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ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies
An on-line peer-reviewed international journal for critical and radical
analyses of the social, the spatial and the political. The journal's purpose
is to provide a forum for the publication of critical and radical work about
space in the social sciences - including anarchist, anti-racist,
environmentalist, feminist, marxist, postcolonial, poststructuralist, queer,
situationist and socialist perspectives.
Australian Humanities Review
A peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary electronic journal. Includes
emuse, a moderated discussion forum, and the good oil, an
announcements board.
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture: A WWWeb Journal
A peer-refereed online learned journal, which publishes scholarship in
the widest definition of the discipline of comparative literature and
culture and combines traditional comparative literature with comparative
cultural studies.
Culture Machine
Culture Machine is a series of new experiments in culture and theory.
Culture Machine is currently taking the form of an international electronic
journal. The aim of Culture Machine is to seek out and promote the most
provocative of new work, and analyses of that work, in culture and theory
from a diverse range of international authors. Culture Machine is
particularly concerned to promote research which is engaged in the
constitution of new areas of inquiry and the opening of new frontiers of
cultural and theoretical activity.
Enculturation
Enculturation is a space devoted to theoretical approaches to culture
and society. Essays on theory, literature, rhetoric, composition, pop- and
cyber-cultures, music, film, society, pedagogy etc. are invited.
ephemera -- critical dialogues on organization
Ephemera is an electronic forum for developing and extending
discussions of critical perspectives on organization. It is
transdisciplinary and encourages contributions from a broad spectrum of
academics, researchers, activists, practitioners, employees and other
members of organizations. Ephemera encourages a focus on the
ephemeral nature of the present, emphasising change, transition,
possibility, becoming, movement, difference, transience, mortality,
variation, engagement, intervention, metamorphosis
European Journal of Cultural Studies
The European Journal of Cultural Studies is looking to expand its
list of reviewers for its book reviews section. The European Journal of
Cultural Studies is a major journal based in Europe which promotes a
conception of cultural studies rooted in lived experience. The journal
adopts an international, broad-ranging view of cultural studies, charting
new questions and new research, and mapping the transformation of cultural
studies in the years to come.
::fibreculture:: politics of a digital present
fibreculture is a forum for the exchange of articles, ideas and
arguments on Australian IT policy in a broad, cultural context. it concerns
the philosophy and politics of :: information and creative industries ::
national strategies for innovation, research and development :: education,
and :: media.
Intensities -- the journal of cult media
Intensities is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed e-journal,
which will publishnew work on all aspects of cult media including cult
television, cult film, cult radio, literary cults and cult authors, new
media cults, cult figures and celebrities, cult icons, musical cults, cult
geographies, historical studies of media cults and their fandoms, cult
genres, non-generic modes of cultishness, theorisations of cult media,
relevant audience and readership studies, and work that addresses the cult
media industry.
Interrfacings: A Journal of Contemporary Media Studies
Interrfacings: A Journal of Contemporary Media Studies is a new
online publication devoted to contemporary interdisciplinary approaches to
media practices, seeking manuscripts that work on the frontiers of the
burgeoning field of media studies. The title reflects this in-between zone,
where the surface boundary joins adjacent fields of study in order to
thicken the interdiscipline. The qualitative, critical perspective that
defines this journal will open new areas for analysis and create new
frameworks for inquiry in contemporary media studies. This journal, created
by the graduate students of the Institute of Communications Research,
provides a forum for young scholars to shape the future of media and
cultural studies.
INTERSECTIONS: Gender, History & Culture in the Asian Context
Intersections is a refereed electronic journal for new research
and teaching in the area of Gender Studies in the Asian region. It stems
from Murdoch University's School of Asian Studies. Placed at the junction of
historical and contemporary concerns, Intersections emphasises the paramount
importance of research into the region's multiple historical and cultural
gender patterns. Intersections explores innovative ways of 'doing'
history using new technologies: it is a place where oral, written and visual
history can tangibly cross paths allowing for new connections to be made.
Invisible Culture
This journal is
dedicated to explorations of the material and political dimensions of
cultural practices: the means by which cultural objects and communities are
produced, the historical contexts in which they emerge, and the regimes of
knowledge or modes of social interaction to which they contribute.
j_spot -- the Journal of Social and Political Thought
J_spot is an interdisciplinary electronic journal focusing on a
wide range of intersections between theory, politics, culture and social
justice. It aims to give free rein to the crucial, critical energies that
aim beyond a deadly acceptance of the status quo.
JAS Review of Books
JAS Review of Books is an online monthly published in association with
the Journal of Australian Studies. It is produced by the Australian Studies
Centre at Curtin University of Technology in association with the Australian
Public Intellectual Network .
Journals Australia
Journals Australia comprises up to date information on Australia's
leading journals and small magazines including contents and information on
forthcoming, recent issues and back issues, submission and subscription
details, editorials, debates and links.
