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ANZJA CALL FOR PAPERS │ SPECIAL ISSUE │ CLOSE FRIDAY 31 MARCH

Call for Papers | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Special Issue, Ko Te Moananui-a-Kiwa te wahi whakarahi, The Pacific Ocean joins us all: 23.2, 2023 Submissions Due: Friday March 31, 2023 Editors: Ngarino Ellis and Heather Igloliorte The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (ANZJA) is calling for submissions to be a part of Issue 2, 2023, entitled, Ko Te Moananui-a-Kiwa te wahi whakarahi. The Pacific Ocean joins us all.  This Special Issue is edited by Ngarino Ellis and Heather Igloliorte. ANZJA welcomes Indigenous curators, artists and art historians to submit material for the first Indigenous-led issue of the ANZJA. Te Moananui-a-Kiwa invites Indigenous […]

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Fundraising for the communities of Daguragu, Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole and Palumpa in the Northern Territory

The recent floods along the Victoria River in the Northern Territory on 1 March that devastated communities of Daguragu, Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole and Palumpa with hundreds of people evacuated north to Howard Springs; to view some of the devastation click here. Community members discuss the speed with which this inundated homes and buildings including the community’s beloved Karungkarni Art and Culture Centre, click here. Karungkarni will require a monumental clean-up. Colleague/friend Professor Felicity Meakins of Dr Brenda L Croft has set up a fundraising page https://www.pozible.com/profile/karungkarni-art-centre. There are many wonderful items available for donors as you will see on the page. Dr […]

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Public Lecture │Digital Humanities and cultural heritage partnerships │Thursday 16 March

Public Lecture │Digital Humanities and cultural heritage partnerships Where and when: Thursday 16 March 2023, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm AEDT Location: Sir Roland Wilson Building, 120 McCoy Circuit Canberra, ACT To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/public-lecture-digital-humanities-and-cultural-heritage-partnerships-tickets-565942237467 About the event: The Digital Humanities (DH) benefit from partnerships with cultural heritage institutions… but how can DH researchers and practitioners build partnerships that facilitate functional, sustainable and innovative collaborations? I will explore this question based on my work with small archives and museums in the UK. My exploration will highlight methods for developing sustainable projects that encourage students, teachers and practitioners to use Digital […]

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Roundtable│The Humanities and the Public Good │Friday 17 March

The next roundtable is open to everyone and will be on The Humanities and the Public Good, Friday 17 March. For more information and to register visit: https://hrc.cass.anu.edu.au/events/humanities-and-public-good-roundtable Speakers: Dr Joel Barnes (University of Queensland), ‘Thinking about the Public Value of the Humanities through their History’ Professor Frank Bongiorno (ANU), ‘The National Cultural Institutions and Humanities Research’ Professor Julia Horne (University of Sydney), ‘Humanities and the Universities Accord’ Professor Kylie Message-Jones (ANU) ‘Beyond Universalism and Impact Pathways: Why the Success of the Sustainable Development Goals relies on the Humanities’ Dr Katrina Grant (ANU), ‘Communities of Practice, Knowledge Sharing, Digital Transformation and Collaboration between Humanities, Public Culture […]

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Visiting Research Fellowships in Visual Culture | University of Cambridge

Cambridge Visual Culture Visiting Research Fellowships 23/24 Cambridge Visual Culture invites applications for their 23/24 program of Visiting Research Fellowships in Visual Culture at the University of Cambridge. The program aims to renew and catalyse the study of ‘the visual’ at Cambridge by bringing fresh voices and approaches to the University, and to extend visual culture studies into specialisms and fields which are under-represented in Cambridge. Successful applicants will engage with colleagues and students in the University of Cambridge in an area of visual culture studies. The call is open to scholars at all career stages working in all media […]

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ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 22 Issue 2 2022

ANZJA | Vol 22 Issue 2 (2022) | An Unhomely Feeling Editor: Verónica Tello Link to Vol. 22.2 at Taylor and Francis  Articles After Boomalli: Art, Activism, and Feminism – Fiona Foley in Dialogue with Paola Balla Fiona Foley and Paola Balla ‘This Is the Future’: Feminism’s Double Gaze – A Conversation with Janine Burke Vikki McInnes The ‘Women’s Show’ after House of Slé: A Dialogue Between Bhenji Ra and June Miskell June Miskell and Bhenji Ra ‘Happier in My Lonely Cell’: Convict Women’s Textiles Helen Hughes Reflection Teaching Mana Wāhine in Art History: He Whakaaro noa iho/Some Thoughts Ngarino […]

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ANZJA CALL FOR PAPERS │ SPECIAL ISSUE │ CLOSE FRIDAY 31 MARCH

Call for Papers | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Special Issue, Ko Te Moananui-a-Kiwa te wahi whakarahi, The Pacific Ocean joins us all: 23.2, 2023 Submissions Due: Friday March 31, 2023 Editors: Ngarino Ellis and Heather Igloliorte The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (ANZJA) is calling for submissions to be a part of Issue 2, 2023, entitled, Ko Te Moananui-a-Kiwa te wahi whakarahi. The Pacific Ocean joins us all.  This Special Issue is edited by Ngarino Ellis and Heather Igloliorte. ANZJA welcomes Indigenous curators, artists and art historians to submit material for the first Indigenous-led issue of the ANZJA. Te […]

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AAANZ ARTS WRITING AND PUBLISHING AWARDS FOR 2023 ARE NOW OPEN

The AWAPAs highlight the vitality of arts publishing in the region and acknowledges the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. The Awards play a pivotal role in promoting the importance of writing and publishing in disseminating knowledge and understanding of the visual arts, craft and design. They are the only prizes in the Australasia region to celebrate the publishing achievements writers make to the field. Categories for the AWAPAs include prizes for books, exhibition catalogues, artist led publications, Indigenous Australian, Māori and Pasifika art writing. AWAPAs recognise: Originality and rigour of scholarship Contribution to knowledge in the area […]

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Survey of Australian HASS EMCRs│SHAPE Futures Network

Launched in September 2022, the SHAPE Futures is an early- and mid-career network for the disciplines of the humanities, creative arts and social sciences. Their purpose is to ensure the humanities, arts and social sciences thrive and excel in Australia, by fostering an inclusive and diverse community that supports, empowers and promotes Australian early and mid-career researchers, within and beyond academia. Shape Futures Network would like to encourage those who might consider themselves to be early or mid-career researchers (typically up to 15 years post-PhD, excluding career interruptions) to join the Network; there is no cost to join. The website […]

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PUBLICATION │ Monumental Disruptions │ Bronwyn Carlson and Terri Farrelly

Published on 20 February 2023, Bronwyn Carlson and Terri Farrelly’s book Monumental Disruptions: Aboriginal People and Colonial Commemorations in So-Called Australia (Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2023) asks what place colonial memorials have in contemporary Australia: Do we remove, destroy or amend? Monumental Disruptions investigates how these memorials have been viewed, and are viewed, by First Nations people to find a way forward. It has been reviewed by AAANZ member Nikolas Orr in Patterns of Prejudice and is available for purchase online at AIATSIS.  

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