Research seminar series 2017
The Centre for Human Rights Education organises research seminars to allow for the dissemination and communication of our research and advocacy to the broader university and wider community. These one hour seminars will occur on a weekday afternoon at Curtin University, four to six times a year. Please see the Research Seminar Series page for more details.
News
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CHRE’s Submission on Proposals to ‘Strengthening the Test for Australian Citizenship’
CHRE prepared a submission for the recent community consultation on the proposed changes to citizenship set out in the paper Strengthening the Test for Australian Citizenship.
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Summary and photos from the InASA Conference, December 2016
The International Australian Studies Association (InASA) Conference was held in Fremantle from 7 – 9 December 2016. The Conference was hosted by the CHRE, AAPI, MCCA, and CAS, Curtin University.
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Dr Shiosaki visits the National Archives in London
Elfie Shiosaki visited the National Archives in London in March to continue her research about discursive activism by Noongar people in Western Australia for Indigenous human rights.
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Dr Caroline Fleay delivers 2017 Grace Vaughan Annual Lecture
On 15 March 2017, Dr Caroline Fleay spoke about ‘Families Still Seeking Asylum: Political Impacts and Community Responses in Australia’ at the University of Western Australia.
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Seeking Refuge WA Launch
On the 17th of February 2017, CHRE hosted the event 'Seeking Refuge in Australia: Contested Policies and Community Responses', which included a lecture given by The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG and the launch of the Seeking Refuge WA crowdfunding campaign.
Events
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CHRE Research Seminar Series 2017: Seminar 2
Visiting researcher, Dr Debra Dudek from the University of Wollongong and Director of the Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies, will speak on the topic of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Activism in Australian Fiction for Young People.
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CHRE Annual Postgraduate Colloquium
The Centre for Human Rights Education (CHRE) runs the annual postgraduate colloquium for all CHRE postgraduate students who are encouraged to present a 10 minute presentation.
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AAPI 2017 Seminar Series: The Pedagogies of Human Rights
This paper will contextualise the role of pedagogy itself as a core method of communication, language and discourse of human rights.
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Australian Academy of the Humanities 2017 Symposium and Annual Fellows' Events
This year's Symposium will explore how contemporary Australia has been shaped by long intellectual and emotional histories regarding human rights and humanitarianism, and will consider the challenges facing Australia in engaging with wide-ranging human rights matters such as sexuality, disability, Indigenous rights, refugees, and religious freedoms.