Lines of Flight
Lines of Flight provides a new point of entry into the increasingly
dynamic and multi-centred discursive field of postgraduate electronic
publication in the arts and humanities. Managed by an editorial collective
based in the school of english, european languages and journalism at the
University of Tasmania, Lines of Flight is a fully refereed, bi-annual
on-line review that provides a space for the circulation of research by
Australian postgraduates working across a range of disciplines
Mots Pluriels
A bilingual (English & French) refereed electronic international
journal open to literary-minded scholars wishing to share their points of
view on important contemporary world issues.
New Journal: Journeys: The International Journal of Travel and Travel
Writing
Travel writing and other representations of journeys as a cultural
practice and product is engaging the attention of scholars and commentators
in a wide range of disciplines and its study is becoming recognised as an
important academic field. The remit of Journeys is to reflect the
rich diversity of travels and journeys as social and cultural practices as
well as their significance as metaphorical processes. It will be a
broad-based interdisciplinary journal of particular significance for those
interested in the studies of travel writing from the perspectives of, for
example, anthropology, social history, religious studies, human geography,
sociology, literary criticism and cultural studies.
Organdi Quarterly
Organdi Quarterly is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal. It is
free and international. Organdi Quarterly focuses on cultural issues of our
time, is open to all forms of creation (painting, photography, cinema,
video, music, writing...), and proposes a criticism on the evolution of
societies.
Politics and Culture
An international review of books.
PopMatters
An electronic magazine of global culture. Features non-refereed but
'intelligent' cultural criticism.
PopPolitics -- Commentary on popular culture and politics
It's easy to imagine a line being drawn between popular and political
cultures. The line, however, is never that clear. Popular culture guides
politics, often possessing a greater influence over our imagination and our
decisions than any rule of law. Politics, moreover, invades popular culture,
often suppressing or exacerbating concerns that first emerged in other
supposedly apolitical venues. PopPolitics thinks of itself as the
gray area, the place where it all comes together and begins to make sense.
Reconstruction
Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture is an innovative culture
studies journal dedicated to fostering an intellectual community composed of
scholars and their audience, granting them all the ability to share thoughts
and opinions on the most important and influential work in contemporary
interdisciplinary studies.
Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge
Rhizomes is an online journal which promotes experimental work located
outside current disciplines, work that has no proper location.
Screening the Past
An electronic international refereed journal of visual media and
history.
Senses of Cinema
Senses of Cinema is an Australian-based online film journal
devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema. It aims to promote
various divergent "voices" that speak to a wide and diverse audience, and to
bring together a mix of writers: established and emerging, theorists and
un-published cinephiles, filmmakers and film programmers, and local and
international writers.
Signs Journal
Founded in 1975, Signs is recognized as the leading international
journal in women's studies. Signs publishes articles from a wide range of
disciplines in a variety of voicesÑarticles engaging gender, race, culture,
class, sexuality, and / or nation. The focus of essays ranges from
cross-disciplinary theorizing and methodologies to specific disciplinary
issues, framed to enter conversations of interest across discipline.
Sociological Research Online
Publishes high quality applied sociology, focusing on theoretical,
empirical and methodological discussions which engage with current
political, cultural and intellectual topics and debates.
SPACE AND CULTURE: International journal of social spaces
Space and Culture is an interdisciplinary journal of critical research
on everyday social space such as the home, consumption and leisure spaces,
architecture, the city, virtual spaces, and geopolitics. It covers
Qualitative Sociology and Contemporary Ethnography, Communications and New
Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Social Geography, Urban Studies, Visual
Culture, and Architecture. Articles on contemporary theory, new research
agendas, and case studies are encouraged.
Technology & Society Book Reviews
Book reviews in the area of technology and society.
The Red Critique
The Red Critique is an online Marxist journal of analysis of the
contemporary.
TOPIA
Topia is a scholarly journal in cultural and Canadian studies whose
purpose is to provide a venue for current research and writing in the
international field of cultural studies, for scholars who share a concern
with cultures, nationalities, technologies, media, and the politics of
space.
TRANSFORMATIONS electronic journal -- Fleeing the City
Transformations is an interactive site for writers, researchers and
artists in the humanities, arts, communication, media and social sciences
engaged with regional issues. Transformations creates links between the
diverse activities of regional culture and society, facilitating knowledge
exchange across territorial and institutional boundaries, and provides
opportunities for individual researchers, writers and artists to contribute
to the ongoing debates and dialogues about regionality throughout the world.
Xcp: Cross Cultural Poetics -- STREETNOTES
STREETNOTES a biannual electronic journal of essays, poetry, interviews
and photography dedicated to the dynamics of street observations made in the
traffic of human contact. STREETNOTES has been publishing regularly since
1998 and all documents have been archived on the site. The Xcp: Cross
Cultural Website is a not-for-profit organization devoted to creating an
intercultural exchange in the socially descriptive arts. The website also
serves as the electronic outpost for the XCP:Cross Cultural Poetics
paperbound journal, an academic journal of poetry, poetics, essays,
documentary and book reviews.
Cultural Studies Portals
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Anthropology resources on the Internet
Contains links to anthropology resources, including journals, methods,
jobs, university departments, institutions, web directories and archaeology
resources.
Anthropology Web Ring Home Page
Anthropology Web Ring aims to bring together anthropology oriented sites
on the internet to provide valuable links to all groups of interest. Anyone
running a web site related to anthropology is welcomed to join the
Anthropology Web Ring.
CULTSTUD-L: A listserv devoted to Cultural Studies
This is the website supporting the definitive email list for Cultural
Studies -- cultstud-l. The site has links to Cultural Studies resources, as
well as instructions for subscribing to the cultstud-l list.
Cultural Studies Central
Cultural Studies Central is a gathering spot and central clearinghouse
where those who live and breathe Cultural Studies can go to learn more and
do more. Automated threaded discussion groups devoted to special topics
including reading groups and study groups are under development. CSC
features original interactive commentary and analysis, links to the best
cultural studies resources on the planet, and pointers to exciting and
superior web projects devoted to special cultural studies interests.
Culture and Communication Reading Room at Murdoch University
Has all the back issues of Continuum, plus lots of other
resources.
F I L M - P H I L O S O P H Y --- Journal | Salon | Portal
Film-Philosophy is an international journal, email discussion
salon, and portal of links. The journal specialises in publishing extended
review-articles on recent publications in the fields of film theory and
philosophical aesthetics.
Inter-Asia Cultural Studies web-based data bank
A web-based data bank for critical studies and praxis in/of Asia, hosted
by the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies journal. It includes information
on people (submissions are invited), journals, movements, resources and a
mailing list.
PopCultures: Sarah Zupko's Cultural Studies Center
Lots of resources here, plus links into the communication web ring and
the postcolonial web ring.
SWIRL Guide to Post-Millennial Paradigms
Featuring 'beginners' guide to various theoretical trends, bluffer's
guide to theorists and controversies in Culturlal Studies.
www.NewMediaStudies.com... the home of new media studies
New Media Studies is full of material relating to new media, with
a particular focus on the web. It is a companion site to
www.theory.org.
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
www.theory.org is a useful set of resources for communication and
cultural studies. Includes a guide to various theorists & paradigms
(plus action figures and trading cards).
Research resources
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Access to Archives
A2A is an online catalogue of the vast archival resources of England. It
consists of catalogues describing the archives of local record offices,
university archives and special repositories across the whole of
England.
Australian Policy Online
Australian Policy Online is a gateway to Australian research in public
policy. The site will provide direct links to research from a variety of
centres and institutes around Australia, giving researchers, journalists,
librarians, students and others access to the most up-to-date research in a
broad range of policy areas. At present, locating reports and other research
material in social policy is difficult and time-consuming. This new website
will make access much easier. It will also Ð in short, regularly updated
essays Ð provide an introduction to the current state of debate in selected
subject areas.
Belonging - A Century Celebrated
An online exhibition exploring some of the ways that people have
experienced belonging in Australia in the twentieth century.
E-BRIEFS
Australia's Parliamentary Library is finding renewed interest in its Web
site since the introduction of its "E-Briefs", sections that provide useful
resources on various hot issues like foreign policy, child protection,
maternity leave and media ownership. E-Briefs offer an introduction to these
topics, providing background and commentary. As well as current briefs, the
site also archives earlier briefs. Current topics include: Paid maternity
leave, Iraq, child abuse, Mabo, media ownership and digital television.
eScholarship
An organisation dedicated to facilitating scholar-led innovations in
scholarly communication & supporting experiments in alternative
production and dissemination of scholarship
GenSci Tech Web Ring
GenSciTech is a new web ring hosted at the Gender, Science and
Technology Gateway. The Gender, Science and Technology Gateway is a resource
for researchers, policy makers, and NGOs. It provides key links and
information on research, practice, policy and partners in sustainable
development which focuses on gender equality
getCITED
A researcher-controlled, online database that allows you to enter the
details of any publications you might want others to know about and to
control the search terms by which they are brought up, in order to
facilitate searches for book chapters, working papers, conference papers and
other types of publications not commonly indexed. The database already has
over 300,000 identities and 3,000,000 publications in it.
Globalisation and World Cities Website
The 'Globalization and World Cities' web site is developed by
Loughborough University. The site is both a teaching and research resource.
H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine
H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and
teachers dedicated to developing the educational potential of the Internet
and the World Wide Web. Edited lists and web sites publish peer reviewed
essays, multimedia materials, and discussion for colleagues and the
interested public.
Humbul Humanities Hub
The Humbul Humanities Hub aims to be UK higher and further education's
first choice for accessing online humanities resources. Has resources
organised by discipline area.
