lineage of Protest Against Mid-century Catherine Speck Paradoxes of War Critique on Display: The Dresden Bundeswehr Deborah Ascher Barnstone Japanese Art in Australasia During the Second World War Richard Bullen and Tets […]

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Job | Artists Services Officer | Australia Council for the Arts

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Australia Council for the Arts has a new career opportunity in the Arts Investment Division as Artists Services Officer. This role will pair excellent communication skills with a customer focused mindset to manage the delivery of grants administration and provide exceptional client service to current and prospective grant applicants. This is a full time position on a 2-year contract. Applications close 30 August 2020 at 11:59 pm AEDT The full job advert and position description can be found on the Australia Council careers page under ‘Current Vacancies’.

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Tribute to John Schaeffer

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The Power Institute has published a series of tributes to the late John Schaeffer AO (1941 – 14 July 2020). Visit their website to read tributes from Mark Ledbury, Mary Roberts, Alison Inglis, Terry Smith, Donna West Brett, Tim Barringer, Ann Stephen, Daniel Robins, Robert Wellington,  Helen Ennis and Roger Butler. 

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