The State of the Industry: Initial program launch

Posted on | April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments

Thanks to John, Angela, Graeme, Emily, Clif and Alison, it’s time to formally announce:

The State of the Industry:
The future for cultural research in the university

26th and 27th November 2009
The University of New South Wales, Kensington

The State of the Industry is a two day conference that will discuss the future for cultural research in the university, while marking the conclusion of a highly successful period of Australian Research Council funding for the Cultural Research Network. The event will showcase a range of innovative research collaborations and projects that the Cultural Research Network has generated, linking different disciplines, institutions and community groups working in the area of culture over the past 5 years. It will also discuss a number of issues fundamental to the practice of research, including:

- teaching conditions in the university
- peer to peer models for learning and mentoring
- collaborations between rural, regional and city campuses, and
- new models for professional development and training

Led by the next generation of researchers entering the academy, the conference will be a chance for the university and wider public to hear the ideas and needs of those seeking to work in the industry over the long term. All are welcome to attend and participate in a much needed discussion of the future direction of higher education in this country.

Registration for the conference is free, and members of the university sector, the media, and the general public are welcome.

Initial program

Day One – The next generation of university teachers and students

Plenary address: Professor Simon Marginson (University of Melbourne)

Sessions include:

* trends in academic employment
* teaching with social difference
* teaching beyond the capital city
* sessional teaching – pros and cons
* tenure – pros and cons
* supervision
* the status of teaching vs. research grant culture
* pastoral care
* curriculum design

Participants include: Catherine Driscoll (University of Sydney), John Frow (University of Melbourne), Chris Gibson (University of Wollongong), Melissa Gregg (University of Sydney), Chris Healy (University of Melbourne), Jason Jacobs (University of Queensland), Tammi Jonas (University of Melbourne), Meredith Jones (UTS), Olivia Khoo (Curtin), Susan Luckman (UniSA), Kane Race (University of Sydney), Cate Thill (Notre Dame), Graeme Turner (University of Queensland), Gordon Waitt (University of Wollongong), plus more to be announced.


Day Two – Research cultures and the practice of cultural research

Sessions include:

* trends in international research funding/strategy
* individual research, partnerships and teams
* research outside the university
* research cultures: gender and work/life balance
* a brief history of PhD outcomes
* who do you serve – what is required of cultural research?
* negotiating best practice in cooperative cultural research
* new technologies and literacies in cooperative cultural research
* showcase of CRN projects

Participants include: Kate Bowles (University of Wollongong), Jean Burgess (QUT), Kate Crawford (UNSW), Maryanne Dever (Monash), Tanja Dreher (UTS), Clifton Evers (UNSW), Gerard Goggin (UNSW), Alan Lawson (UQ), Miriam Lyons (Centre for Policy Development), Emily Potter (Deakin), Lisa Slater (RMIT), Jason Wilson (University of Wollongong), Amanda Wise (Macquarie), plus more to be announced.

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2 Responses to “The State of the Industry: Initial program launch”

  1. WildlyParenthetical
    April 27th, 2009 @ 4:56 pm

    This looks great. Thanks to all those involved in organising it!

  2. Rachel O
    April 27th, 2009 @ 8:17 pm

    Good job. In fact the first day is missing the sixth session ‘Conference franchising – the third way?’. ;)
    Hopefully I can make it. If not, could you tour the platform to amsterdam? Congrats to all.

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