Dear All, Please find below the Political Science Department's Postgraduate Bulletin for 6 September 2004, listing news of interest to postgrads in the Department, and upcoming seminars. Regards, Ben. 1. Postgraduate Scholarships for 2005 2. CESAA Essay Competition 3. Call for Papers: 2004 School of Languages Postgraduate Conference 4. Working Holiday Careers Fair 5. Feminist Forum 15 September: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right. Helping or harming women in the context of HIV/AIDS? 6. CERC Seminar 7 September: Croatia and the EU 7. Public Lecture 14 September: Europe’s Role in a Globalized World 8. English Seminar 8 September: International Visitors to Kampuchea, 1979-1989 9. Red Cross Blood Service coming to campus 15-17 September 10. Staff/postgraduate 6-a-side soccer: Match report Issues of this bulletin are archived on the web at: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/bulletin.html Department news and upcoming seminar info is posted at: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/new/ *********************************************** 1. Postgraduate Scholarships for 2005 Applications for the main forms of scholarship support for research postgraduates, the APA and MRS, are now open. Applications close on 31 October 2004, for commencement in 2005. Prospective and continuing students may apply. Applications can now be made online, through the SCHOLS system. The login page, and further information, is on the web at: http://pgschols.acs.unimelb.edu.au/ApplicantLogon.aspx *********************************************** 2. CESAA Essay Competition The Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) proudly announces the 12th annual Europe Essay Competition. Best essay by a postgraduate (3-5,000 words) has a prize of $300 plus one year's free membership to CESAA. The Topic: Any topic relating to contemporary Europe. Your field could be post-war history, politics, law, economics, business, society or culture. Your subject could be the European Union or any part of Europe as long as it focuses, at least in part, on the EU or on Europe as a whole. An essay that has already been assessed by an academic is acceptable. The essays will be judged by a panel of judges selected by CESAA. How to Enter: Two copies of your essay (typed and double spaced) should be sent by 15 November 2004 to: CESAA Essay Competition Att: Katrina Stats & Fiona Machin P.O.Box 2125, Hawthorn Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122. The essay should have on a separate page your name, full address, institution, category (undergraduate or Honours/post-graduate) and a contact phone number and/or email. Do not put your name on the essay title page. Winners will be notified formally by mail and the results will be publicised on the CESAA website and in the CESAA Review. Winning and highly commended essays will be considered for publication in the CESAA Review. Please contact the organisers: Katrina Stats, kstats@unimelb.edu.au, or Fiona Machin fmachin@unimelb.edu.au with any questions. *********************************************** 3. Call for Papers: 2004 School of Languages Postgraduate Conference We now invite papers for the 2004 School of Languages Postgraduate Conference. Postgraduate students of language, culture, literature and linguistics from any university are particularly welcome to submit. The conference will be held at the University of Melbourne from Sunday 14 November to Monday 15 November. Abstracts should be approximately 150-200 words in length and have some relevance to one or more of the keywords: Interventions, Interactions or Interrelations. Papers that do not have a direct relevance to the keywords are also welcome. Abstracts should include the title of the paper, the authors name, university affiliation and the authors contact details. The abstracts will be published in the conference programme. Presentations should be no more than 20 minutes in length. Written papers should not exceed 5000 words. Joint presentations are encouraged, as are individual papers. Please submit, with a completed registration form, to: sol-conf@unimelb.edu.au or mail to: School of Languages Postgraduate Conference Organising Committee School of Languages University of Melbourne 3010 by 8 October. A written version of accepted papers should be submitted electronically before 14 November to be considered for publication in the refereed conference proceedings. For further information please contact: sol-conf@unimelb.edu.au *********************************************** 4. Working Holiday Careers Fair Careers and Employment has organized an information fair targeted at students from all disciplines, with an emphasis on undergraduates in final year and all postgraduates. Scheduled for Monday 6 September at 1.00pm - 4pm in the Grand Buffet in the Union Building, the fair will feature exhibitors from a variety of organisations such as Australian Volunteers International, Camp America, Camp Counsellors USA, Timeplan Education, STA Travel and International Exchange Programs. The fair provides an opportunity for students to speak directly with recruiters about short-term and long-term paid and unpaid work opportunities both within Australia and overseas. For information contact Paul Lockman (8344 6129 / p.lockman@unimelb.edu.au) or visit http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers/students/events/fairs/wk_hol.html *********************************************** 5. Feminist Forum 15 September: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right. Helping or harming women in the context of HIV/AIDS? All staff and postgraduate students interested in feminist ideas are welcome to this seminar series. Venue: Room 519, John Medley Building, University of Melbourne. Gate 10 Grattan St. Time: 5.30-7.00pm. Wednesday 15 September: Jennifer Oriel (Political Science, University of Melbourne). 'Sexual Pleasure As A Human Right: Helping or Harming Women In the Context of HIV/AIDS?' More forums will be held during the semester: October 27: Dr Millsom Henry-Waring - (Sociology, University of Melbourne). 