Month: August 2019
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Putting Africa Back into the Politics of British Decolonisation
Anthony Low Commonwealth Lecture 2019 This annual public lecture – in honour and memory of Professor Anthony Low AO, ANU Vice-Chancellor (1975-82) distinguished scholar and university administrator in Africa, Australia and the United Kingdom – will focus on Professor Low’s acute observation that African decolonisation owed as much (if not more) to local African agency…
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Fighting Ebola: Achieving positive social & health outcomes in emergencies
The ANU College of Science presents an evening panel discussion on lessons learned from Ebola and other humanitarian settings to achieve positive and social health outcomes. Dates & times: Wed 4 Sep 2019, 5.30–7pm Speakers: Dr Kamalini Lokuge, ANU; Prof. Jennifer Leaning, Harvard University; Pete Buth, Médecins Sans Frontiéres Venue: Molonglo Theatre, Crawford School, ANU…
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The Good Migrant: Gender, Race, and Naturalisation in Early Twentieth-Century South Africa and Australia
Speaker: Rachael Bright, Keele University Wed 14 Aug, 4.15–5.30pm, McDonald Room, Menzies Library, ANU What does a good migrant look like? How do migration officials identify ‘good’ migrants and how do potential migrants navigate this process? This paper will explore the development of early twentieth century migration laws and bureaucracies in South Africa and Australia…
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Prosecuting South Africa’s Apartheid-Era Crimes (CANCELLED)
“Prosecuting South Africa’s Apartheid-Era Crimes: Helping or Hurting Reconciliation?” Professor Mia Swart (Visiting Professor at Wits University Law School, Johannesburg) THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED