THE Australian Academy of the Humanities\u2019 fifty-third annual symposium is set to take place in Ballarat this week.<\/p>\n
The national event will run from Thursday, 17 to Friday, 18 November at The Goods Shed and the Art Gallery of Ballarat.<\/p>\n
Joseph Lo Bianco, Emeritus Professor of language and literacy at the University of Melbourne, and AAH vice-president, will serve as convenor, with this year\u2019s central theme being citizenship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking at the topic of belonging in Australia as a practice from the lens of formal citizenship and participation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also looking at diaspora or migrant communities with dual citizenships and Indigenous connections through iterations of citizenship law in Australia, as well as international comparisons.<\/p>\n
\u201cBasically, we\u2019ll look at how citizenship has changed in Australian history from British colonialism to adapting to multiculturalism and Indigenous rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 20 speakers will take part in the event, with Thursday\u2019s offerings including discussions on inherited traditions, the concept of belonging and practices of citizenship.<\/p>\n
The event\u2019s annual lecture will be about the Uluru Statement from the Heart and will take place on the Thursday evening, presented by the University of Sydney\u2019s Professor Duncan Ivison.<\/p>\n
The Friday offerings will culminate with a Fellows signing ceremony and a panel discussion theorising a more Indigenous-inclusive citizenship structure.<\/p>\n
Dr Lo Bianco said the themes of the event are important for people to think about.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes the difference to how people identify with Australia, how people are included or not included in Australian public life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not about citizenship in terms of voting or paying taxes. We\u2019re looking at it in terms of people\u2019s participation in public life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really important topic which is unfortunately always discussed in a very fragmentary way. We\u2019re trying to have a really comprehensive public discussion about it all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets can be booked at bit.ly\/3DQgB2k.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Australian Academy of the Humanities\u2019 fifty-third annual symposium is set to take place in Ballarat this week. The national event will run from Thursday, 17 to Friday, 18 November at The Goods Shed and the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Joseph Lo Bianco, Emeritus Professor of language and literacy at the University of Melbourne, and […]<\/p>\n