‘CONTESTING AUSTRALIAN HISTORY’

FESTSCHRIFT

in honor of

PROFESSOR MARILYN LAKE

Thursday 8th December-Friday 9th December 2016

Gryphon Gallery, 1888 Building

The University of Melbourne

Thursday 8 December9AM:

Opening by Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne

9.30-10.15 Reflections:Chair: Joy DamousiSpeakers: Graeme Davison, Pat Grimshaw, Stuart Macintyre, Jill Roe

10.15 Morning tea

10.45 Histories of Feminism:Chair: Angela Woollacott Speakers: Susan Magarey, Desley Deacon, Alice Maxwell, Judy Smart, Marian Quartly

12.30-1.30 Lunch

1.30-3pmGender Relations in Australian History at La Trobe University: Chair: Bethany Phillps-Peddlesden Speakers: Liz Conor, Zelda Grimshaw, Bridget O’Brien, Ruth Ford, Catriona Elder, Freya Matthews

3-3.30 pm Afternoon tea

3.30- 5.15pmThe Power of Anzac and the Impact of War: Chair: Alan Atkinson Speakers: Stephen Garton, Charlotte McDonald, Christina Twomey, Mark McKenna

5.15 pm Drinks6.30pm Dinner

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Friday 9 December

9.15-10International History from an Australian Perspective: Chair: Sean Scalmer Speakers: Joy Damousi, David Lowe, Kate Laing, Henry Reynolds, Roland Burke

10 -11.30Engaging America: US History from an Australian Standpoint: Chair: Desley Deacon Speakers: Clare Corbould, Warwick Anderson, Ian Tyrrell, Diane Kirkby

11.30-11.45 Morning tea

11.45- 1.30Australia in the World: Chair: Kate Darian-SmithSpeakers: Tracey Banivanua-Mar, Sophie Loy-Wilson, Samia Khatun, Iain McCalman

1.30-2.15pm Lunch

2 15 - 3.45 pmCampaigns for Aboriginal Rights and Recognition, Then and Now: Chair: Tiffany Shellam Speakers: John Maynard, Tim Rowse, Penny Edmonds, Vicki Haskins

3.45 – 5.15pmHistory in the Public Domain:Chair: Andy MaySpeakers: Margaret Anderson, Mary Crooks, Don Watson, Clare Wright

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