JISCmail Home Page
UK-based national academic mailing list service: facilitating
discussion, collaboration and communication.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress page for gateway access to its catalogue and those
at many other institutions.
National Library of Australia
Access to information about the National Library of Australia, its
collections, services and activities, and links to other research and
information services and library collections.
Nettime
Nettime is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, collaborative
text filtering and cultural politics of the nets.
Picture Australia
Revealing Australia's cultural heritage through images from Australia's
cultural institutions.
Social Science Information Gateway
SOSIG aims to provide a trused source of selected, high quality Internet
information for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences,
busines and law. SOSIG is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.
The Australian Citizenship Database
A comprehensive, annotated listing of Australian and international
literature, designed to support research in the sociological, political,
policy, welfare and educational dimensions of citizenship.
The British Library
The website of the UK's national library.
The Resource Discovery Network
The RDN is a service dedicated to providing access to high quality
Internet subject gateways for the learning, teaching and research
community.
Voice of the Shuttle
Web page for Humanities research, with resources arranged by subject
area.
Australian web resources
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Australia's Cultural Network
The online gateway to Australian cultural organisations, websites,
resources, events and news.
Australia's Seniors Internet Portal
An Australian portal site aimed at senior surfers.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australia's official statistical organisation. Lots of statistical
information is available online for free.
Australian Public Intellectual network
The API Network is dedicated to the democratisation of knowledge. It
links public intellectuals through its mailing list, online Forum, chat room
and regular posting of news relating to book, journal and ezine
publications, conferences, events, tours and funding opportunities in the
field of Australian Studies.
Communitybuilders NSW
This site is an interactive electronic clearing house for everyone
involved in community level social, economic and environmental renewal
including community leaders, community & government workers, volunteers,
program managers, academics, policy makers, youth and seniors. A NSW state
government service.
EdNA: Education Network Australia
EdNA is a network of and for the Australian education community
(government and non-government schooling systems, vocational education and
training, adult community education and higher education). This website is
organised around Australian curriculum, its tools are free to Australian
educators and it is funded by all Australian governments.
Federal Department of Communications, Information Technology & the
Arts
This website provides information about the Department's policy areas:
from telecommunications, satellites, new communications technologies and
digital broadcasting, to performing and visual arts, intellectual property,
orchestras, and Australia's cultural heritage.
National Office of the Information Economy
The agency within DCITA responsible for developing, overseeing, and
coordinating Commonwealth Government policy on electronic commerce, online
services and the Internet.
Whereis Online
A searchable database of maps and street directories. A companion
service to the online White Pages and Yellow Pages.
Web resources
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Community of Science
Community of Science provides tools and services that enable researchers
to communicate, exchange information and find the people and technologies
that are important to their work.
Electronic Literature Directory
Collection of literature available online. Includes poetry, drama,
fiction and non-fiction. Includes multimedia work, animation, recorded
readings and collaborative works.
-empyre-
-empyre- is an arena designed for the discussion of media arts practice
and theory which regularly invites guests in the fields of media arts,
theory, curation or production to discuss their particular areas of
expertise, publications, zines and creative and curatorial projects.
ICQ
The world's largest internet online communication network. ICQ will
informs you when friends or associates who also have ICQ are on-line at any
time and enables you to chat in real time.
PADI - Preserving Access to Digital Information
From the Australian Library. The PADI nitiative aims to provide
mechanisms that will help to ensure that information in digital form is
managed with appropriate consideration for preservation and future access.
Site includes loads of information related to the preservation of access to
digital information on policies, strategies, resources, rights management
etc, as well as links to relevant organisations, discussion lists,
bibliographies and events.
Project Gutenberg
Free online books and other materials: generally texts which have fallen
out of copyright (hence a good place to look for electronic copies of
'classics').
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
Resource centre to research, teach and support cyberculture studies.
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
ALPSP represents the community of not-for-profit publishers and those
who work with them to disseminate academic and professional information.
They publish the journal Learned Publishing, provide representation
of the sector, professional development activities, and a wealth of
information and advice.
Tucows
One of the best sites for downloading public domain and shareware
software and other files.
Unijob
An online job search site devoted to Aus academic jobs
Universities worldwide
A searchable database of links to university sites all over the world.
Lists nearly 6000 sites in more than 160 countries.
WIGSAT-L
WIGSAT-L is an Internet mailing list on International gender, science
and technology issues, for NGOs, researchers, policy makers and anyone
interested in gender, science and technology for development. The list
regularly distributes information on job announcements, events, and
publications, including the International Gender, Science and Technology
Digest (some back issues are archived on this site). The Digest is a
bimonthly newsletter of activities, meetings, and who's doing what in
gender, science and technology.
Research funding sources
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Bursaries at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities,
University of Edinburgh
The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at The University
of Edinburgh is calling for applications for three postdoctoral bursaries
which it is offering in the areas of its two research themes, 'The New
Information Order' and 'Scotland in Europe / Europe in Scotland'. Each
bursary is worth £5,000, and is tenable for a period of three to twelve
months in the academic years 2001/2 and 2002/3; The closing date for
applications is 30th September 2001.
Churchill Trust
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust : Churchill Fellowships provide
financial support to enable Australians to undertake a period of overseas
study, or an investigative project, that cannot be readily undertaken in
Australia.
Economic and Social Research Council
The ESRC is the UK's leading funding agency for research and training
into social and economic issues.
European Union Grants directory
Contains outline details of all the grant regimes offered by the
European Commission for organizations throughout the world. The EU Money
Grants Update service is regularly updated, giving details of the latest
calls for grant applications, grant summaries, official guidance notes and
application forms of the European Commission grants available.
GlobalGrant
GlobalGrant has the world's largest international database of
scholarships, grants, funds and welfare. GlobalGrant is useful for students,
professionals, researchers and projects of all kinds.
Grantsearch Australia
Australia's largest funding database, including funding opportunities
from all levels of government, universities and private trusts, updated
daily. Funds for study, research, development, the arts and community
projects in Australia. Links to funding organisation websites and on-line
application forms.
Social Science Research Council Program on the Arts Fellowships
The SSRC sponsors fellowship and grant programs on a wide range of
topics, and across many different career stages. Most support goes to
predissertation, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships, offered through
annual competitions. Some programs support summer institutes and advanced
research grants. Although most programs target the social sciences, many are
also open to applicants from the humanities, the natural sciences, and
relevant professional and practitioner communities.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowships in the Social
Sciences and Humanities
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars supports research
in the social sciences and humanities. Men and women from a wide variety of
backgrounds, including government, the non-profit sector, the corporate
world, and the professions, as well as academia, are eligible for
appointment. Through an international competition, it offers residential
fellowships to academics, public officials, journalists, and business
professionals. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of
interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson
Center staff. The Center also hosts Public Policy Scholars and Senior
Scholars who conduct research and write in a variety of disciplines.
Professional associations
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American Association of Australian Literary Studies
The American Association of Australian Literary Studies (AAALS),
established in 1986, is a professional organization whose members are drawn
from North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia. AAALS offers its members
opportunities to develop and express their interest in Australian literary
and cultural studies: .
American Association of University Women
Promoting education and equity for women and girls. Women graduate
students from countries outside the United States may apply for funding from
the AAUW Educational Foundation for study or research in the United
States.
AsiaPacifiQueer
AsiaPacifiQueer (APQ) is an on-going collaboration between
scholars who are researching queer cultures and peoples in post-colonial
societies of the Asia-Pacific, as well as Africa and Latin America.
Association for Cultural Studies (US)
You can find the minutes of the founding meeting of the Association for
Cultural Studies, as well as the composition of the first steering body and
of the advisory committee.
Australian Academy of the Humanities
The Academy aims to advance knowledge of, and the pursuit of excellence
in, the Humanities. The general disciplinary areas of the Academy include:
Prehistory and Archaeology; Asian Studies; Classical Studies; English;
European Language and Literature; History; Linguistics and Philology;
Philosophy, Religion and the History of Ideas; Cultural and Communication
Studies; The Arts.
British Sociological Association
The BSA site aims to keep scholars up to date on the important issues of
policy and practice, teaching and research, working parties and conferences
shaping the social sciences today.
National Academies Forum (Australia)
The NAF is the peak organisation for the four Australian learned
academies: the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, the Australian
Academy of Science, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and
Engineering and the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
The Academy is an autonomous, non-governmental organisation, devoted to
the advancement of knowledge and research in the various social
sciences.
The Australian Sociological Association
Promoting sociology in Australia, facilitating sociology teaching and
research, and enhancing the professional development of TASA members
Australian Research Centres
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Adelaide Research Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences
The 2001 theme for ARCHSS is 'Nation/States'. The programme of events
includes the following topics: the idea of federation; globalisation; and
rights -- individual, community, state. The 2002 ARCHSS theme will be
Mediating Culture, with the sub-topics New and Old Media, Cultural
Encounters, and Media Studies
Asia Research Centre (Murdoch University)
The Asia Research Centre on Social, Political and Economic Change was
established as a Special Research Centre of the Australian Research Council
to provide an analysis of contemporary East and Southeast Asia. The Centre's
work is intended to enchance Australia's understanding of its Asian
environment, and its capacity to deal effectively with the region.
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
AHURI is dedicated to drawing together researchers, policy-makers,
industry and the community in order to achieve better housing market
outcomes, to achieve efficient and effective housing assistance programs,
and to build viable communities.
Australian Institute for Gambling Research (U. Western Sydney)
The AIGR website contains information about the institute's research and
publications, and is also designed to provide wide-ranging information on
gambling-related topics which are of interest both nationally and
internationally.
Australian Institute of A&TSI Studies
Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and
lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies
CAPSTRANS is a joint initiative of the Universities of Newcastle and
Wollongong. Its aim is to increase our understanding of the complex
processes of social and cultural change which are shaping the region in
which we live. It examines how globalisation and regional integration are
affecting local communities and national societies. CAPSTRANS analyses how
developments in the region are affecting Australia's economy, society and
external relations.
Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights (Deakin University)
CCHR is a forum providing research, education and consultancy for policy
makers, academics and advocacy groups. Members of the Centre are engaged in
research principally within the areas of civil society, citizenship and
community.
Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, U. Queensland
The CCCS aims to foster research culture in the arts and humanities
through a range of activities. The Centre plays host to a range of research
fellows, both from within the Faculty of Arts and from other Australian and
international research institutions. Other activities include conferences,
seminars, public lectures and facilitating interdisciplinary research
concentrations.
Centre for Cross Cultural Research (ANU)
The CCR is an ARC Special Research Centre focussing on scholarly and
public understandings of cross-cultural relations and histories,
particularly but not exclusively in Australia and in the immediate
region.
Centre for Cultural Research (U. Western Sydney)
The CCR is a key research centre at UWS for the production and
communication of new knowledge addressing the cultural contradictions and
challenges of contemporary society.
Centre for Cultural Risk Research (Charles Sturt University)
The CCR aims to investigate socio-cultural bases for differences in
individual and institutional perceptions of what constitutes 'risk'.
Centre for Indigenous Research (Curtin University)
CIRC is committed to undertaking research within a framework of
Indigenous values and beliefs to develop bodies of knowledge that contribute
to the advancement of Indigenous people, specifically in the areas of
education, training and professional development in health, science and
technology.
Centre for Professional & Applied Ethics (Charles Sturt
University)
The Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics undertakes research,
teaching, and consultancy, as well as holding regular seminars and workshops
in all areas of professional and applied ethics.
Centre for Research into Textual and Cultural Studies (U.
Wollongong)
CRITACS is a multidisciplinary research organisation whose members
conduct research into post-colonial and multicultural literature, Aboriginal
literature and culture, women's writing, environmental discourses,
Australian and Pacific theatre studies, literature and the law, linguistics,
electronic texts and Censorship issues.
Centre for Rural Social Research (Charles Sturt University)
The CRSR contributes significantly to rural Australia and is recognised
as the national centre for rural social research.
Centre for Social Science Research, Central Queensland University
The centre's mission is to conduct and promote social and economic
research that contributes to understanding and improving the well-being of
individuals, communities and environments. The primary, but not exclusive,
focus of this research will be on identifying and achieving sustainable
social options for regional Australia.
Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora (ANU)
CSCSD focusses on research and teaching on people of Chinese descent in
Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific and their interaction with other
societies and cultures in the region.
Globalisation & Diversity Research Concentration RMIT
RMIT globalisation and cultural diversity research concentration Its
primary role is to initiate and manage research projects involving consortia
of academics, researchers and government and industry consultants from
diverse backgrounds. These collaborative projects will draw on expertise
from across RMIT and beyond, in fields such as e-commerce, global
sustainability, cross-cultural communication, international education and
training, international project management, international business and
trade, international aid and development, productive diversity, global
English and media studies.
Humanities Research Centre (ANU)
The HRC aims to stimulate and advance research in the humanities
throughout Australia. It nominates a research theme for each year and hosts
a programme of visiting fellowships, conferences, colloquia, summer schools
and publications. The 2001 theme is Enlightenment; the 2002 theme will be
Latin America.
Institute for International Studies (UTS)
The IIS engages in teaching, research and other activities related to
the study of comparative social change and cultural diversity.
Institute of Aboriginal Studies and Research (Macquarie
University)
The IASR is a centre for the study and research of Indigenous issues. It
has a number of roles including raising awareness of Indigenous issues
within the university and in the wider community; conducting research in
Indigenous issues and establishing links with international students and
tertiary institutions.
Institute of Advanced Studies (U. Western Australia)
The IAS initiates programs and activities that encourage
cross-disciplinary and cross-departmental research, encourage distinguished
scholars to visit the University, stimulate public debate on contemporary
issues, and develop international collaboration.
Institute of Postcolonial Studies
Established in 1996, the Institute of Postcolonial Studies is the first
educational institution in the world to be specifically directed to the
study of postcolonialism. The Institute's approach is broad and inclusive,
embracing contesting approaches to the politics of difference and global
processes. The Institute's primary aim is to rethink the nature of the
colonial relationship and its cultural and economic legacies today. The
Institute is especially concerned with issues of race, gender and sexuality,
development and human rights.
Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy
Providing research, teaching and training programs to assist in
developing informed and innovative cultural and media policies that are
appropriate to Australia's changing needs and circumstances.
National Centre for Gender and Cultural Diversity
The NCGDC approaches cultural and organisational change through the lens
of diversity and operates as a research and consultancy organisation based
at Swinburne University of Technology
The Hawke Institute (U. South Australia)
The Hawke Institute fosters, supports and promotes research on all
themes which emerge from former Prime Minister Bob Hawke's work. The
Institute's central themes are: the social, cultural and economic aspects of
globalisation and its sustainability; issues of participation, equity and
citizenship in working life, in education and in society; questions of
identity, of cultural production and representation, and of our place in the
international community and specifically in Asia.
Transforming Cultures (UTS)
The Trans/forming Cultures research program (University of Technology,
Sydney) explores the ways 'narratives of the local' are undergoing
transformation -- both in content and in forms of telling -- in our
globalising world.
Overseas Research Centres
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Center for 21st Century Studies (U. Wisconsin Milwaukee)
This is a postdoctoral research institute which fosters
crossdisciplinary research in the humanities. It is devoted to the study of
contemporary culture (with an emphasis on literature, the experimental arts
and film, mass culture, performance, and everyday life) and the new critical
and theoretical approaches themselves (feminism, media theory,
multiculturalism, postcolonialism, cultural and social theory, and gay and
lesbian theory).
Center for Advanced Study (U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Has a number of visiting fellowship programs.
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture (Virginia Tech)
The CDDC provides a digital point-of-publication for new forms of
scholarly communication, academic research and cultural analysis.
Center for Globalization and Policy Research (UCLA)
The Center was in response to the growing need for informed research and
debate on all aspects of globalization, and, in particular, on the many
difficult policy questions that are being raised as globalization runs its
course.
Center for Ideas and Society (U.California Riverside)
The Center's mission is to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary
research, pedagogy and creative production, and is distinguished by its
emphasis on intellectual history and the exploration of the social context
of ideas, artifacts and events.
Center for the Humanities: CUNY
The Center for the Humanities sponsors interdisciplinary programs in the
humanities, social sciences, and the arts, including faculty seminars,
public lectures, conferences, readings, and discussion groups. In addition
to CUNY students and faculty, participants include distinguished scholars,
journalists, creative artists, civic leaders, and public officials.
Center for the Study of Cultures (Rice University)
The CSC exists to promote the study of cultures across time and around
the world, both as unique examples of human behaviour and creativity and as
interconnected phenomena that can illuminate one another.
Cultures and Communities Program (U. Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
The emphasis of the C&C program includes diversity and crosscultural
literacy, community engagement, global perspectives, science and society,
innovative pedagogy, service learning and interdisciplinarity.
Davis Humanities Institute (U. California Davis)
The DHI is an interdisciplinary research centre which supports a large
number of programs and is designed to foster the further development of the
humanities at UC Davis.
ESRC Transnational Communities Research Programme
The site for the Oxford based Transnational Communities research
programme. A very useful resource, featuring a list of forthcoming
conferences, links to research centres and a large number of full text
articles on transnational commmunities availabe online for free.
European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations
ERCOMER is a European research centre with a strong interest in
comparative research in the fields of international migration, ethnic
relations, racism and ethnic conflict within the European context. Based at
Utrecht University, the Netherlands, draws its fellows also from Nijmegen
University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Etvšs Llorand University in
Budapest and from Stanford University in the United States. ERCOMER's core
activities are all related to the furthering and dissemination of
comparative research in the fields of international migration, ethnic
relations, racism and ethnic conflict.
Institute for Cultural Research (Lancaster University)
The ICR provides a home for the interdisciplinary study of culture
across a wide and diverse range of work in the Arts, Humanities, Social
Sciences and Management.
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is an associated institution of
Oxford University. Its primary purpose is to promote a more informed
understanding of Islam and the Islamic world by means of research and
advanced study. The Centre encourages multidisciplinary studies and its
academic focus is not restricted to any one discipline or world region. The
centre offers a range of fellowships which are detailed on their website.
Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities (Vanderbilt
University)
This center promotes interdisciplinary research and study in the
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. It is designed to
intensify and increase interdisciplinary discussion of academic, social, and
cultural issues.
Sociology discipline at the Open University
Hosts the Pavis Centre for Social and Cultural Research, which
coordinates the development and pursuit of research concerned with the
relations between culture and society. This focus on the interfaces between
cultural and social life reflects the increased centrality that is now
accorded cultural questions across the social and human sciences.
Stanford Humanities Center
Promotes humanistic research and education, through residential
fellowships, public presentations, lectures, colloquia, conferences and
publications, interdisciplinary explorations, and discussion of fundamental
issues in the humanities.
The Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes
An international consortium of humanities research centres and
institutes. Includes a searchable directory.
The European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies website
The European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies has redesigned
its website. New contents include a policies section, where you can find the
position paper 'Anticipating European Cultural Policies' by Therese Kaufmann
and Gerald Raunig. A tool-kit consisting of news, reflection zone, info on
the eipcp's activities, etc. contributes to networking and transversal
practices of cooperation. 'republicart' links to the website of the eipcp's
transnational research project exploring and developing progressive
practices of public art.
