ISFAR @ 35: Australia and France in a Regional and Global Context: Past Engagements and Future Research Directions
35th Anniversary Symposium of the Institute for the Study of French Australian Relations (ISFAR) in Honour of Professor Colin Nettelbeck
8-9 April 2021, online
This online Symposium offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary research in the field of French-Australian relations. The papers cover a broad range of political, cultural and historical topics, from the early history of French-Australian relations to the contemporary diplomatic rapprochement in the Pacific in the context of an encroaching China; photography and viniculture; student educational tours and language enrichment; and aspects of the history of World War One and Two in Europe and the Pacific. A major theme of the Symposium is France’s presence in the Indo-Pacific.
There is no registration fee but participants should ensure they are ISFAR members for 2021. Details of membership can be found at: https://www.isfar.org.au/membership/
Register for the Symposium here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australia-and-france-in-a-regional-and-global-context-tickets-145180198883
The membership fees of Undergraduates, Postgraduates and Casual workers, and of anyone else claiming hardship, can be paid from a special grant. Simply indicate on the membership form, beneath your signature, that you request this exemption.
There is also a free online public keynote address:
Professor Robert Aldrich, Professor of European History at the University of Sydney: From the French East Indies Company to the French in the ‘Indo-Pacific’
Thursday 8 April, 5.30 – 7pm
Registration for the public lecture: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-the-french-east-indies-company-to-the-french-in-the-indo-pacific-tickets-145178200907
The programme with the list of abstracts and session timetable can be found on the ISFAR website at https://www.isfar.org.au/events/
Enquiries: elizabeth.rechniewski@sydney.edu.au