'Cold Sunshine - The Racialised, Gendered and Diasporic Experiences of African Caribbean Women in Britain' November 24: Dr Lorene Gottschalk (Management & Human Resource Management, University of Ballarat). 'Coming out in the bush: lesbians, gay men and gender difference in regional and rural Victoria.' For more information contact: Associate Professor Sheila Jeffreys, School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology sheila@unimelb.edu.au *********************************************** 6. CERC Seminar 7 September: Croatia and the EU presented by Mrs. Ana Modun (Consulate-General, Consulate of the Republic of Croatia, Melbourne) Tuesday 7 September 1:00 - 2:00 pm at Room 212, Level 2, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton *********************************************** 7. Public Lecture 14 September: Europe’s Role in a Globalized World "Reflections on Europe’s Role in a Globalized World" Dr. Garret FitzGerald, former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), is one of Ireland’s most popular politicians and an internationally distinguished figure. He is Chancellor of the National University of Ireland as well as being a respected journalist, an eminent scholar, and a renowned speaker. In this International Public Lecture, Dr. FitzGerald will offer some insights and reflections on the dynamic role of Europe in an ever-globalising world. This Lecture is part of the Faculty of Arts Dean's Public Lecture Series and is also a University of Melbourne International Public Lecture. It is cosponsored by the Contemporary Europe Research Centre (CERC) of the University of Melbourne. Born in 1926, Dr. FitzGerald studied History, French and Spanish at university and achieved his doctorate in economics. In 1959 he joined the Political Economy Department of University College Dublin lecturing, inter alia, on the European Institutions. A brilliant intellect and famously fast talker, FitzGerald entered national politics in the 1960s, joining the Fine Gael party that his father had helped to found. He joined the Irish Senate in 1965 and was elected to the House of Representatives four years later. In 1973, following an election victory, Fitzgerald was selected to be the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, a position once held by his father, Desmond and one that the younger Fitzgerald made his own, earning himself the enduring reputation as one of Irelands finest Foreign Ministers. Under FitzGeralds leadership the Fine Gael party grew in popularity and came to power again in 1981. This was the first of two terms he served as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Irish Republic. During his political career Dr. FitzGerald fought for the liberalisation of Irish society. He retired from politics in 1992 but not from public life. A respected commentator on economic, political and social affairs for The Irish Times between 1954 and 1973, Dr. FitzGerald returned to The Times and has been writing a weekly column since 1991. Dr. FitzGerald has published prolifically both as a journalist and an academic. He has written eight books and contributed to many more. He has lectured extensively on a variety of topics but notably on political developments in Europe. Tuesday 14th September 6:00-7:30pm Copland Lecture Theatre The University of Melbourne This lecture is free and open to the general public. *********************************************** 8. English Seminar 8 September: International Visitors to Kampuchea, 1979-1989 Rachel Hughes Solidarity Under the Sign of genocide: International Visitors to the People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979-1989 Date: Wednesday 8 September Time: 4.15 Venue: Large Seminar Room, John Medley Building, West Tower, 216B This paper will explore discourses of socialist state solidarity, sympathy and memory in the written responses of visitors to the Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide Crimes, Cambodia, between 1979 and 1989. The Tuol Sleng Museum is one of two national sites in Cambodia that seek to memorialise the mass political violence of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge. The museum, which occupies a Khmer Rouge secret police facility, was opened to international visitors in 1979. Diplomatic and humanitarian missions to the People's Republic of Kampuchea throughout the 1980s were strongly encouraged to visit Tuol Sleng. These individuals and groups left lengthy responses in the museum's official visitor books; responses reflecting on the actions and ideological bases of the Khmer Rouge, the new socialist PRK state and its geopolitical realities, Khmer culture and people, and the status of the museum as a genocide memorial. Rachel Hughes joined the School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Melbourne as a lecturer in January 2003. Her research and teaching interests are in human geography, specifically political and cultural geography. Full programme available at: http://www.english.unimelb.edu.au/research/seminars.html *********************************************** 9. Red Cross Blood Service coming to campus 15-17 September A mobile donation unit of the Red Cross Blood Service will be on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne on 15,16,17 September. A donation area will be established in the Grand Buffet Room on Level 1 of the Union Building. The Red Cross Blood Service has advised that national blood stocks have hit a critically low level this week and encourages anyone who has ever considered donating blood to participate on this occasion, and regular donors to ensure they attend. *********************************************** 10. Staff/postgraduate 6-a-side soccer: Match report A full report on the latest soccer matches is on the Department website at: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/new/match_report.html The team, Political Animals, is looking for anyone who is interested in having a game, regardless of ability or lack thereof. Please contact Adrian Little (little@unimelb.edu.au or 83446209). Ben.Harper Research and Graduate Studies Administrator School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 AUSTRALIA 61 3 8344 6571 http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/