AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE
Multiculturalism & the Australian Identity
April 13, 2013
Forum Speakers: Prof. Jock Collins (PhD), Prof. Stephen Castles (D.Phil) & Assoc Prof. Catriona Elder (PhD)
Speakers
Assoc. Professor Catriona Elder (PhD) (View Slide Presentation on the Australian Identity)
- Department of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Sydney.
- Research focus on 20th & 21st century Australian cultural identity & nationalism.
- Author of ‘Being Australian: Narratives of National Identity’,
Co-author of ‘New Voices, New Visions: Challenging Australian Identities & Legacies’.
Professor Stephen Castles (D.Phil) (View Slide Presentation on Immigration & Multiculturalism)
- Sociologist & Political Economist | Research Chair in Sociology, University of Sydney.
- Former Director, International Migration Institute, University of Oxford.
- Prolific author / co-author of titles such as ‘The Age of Migration’, ‘Immigration & Australia: Myths & Realities’ and ‘Mistaken Identity: Multiculturalism & the Demise of Nationalism in Australia’.
Professor Jock Collins (PhD) (View Slide Presentation on Rethinking Multiculturalism & Identity)
- Professor of Social Economics, UTS | Co-Director, Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Centre.
- Research focus on the interdisciplinary study of immigration, multiculturalism, the economy & society.
- Prolific author / co-author of titles such as ‘Sydney’s Cronulla Riots: The Context & Implications’, ‘Ethnic Crime & Cultural Diversity’ and ‘Bin Laden in the Suburbs: Criminalizing the Arab Other’.
