In the media. 

Professor Phillip Deery and Dr Julie Kimber feature in this Radio National program, ‘The Ferry Plot’. The ABC blurb reads: 

“It’s one of the strangest episodes in the history of Cold war Australia. In 1949, an incident that became known as The Ferry Plot, gripped the nation. At its heart was one man who confounded friends, authorities and later historians. But there was also a bigger story taking place that went right to the heart of Australian politics during these uncertain post war years..In this program, the culprit himself William Dobson, rises from the grave to respond to historian Phillip Deery’s dogged investigation.” 

The program will be broadcast on ‘The History Listen’ on 27 June at 5pm on RN or can be downloaded here. 

Associate Professor Tony Joel was recently interviewed by Bob Murphy and Andy Maher on SEN Drive about his recent book On the take: The 1910 scandal that changed Australian Football Forever. You can listen back to the interview here. On the take was also mentioned on The Front Bar on Channel 7 earlier this week. 

Publications. 

PhD Candidate Anna Kent has written an important and timely piece that stresses the importance of international education and the role that it has played in shaping Australia as a nation. Titled “International education is not just important for universities, it has shaped our nation”, you can read it here. 

Associate Professor Cassandra Atherton was commissioned to write ‘Asphyxia’ and ‘Japanese Bath’, for the international journal McQueen’s Quinterly, Issue 3, May 2020. 

Cassandra has also published a poem, ‘La Grippe’, The In/completeness of Human Experience,in Text Special Issue, Number 58, April 2020. Selected to be re-published in The Incomplete Book, Recent Work Press, Canberra, ACT, 2020. 

Opportunities. 

Patrick-Jean Guay has identified opportunities that could be of interest to CHRG members. Patrick has requested to be notified (via the Faculty Research mailbox artsed-research-grants@deakin.edu.au) and via the completion of the Faculty on-line NOIS form (https://deakinuniversity-vcjls.formstack.com/forms/nois) if anyone is interested in applying to any of those opportunities. If you need any further assistance, please contact Patrick (patrick.guay@deakin.edu.au )

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    These support projects that aim to spread awareness to new audiences of how poverty can be reduced by increasing economic freedom. Grants are worth up to USD 15,000 each.  
    Closing date: 15 Aug 20   
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    Study grants from the Oscar Ekmans foundation  
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    These support education about Sweden at Swedish schools abroad, Swedish language education at foreign universities and schools, as well as foreign Swedish children and young people in accessing education in Sweden.  
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    Research fellowship programme  
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    Closing date: 26 Aug 20  (Forecast)  
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    Visions of Australia  
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    This aims to increase access for Australian audiences to exhibitions of Australian arts and cultural material, with a particular focus on tours to regional and remote Australia. The budget for this round is AUD 1.2 million.  
    Closing date: 28 Aug 20  (Forecast)  
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