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Summer Scholars

Recipients of our Summer Scholarships, funded through the generosity of the family of the late Norman McCann (a former National Library Council Member), Dr John and Dr Heather Seymour, Carol Moya Mills, Emeritus Professor Janice Reid AC and an anonymous donor. Since 2002, more than 50 Australian scholars have been supported to undertake six weeks of immersive postgraduate research, with special access to the Library’s collections. ....

Elcho Island , Northern Territory , Flinders Ranges , South Australia , United States , United Kingdom , Republic Of , Port Essington , British Columbia , City Of , New South Wales , Papua New Guinea , Great Southern , Martin Boyd , Ros Bandt , Cassandra Byrnes , Joseph Steinberg , Denise Levertov , Robert Duncan , Katerina Bryant , Noel Counihan , Norman Mccann , Rosa Campbell , William Saville , Meg Brayshaw , Aliza Lim ,

Summer Scholars

Recipients of our Summer Scholarships, funded through the generosity of the family of the late Norman McCann (a former National Library Council Member), Dr John and Dr Heather Seymour, Carol Moya Mills, Emeritus Professor Janice Reid AC and an anonymous donor. Since 2002, more than 50 Australian scholars have been supported to undertake six weeks of immersive postgraduate research, with special access to the Library’s collections. ....

Elcho Island , Northern Territory , Flinders Ranges , South Australia , United States , United Kingdom , Republic Of , Port Essington , British Columbia , City Of , New South Wales , Papua New Guinea , Great Southern , Martin Boyd , Ros Bandt , Cassandra Byrnes , Joseph Steinberg , Denise Levertov , Robert Duncan , Katerina Bryant , Noel Counihan , Norman Mccann , Rosa Campbell , William Saville , Meg Brayshaw , Aliza Lim ,

Summer Scholars

Child Migration and Stolen Generations in Popular Historical Consciousness
In the mid-1990s, harrowing stories emerged of child migrants and Stolen Generations who had been taken from their families. Side-by-side, these narratives produced unprecedented responses in public discourse, yet scholars have struggled to make sense of the cacophony of debate, the millions of marching feet and the mountain of writing inspired by these histories. Tim Calabria’s project will assess the extensive papers left by Sir Ronald Wilson, president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission during this period, and seek to contribute to the understanding of this profound moment of social change in Australia, as people concurrently engaged in the Reconciliation movement and grappled with the bleak outcomes of child migration for many institutionalised children. ....

Elcho Island , Northern Territory , Flinders Ranges , South Australia , United States , United Kingdom , Republic Of , Port Essington , British Columbia , City Of , New South Wales , Papua New Guinea , Great Southern , Martin Boyd , Ros Bandt , Cassandra Byrnes , Joseph Steinberg , Denise Levertov , Robert Duncan , Katerina Bryant , Noel Counihan , Norman Mccann , Rosa Campbell , William Saville , Meg Brayshaw , Aliza Lim ,

Brazen Hussies Screening - Bicheno

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Event description
BRAZEN HUSSIES, chronicling the Australian Women’s Liberation Movement, will be screening at Bicheno Memorial Hall on 20th February 2021.
About this Event
Five years in the making, the enlightening feature documentary BRAZEN HUSSIES, chronicling the Australian Women’s Liberation Movement, will be screening at Bicheno Memorial Hall on Saturday 20th February at 7.30 pm followed by Q&A with Executive Producer, Sue Maslin. This follows the film’s Australian theatrical release in 2020.
BRAZEN HUSSIES introduces contemporary audiences to the Australian second wave feminists, who declared war on ‘male chauvinism’, traditional sex roles and demanded that women be set free from the ‘chains of femininity’. This feature documentary traces how the Australian Women’s Liberation Movement was born amidst the tumultuous politics of the 1960s, influenced by the anti-war, anti-imperialist, and civil ri ....

Rosie Jones , Andrea Foxworthy , Philippa Campey , Dame Quentin Bryce , Merle Thornton , Pat Oshane , Amanda Brown , David Stratton , Emma Bortignon , Catherine Dwyer , Gough Whitlam , Alva Geikie , Elizabeth Reid , Zelda Daprano , Eva Cox , Juliet Miranda Rowe , Australian Women Liberation Movement , Commonwealth Arbitration Court , Advisor On Women Affairs , Brisbane Regatta Hotel , Australian Women , Liberation Movement , Bicheno Memorial Hall , Executive Producer , Weekend Australian , Sue Maslin ,