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Briefs - updated April 2009 September 2009 Annual Conference of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) The forthcoming conference is to be hosted by University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane. The Conference theme is Africa in a restructuring world. Details coming to the AFSAAP web site www.afsaap.org.au Cambridge to Africa Itupale journal CALL FOR PAPERS Cambridge to Africa is a collaborative network designed to link Cambridge, UK with all things African at home and abroad. For more details about what we do go to www.cambridgetoafrica.org with enquiries. The Itupale Online Journal of African Studies has been formed by Cambridge to Africa to support and promote scholarly work from all academic disciplines that relate to Africa. Submissions from authors residing in sub continent Africa and South America are particularly encouraged. The first volume of Itupale, entitled 'Understanding the African Experience', is now available online at www.cambridgetoafrica.org We would also like to announce our first call for papers for the theme of Volume II: Education in Africa: Developments for the 21st Century. Deadline for submissions is 1 August, 2009. More details can be found at www.cambridgetoafrica.org Directory of Africanists in Australia available. over 300 entries and current contact information on African specialists and community organisations. Each entry identifies the individual's research interests, disciplinary field, and geographic region(s) of specialisation, in addition to listing their publications. To purchase your copy please send a Money Order or Cheque (payable to AFSAAP) for AUD $12.55 (price includes postage within Australia) to: Graeme Counsel, AFSAAP Secretary. C/- UMPA, Graduate Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Victoria, Australia. For overseas postage, please contact g.counsel@umpa.unimelb.edu.au for rates. Student Associations University of New England (NSW) African Students Association Flinders University (SA) International Students Association Archived articles See articles on the first Africans in Australia in 1788 on africanOz Features The Long & Short History Photo: National Archives of Australia. Item L74643, Series A1200 Photographic negatives and prints, L1945-1971 created by Australian News & Information Bureau, Canberra. African Australian history: does it exist? After blowing the dust off the archives and plucking the cobwebs off the document files, we found a wealth of information awaiting the savvy researcher. We already learnt about Africans arriving in Australia in 1788 (see features) And a quick look at the Australian Archives revealed a visit by the first 'African head of state' almost 200 years later in 1968: Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, pictured here shaking hands with then-opposition leader Gough Whitlam (left) and Australian Prime Minister John Gorton (centre)... In his welcoming speech for Emperor Selassie, Mr Whitlam noted that the visit should serve to heighten Australia's awareness of its relationship to Africa. "Our present preoccupation with China and South-East Asia has tended to concentrate our attention of the Pacific," said Mr Whitlam, "But we are an Indian Ocean power as well as a Pacific power. More than one third of our coastline looks out on to the Indian Ocean." When Mr Whitlam later became Australian Prime Minister, he banned visits by South African (racially selected) sporting teams to Australia and supported African decolonisation (See Whitlam Institute website). His successor, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser went on to dedicate much of his life after politics to humanitarian work in Africa through Care Australia. Judging from a chat with archival researchers, there are still plenty of primary sources waiting to be analysed and unearthed in terms of documents, photos and other material relating to Africa in Australian history - relating to foreign policy, perceptions of Africa, immigration and community history. And for anyone wanting more information on the Haile Selassie visit - the Rasta in Oz site has a collection of Australian newspaper clippings. |
AFRICA RESEARCH LINKS (Australia-based) African Studies organisations & courses African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific is a great resource for finding African specialists, papers and other resources. Members receive a subscription to Australasian Review of African Studies, and email notification of publications and events including annual conference (see left) The African Research Institute at La Trobe University closed in 2006. Courses: While there are no specific African studies schools in Australia, a few universities offer African studies topics in history, politics, anthropology and other areas. Flinders University (SA) has a unit called 'Africa on a global stage' (3rd year, undergraduate) that external students can study online. Macquarie University has broader African Studies available in its politics and international relations area, as well as a Centre for Middle East and North African Studies. General Resources
National Library's Gateway - Links to local, university, state and national library catalogues.
Sudanese Online Research Association (SORA) - A great resource looking at the issues, journeys and stories of the Sudanese diaspora.
Africa index (DFAT) - Index of Africa information, Australian Dept Foreign Affairs & Trade. For more information on trade matters, see Austrade
African government resources - Australian National Library links site.
Aid & Development
AusAID -
Australian Government reports and articles on aid to Africa. See ACIAR for some Australian agricultural research programs and partnerships in Africa.
Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) - Aid peak body.
Development Studies Network - Based at Australian National University.
Australian Development Gateway (mainly Asia Pacific focus) Publications - (many free, online access)
ITUPALE - www.cambridgetoafrica.org
Overseas-based online journals: Museums & Heritage
National Archives of Australia
Africans in Australia since 1788 (africanOz Feature)
Australian War Memorial - Historical material on Australian soldiers in Sudan, North Africa, South African Boer War etc
Immigration Museum (Victoria) - Exhibitions, library catalogue and more. Also see Museum Victoria Indigenous collections - ethnographic artefacts, archaeological items, documents, recordings
Multicultural Documentary Heritage Project National Library Information Kit to help communities maintain material to tell their stories in Australia.
Picture Australia - search under Africa country title. Historical photos of visiting African dignitaries; students etc, as well as Australian involvement in Africa (eg Sudan)
Australian Museum - African Collections Media & Culture
'Newsworthy' (PDF file) - Study on how Australian media cover humanitarian/aid issues (including Africa). Wendy Bacon/Chris Nash, Centre for Independent Journalism.
Centre for Cross-Cultural Research - based at Australian National University Work opportunities
Australian Volunteers International provides opportunities for Australians to volunteer to live, work and learn in partnership with people of other cultures. Please send your organisation's African studies-related links to: mail@africanoz.com |
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