Theory Culture & Society (Nottingham Trent University)
The TCS Centre is the home base of the journals Theory, Culture &
Society and Body & Society. As well as its research
activities, it also runs conferences and a postgraduate programme.
Community & cultural organisations
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Australia Council online: Promoting the Value of the Arts
The Australia Council has launched an interactive zone on its website
(http://www.ozco.gov.au/) to enable
ongoing discussion about its strategies to promote the value of the arts.
You can communicate directly with the Australia Council, contributing your
ideas and thoughts on promoting the value of the arts. The online input and
feedback from these consultations will feed directly into the development of
strategic initiatives.
CIVic (Victoria Community Information)
The peak body for community information in Victoria.
Globosaurus
Globosaurus is a new online resource for community cultural workers
responding to the impacts of global development. It links people from around
the world, encouraging collaboration and information sharing on a practical
level. Globosaurus also hosts discussion and debate about the threats and
opportunities posed by globalisation, bringing the expertise of other
disciplines into dialogue with the cultural and community sectors.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
Information about the AGNSW's collection, exhibitions, events, people
and history.
tHE cULTURE dOMAIN
An independent network providing access to contemporary visual arts,
sciences and cultural resources in New South Wales.
The Museums and Galleries Foundation NSW
The Museums and Galleries Foundation NSW is the key agency in New South
Wales for the museum and gallery sector. Through its programs the mgf works
to improve standards, foster self-development and strengthen support for
museums and galleries in NSW
Western Sydney Regional Information and Research Service
Westir is a non-profit community organisation servicing the information
and data needs for the community, public and private sectors thoughout the
Western Sydney region. Westir provides a range of relevant and up-to-date
social and economic data and information about Western Sydney.
Courses
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Cultural Studies, University of Queensland
Information on Cultural Studies programmes at UQ.
Graduate Programme in Cultural and Media Studies, University of Natal,
Durban, South Africa
This site has been structured as a general research and teaching
resource. It will be of interest to scholars in African studies, cultural
and media studies, broadcasting communication, development studies,
semiotics and African philosophy
Other interesting sites
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Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley
Apart from the subject itself, the site is an interesting model of
historical presentation on the web. The site's producers do a fine job
interpreting the story of how the Mac technical community created a cultural
phenomenon. The exhibit features primary documents, such as memos tracing
the evolution of the Macintosh mouse; images, such as technical drawings,
stills from commercials, notes from user tests; and interviews with members
of the Macintosh development team, technical writers, and founders of user
groups.
OpenDemocracy
Dedicated to global discussion of the major issues of our time. A new
issue is published every two weeks, with the full archive available through
the site. OpenDemocracy is a channel for knowledge, learning, participation
and understanding that is not owned by a media corporation, does not serve a
special interest and does not adhere to a single ideological position.
Professors for Peace
Professors for Peace formed several days following the 9-11 attacks and
since that time has grown to over 700 members from many countries. It is
mainly an information sharing and organizing network. http://www.action-tank.org/pfp
Here is the mission statement of Professors for Peace: Professors for Peace
is an international network of educators committed to promoting non-violent
solutions to global conflicts and to countering racism and anti-immigrant
aggression. Established in the aftermath of the events of September 11,
2001, PfP works to respond to violent conflict by advocating resolutions
that ensure racial, sexual, economic, and ecological justice. As educators,
we recognize our responsibility to foster constructive dialogue in our
classrooms, on our campuses, and in local, national, and international
forums. We seek to work in alliance with other organizations and movements
striving for peace, justice, and democracy. To subscribe to the Professors
for Peace e-list, please click on JOIN once you get to the following site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/professors_for_peace
Protest and globalisation
What is the role of protest in globalisation? Researchers and activists
debate contexts, strategies and alternatives.
The Internet: An Ethnographic Approach, by Daniel Miller and Don
Slater
Miller & Slater's ethnography of Internet use in Trinidad (Berg
2000) is supplemented by this website of 'illustrations', including archival
copies of the websites described in the book. It also includes a discussion
board and guest book.
The Onion
Satirical news website from the US.
UNESCO Windows to Culture
This new online directory from UNESCO is devoted to 'policy making in
the field of culture.' Though the page is relatively new, there are already
more than 400 annotated links here in ten categories including Ministries of
Culture, Networks and Culturenets, Research Institutes, International
Organizations, and so on. Part of the larger Culture and UNESCO site,
Windows to Culture is a good demonstration of "value-added"; clicking on the
detailed view for a resource brings up the title, address, URL, email
address, country, region, themes, and a nice description of the resource
/organization.
Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations
United Nations site for the 2001 'year of' theme.
Content Editor: Amanda Wise amanda.wise@anu.edu.au
Web Design: Sue Morris sue.morris@mailbox.uq.edu.au
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