Programs and Activities - 2002
 A Little Bit of Witchcraft: Patriots in the New Land of Writing , By Roch Carrier
A Little Bit of Witchcraft: Patriots in the New Land of Writing, is a collection of works by Roch Carrier, the National Librarian of Canada. His Nortel Networks Canadian Studies Address is paired with a first-ever English translation of L'Ours et le Kangourou, prepared by University of Wollongong 's Dr. Brian McCarthy, and another talk by Mr. Carrier which addresses the issue of multiculturalism in Canada.
Introduced by Special Guest Dagmar Schmidmaier, State Librarian and Chief Executive, State Library of New South Wales.
Roch Carrier, the National Librarian of Canada, and one of Canada's most decorated and beloved writers, presented the 3rd Nortel Networks' Canadian Studies Address for 2002. This follows last year's popular talk by Margaret Atwood.
This special event on the program of the 20th Annual Law and Society Conference, 9-11 December is sponsored by the Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies.
November 29: Making and Exhibiting" Musqueam Weaving
To be presented at the Fabric(ation)s of the Postcolonial Conference.
A photographic installation by Gerry Turcotte officially launched by Professor Sharon Bell, Dean of Arts, University of Wollongong and the launch of Winterlude a collection of poetry by Gerry Turcotte.
After the success of the first successful All Canada Day, the Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies with the Student Exchange Office and The Canadian High Commission was proud to once again promote Canadian education at the University of Wollongong.
With the high numbers of students from Canada who travel to Wollongong to study education, the reciprocal experience for Australian students can be very rewarding. This was what All Canada Day II was about. Presentation booths by both the Study Abroad Office and the Canadian High Commission were available to students to explore the many options open to them in Canada. Staff will also held a seminar that answered questions potential exchange students may have about fees, scholarships, expectations, course requirements, and cultural expectations.
The event was being held in conjunction with the presentation of the Government of Canada Award which were handed out the same day at the Faculty of Arts Awards Evening. This year's recipients, Laura De Vet and Toby Hendricks, had their awards presented to them by Mr. Tony McKittrick, Manager of Canadian Education and Academic Relations from the Canadian High Commission.
Presented in cooperation with the Institute of Social Change and Critical Inquiry, the first seminar of the Staff and Postgraduate Seminar Series was devoted to topics of a Canadian flavour. First, Professor Adam Shoemaker, Dean of Arts, Australian National University, presented a thought-provoking talk on the future of arts within the Australian tertiary sector.
Entitled "Articulating the Arts - The Spaces Outside" Shoemaker examined the dilemma facing arts programs, as budgets continue to be cut or remain at the same levels. As a result, arts faculties are forced to reinvent themselves to remain current and attract other funding partners. To prove his argument, he went on to describe changes currently occurring throughout arts faculties in Australia. He then described innovative arts departments throughout Europe that have managed to avoid the Australian and Canadian models and strengthen their numbers and appeal to students.
The next presenter, Professor Arthur Ray, History, University of British Columbia, presented an enlightening discussion on Native Indian Claims in the United States. The talk focused on the development of ethno-history through the litigation of Indian claims in California. Ray took the audience through the history of the United States Indian Claims Commission and the rise of the importance of having a context in which anthropologists were able to defend or challenge these claims. At the end of the talk the question period took a turn towards the Canadian context and Ray's involvement with the Delgamuuk claim in Canada.
The event was a great success and was well attended by both staff and postgraduates.
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