Traces of Racial Exception Book Launch
ACRAWSA and the University of Sydney is delighted to be co-hosting the Sydney book launch for Ronit Lentin’s new book, Traces of Racial Exception Racializing Israeli…
What Counts as Expertise? The Marginalisation of Race and Gender Scholarship
The attacks on members of the teaching staff at the University of Sydney by the right-wing tabloid, The Daily Telegraph on 8 August 2018,…
Between Boredom and Terror
When I first heard about the Daily Telegraph’s attack on subjects offered by the University of Sydney and UTS, my first reaction was boredom.…
The Invisible Burden of Asian Women’s Experiences of Racism
The recent attack by The Daily Telegraph on female academics at the University of Sydney highlights a misogynistic culture in which women’s academic work…
The Ivory Tower of Male Chauvinism
In the wake of the Daily Telegraph’s attack against three members of its academic staff, the University of Sydney released a statement defending the…
How do we have a conversation about Islam? A Symposium
How do we have a conversation about Islam? A Symposium Saturday 15th September, 2018 10 am to 4 pm, The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre The…
ACRAWSA Statement on the Australian Academy of the Humanities Cultural and Communication Studies Twentieth Anniversary Colloquium
On July 27, 2018, I received the following email in my Western Sydney University Inbox: *Sent on behalf of Professor Tony Bennett* Dear colleagues,…
‘Imagine There’s no Countries:’ Children across National Borders of Compassion
The last few months have been rather emotionally charged. The catalysts for such a global uproar of compassion were two geo-political disjointed groups of…
Taking the Children: a Commentary
Living in California during the roll-out of the zero tolerance to border crossing migrants policy has been a very interesting experience as an Aboriginal…