Events

Hosted by the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, this timely event will bring together experts from the diverse corners of the field of migration studies to consider the complex and dynamic relationship between care and harm in international migration. Scholars of migration have documented the multivarious forms of harm that arise from the systems, institutions and interactions surrounding the movements of people across borders. Researchers have also explored the many forms of local and transnational care that are created by, or persist despite, international migration. In this event, we explore the ways care and harm are interwoven, interdependent and mutually constitutive in diverse migration contexts. Relationships of care (for example, between migrants or between migrants and ‘allies’ in civil society) may arise in response or resistance to the harms imposed by exploitative policies and practices. Equally, policies and practices that appear to be ‘caring’ may reproduce, obscure or naturalise harm, at times perpetuating the very inequalities and injustices they purport to address. Grounded in diverse settings including immigration detention, aged care, temporary labour migration schemes, the family home, and media platforms, the speakers will present brief talks drawing on their specialist research. The speakers will then come together for a panel discussion of harmful care, careful harm, and the […]

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately this event is now at capacity and tickets are no longer available. Symposium series: ‘Understanding and intervening in financial abuse’ Financial abuse is an insidious, yet common, form of gendered violence. The 2024 – 2026 ARC Discovery Project ‘Prioritising women’s financial safety: Developing institutional interventions for intimate partner financial abuse’ aims to develop a framework for understanding post-separation financial violence. The Discovery Project includes funding for a four-part symposium series. The aim of the series is to bring together academics in law, criminology, sociology, economics with public policy and experts with experience of financial abuse to build a community of practice that, together, can seed collaborations and bring a wider suite of problems and reform proposals to the attention of policymakers. Expressions of interest The focus of this first symposium is to explore innovative and interdisciplinary methods for exploring financial abuse. The symposium will feature interactive panels, short academic papers, a collaborative mapping activity and time for informal discussions. To express interest in either: (1) presenting a paper, (2) contributing to a panel, or (3) participating as a delegate, and applying for a bursary if eligible, please complete this form. Please note that timeslots within the 6-hour […]

This hybrid symposium considers the different education fields that make up the wider education system and considers how different students negotiate these spaces and manage transitions between them. It asks who is succeeding, who is still being left behind and what are different ways we can think about what success looks like. Across educational fields this asks what does inclusion mean? What does good practice look like, where are the key challenges and where do policy and program success or failure currently lie? It aims to: 1. Better understand educational inequalities and success metrics in education 2. Contribute to better informed educational policies

KUMMARGII YULENDJI SYMPOSIUM Thursday 12th September, 9am-5.30pm Storey Hall, RMIT University, Naarm Building 16, Level 5,  336/348 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Co-conveners: Informit and CAVAL Kummargii Yulendji Symposium focuses on how we describe, apply and amplify First Nations Knowledges and publications.  It offers a forum for the ongoing movement of Indigenising the research, libraries and publishing sector, which is evolving in exciting ways. After a successful inaugural event in 2023, Kummargii Yulendji Symposium* returns as part of Social Sciences Week, aiming to foster the community of practitioners in this sector, facilitate dialogue, and expand our collective understanding of how Indigenisation projects are being implemented and innovated – across Australia and internationally. The 2024 program will include experts and project teams leading the development of guidelines for description, referencing, right of reply, cultural safety, AI and future technologies, re-visioning colonial structures and systems. Keynote presenters: Tui Raven, Deakin University Professor Hēmi Whaanga, Massey University (Aotearoa/New Zealand) Full program and registration to be announced soon. This is a free event, but registration is essential. https://kummargiiyulendjisymposium.org/2024-kummargii-yulendji-symposium/ *Kummargii Yulendji means ‘Knowledge is rising’ in Boon wurrung, named by Professor N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs, senior Boon wurrung elder and member of Informit’s First Peoples’ Lens […]

Three days of events across RMIT and ACMI focused on Securing Australian Content in the Streaming Era (11th-13th September) It has been nearly ten years since streaming arrived in Australia, with Stan and Netflix launching on our shores in early 2015. The Streaming Industries and Genres Network (SIGN) based at RMIT University is running three days of events to reflect on how a decade of streaming in Australia has changed the local screen entertainment landscape. Alongside research experts, come hear from screen industry leaders, policymakers, creators, and cultural commentators as we think through strategies for the next decade of streaming in Australia. Wednesday 11 September (9am-5pm): RMIT University, FREE, register above via Humanitix  A series of panels will consider the current state and future of streaming video research methods, streaming diversity, and how to understand streaming audiences. Thursday 12 September (9am-5pm + screening): ACMI, $41-48, register here: Australian Content in the Streaming Era Symposium | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture Organised around key screen genres (drama, comedy, reality TV, sport, kids/youth media, and film), this ACMI partnered event features roundtable discussion panels, talks and a screening designed to catalyse conversation. We will look forward as well as back to consider how we can […]