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You are invited to attend the following seminar organized by Cosmopolitan Civil Society Research Centre.

Date: Wednesday 19th October
Time: 4pm—6pm
Seminar Topic: Eating the Asian other? Multiculturalism pedagogies and memories of food cosmopolitanism
Venue: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, UTS City Campus, Level 3, Mary Ann House, 645 Harris Street, Sydney
Registration: ccs@uts.edu.au

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FREEDOM FROM PERSECUTION? THE QUESTION OF AFGHANISTAN

A conference held in association with the exhibition, ‘Unsafe Haven: Hazarras in Afghanistan’, UTS Tower Foyer.

When: 7 October, 9.15am-5.30pm
Where: Room 411, Building 2 (CB02.411) University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW
Access: Free. Disabled access. Places are limited. Please register: ccs@uts.edu.au
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Unsafe Heaven Report

For thirty years Afghanistan has suffered under invasions, civil wars and military rule, and millions of Afghans have fled the country seeking refuge. Many fled the civil war after the 1979 Soviet invasion, and more followed during the Taliban period. By 2001, there were at least eight million Afghan refugees, mostly in Pakistan and Iran. Following the 2001 UN intervention and occupation more than five million Afghans – twenty per cent of the country’s population – voluntarily returned to the country, to a situation of continued political instability. Since 2006, with intensifying violence and internal conflict, voluntary return has declined. In recent months countries such as Australia have made provision for the forced return of Afghan refugees.

Continued conflict and protracted displacement in Afghanistan poses in sharp relief the question of how to guarantee freedom from persecution in the world today. In a global political system that generates radically destabilised countries, where political authority and legitimacy is absent, persecution becomes systemic. How can this be addressed?

PARTICIPANTS: Safdar Ahmed, Refugee Art Project; Laurie Berg, UTS Law; Sam Blay, UTS Law; Nina Burridge, CCS; Nour Dados, USyd; Bilquis Ghani, Refugee Art Project; Heather Goodall, CCS; James Goodman, CCS; Abdul Hekmat; Christina Ho, CCS; Andrew Jakubowicz, CCS; William Maley, ANU; Anne McNevin, RMIT; Wahid Razi, UTS; Ian Rintoul, Refugee Action Collective; Liz Thompson; Omid Tofighian.

The conference and exhibition are hosted by the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre at UTS. The conference program is online at: www.cosmopolitancivilsocieties.com

Further info: James Goodman, james.goodman@uts.edu.au

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Seminar Topic: Researching Journalists, Journalists’ Research, Journalism as Research

Date: Wednesday 21 September, 2011
Time: 4pm-6om
Venue: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, level 3, MaryAnn House,
645 Harris Street, Ultimo

Abstract:

An effective free press has been considered an essential feature of enlightened civil society since the 18^th century. An independent ‘fourth estate’ has been considered a key component of Western, liberal democracy, ensuring an informed citizenry and acting as a watchdog against the abuses of government or other entrenched interests. Yet how relevant are such Enlightenment ideals in a 21^st century media landscape dominated by trans-national media conglomerates where the rise of online resources, the blogosphere and Web 2.0 are widely seen as leading to the decline of both the power and the prestige of the traditional news media?

This seminar brings together both information and journalism researchers, educators and practitioners to provide insights into the changing nature of journalists’ professional practice. Topics covered will include: journalists’ use of personal sources to add credibility to their story and add human interest to engage the reader; the impact of the new digital environments and technologies on journalists’ information discovery and analysis; the impact of new digital social networking sites on  journalistic practice; and journalism as research.

Programme:

Finding the ‘Hook’: The Social Information World of Freelance Journalists: Dr Michael Olsson, Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies, UTS

Journalism in a Digital World: Maureen Henninger, Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies, UTS

Journalism in a Virtual World: Social Media: Jenna Price, Lecturer, Social and Political Change Group, UTS

Journalism as Research:  Dr Tom Morton, Associate Professor, Social and Political Change Group, UTS

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Presentation will be followed by wider discussion.

Registration:
Please send registration details to: ccs@uts.edu.au & please include name, group or organisational affiliation & e-mail address

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