[EDLING:751] CFP: Indigenous Issues in Australian Universities

[Francis M. Hult]

The Weemala Indigenous Unit, ACU National
The International Australian Studies Association (InASA)

Call for Papers

Indigenous Issues in Australian Universities: Teaching, Research, Support


VENUE: Brisbane campus, Australian Catholic University
DATE: 16-17 June 2005.


The growing interest in Indigenous studies and increasing numbers of
Indigenous students attending Australian universities is a positive
development that presents challenges to the tertiary sector. The
International Australian Studies Association (InASA) and the Weemala
Indigenous Unit of the McAuley campus of ACU is holding a 2-day symposium a
ddressing, but not limited to, the following issues:



case studies of successful programs;
Indigenising the curriculum and Indigenous pedagogies;
the development of Indigenous research and its epistemes;
the incorporation of Indigenous knowledges into the academy;
Indigenous governance and leadership in universities;
the role of Indigenous support units and research centres;
 issues for Indigenous tertiary students at undergraduate or postgraduate
level;
gender and age factors for Indigenous students;
non-Indigenous resistance and responsibility in the academy;
the role of cultural awareness/safety training;
the impact of internationalisation, the history wars, contemporary
Australian politics and whiteness studies on Indigenous studies;
the relationships between academic cultures and Indigenous cultures;
the relationship between Indigenous studies and Australian studies;
university-community relationships.


We are seeking proposals of 100 words for papers, panels, performances or
yarning sessions by academics, students and community members.


For information, contact Weemala: 07 3623 7195


Please send abstracts or proposals to Maggie Nolan
M.Nolan_at_mcauley.acu.edu.au
Abstracts and proposals close: Monday April 18, 2005.