Institute of Advanced Studies
Further Information
Public lecture
The conference has sponsored the lecture by the Honourable Andrew Murray titled The Forgotten Australians: Indentity, records and their search for the past.
Minority reports: Indigenous and community voices in archives
Dates: 3-5 August 2008
Location: University of Western Australia. See draft program for location of seminars and workshops.
Enquiries: ias@admin.uwa.edu.au or (+618) 6488 1340
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The general theme of this conference explores issues relating to the history of recordkeeping by and about Indigenous peoples, migrant communities, minority communities, forgotten and disappeared communities.
This includes historical and contemporary responses by these groups to recordkeeping by dominant communities.
The conference also focuses on the impact and histories of the destruction of archives relating to the above communities and peoples, and the role of records in human rights contexts, including slavery and reconciliation.
Confirmed international speakers include:
- Dr Andrew Flinn, University College London
- Associate Professor Jeannette Bastian, Simmons College, Massachusetts
- Dr Chris Healy, Melbourne University
- Dr Ben Alexander, Queens, New York
- Professor Masahito Ando, University of Tokyo
- Professor Eric Ketelaar, University of Amsterdam/Monash University
- Associate Professor Tom Nesmith, University of Manitoba
- John Roberts and Terehia Biddle, Archives New Zealand
- Harald Lindbach and Kaisa Malineimi Lindbach, Tromso, Norway
- Jonathan Lainey, Library Archives Canada
Sponsors include:
- Australian Society of Archivists
- Edith Cowan University
- The University of Western Australia
- The University of Melbourne
Conference registration
Registrations closed on 18 July 2008. Thank you for your interest.
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Accommodation
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