Research Day Program | 23 November
8.30am—5.30pm
Dr Sandra Phillips is a keynote speaker for the research day. Sandra is Wakka Wakka and was raised on the Country of her family’s ancestors, she is also proudly Gooreng Gooreng. These First Nations are in the jurisdiction now known as Queensland. Sandra does research in relation to Indigenous writing and Australian publishing following an industry career in same including training as a book editor with Magabala Books and UQP, and later managing the Aboriginal Studies Press (ASP).
Research day will also feature panel sessions of academic experts addressing the theme ‘Renew and Revive’. Sessions will cover topics such as ‘Accessibility and inclusion’, ‘International perspectives on publishing’, ‘Values in publishing’ and ‘Place and space’.
Scroll down to see the full day’s program. Please note that the exact makeup of panels is subject to change depending on registrations.
Dr Sandra Phillips is a keynote speaker for the research day. Sandra is Wakka Wakka and was raised on the Country of her family’s ancestors, she is also proudly Gooreng Gooreng. These First Nations are in the jurisdiction now known as Queensland. Sandra does research in relation to Indigenous writing and Australian publishing following an […]
The Wheeler Centre,176 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne,
VIC 3000 Australia
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Keynote speaker
Dr Sandra Phillips
Associate Professor Sandra Phillips will give the keynote address on Thursday’s Research Day, on ‘Indigenous and community writing, reading and publishing’.
She teaches Indigenous Australian Studies and Publishing Studies in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University. Sandra is also Associate Dean (Indigenous Education) in her school. Entering full-time academia after a career in editing and publishing with Magabala Books, UQP, and Aboriginal Studies Press, Sandra investigated the authoring, editing, and reading of Indigenous literature for her PhD.
Sandra is Chief Investigator on the research projects ‘Community Publishing in Regional Australia’ and on ‘Reading climate: Indigenous literatures, School English, and Sustainability’, both funded by the ARC Linkage Program.
Sandra has held leadership roles across arts and culture including deputy chair of the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts, past member of the Library Board of Queensland, and past twice-elected chairperson of the First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN). Sandra is Wakka Wakka and Gooreng Gooreng and has three adult sons and two granddaughters.
Research Day Program 2023
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8:45-9:00am
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Acknowledgement of Country
Performance space (Wheeler Centre)
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9:00-10:30am
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Accessibility and inclusion
Performance space (Wheeler Centre)
Agata Mrva-Montoya, Renée Otmar, and Tresa LeClerc
Agata Mrva-Montoya – Inclusive publishing Beyond Formats
Renée Otmar – Trauma in Publishing
Tresa LeClerc – Writing Sensitively: Defining Sensitivity in the Literary Sphere
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10:30-12:00pm
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International perspectives on publishing
Performance space (Wheeler Centre)
Jodie Lea Martire, Harsha Vytla, Kate Cuthbert and Per Henningsgaard
Jodie Lea Martire – ¡Vivan las lenguas de Australia! Revitalising the connection between
publishing studies and print culture in Australia’s many languagesHarsha Vytla – The Representation of India’s Literature in English
Kate Cuthbert – Who gets to be Australian? A journey through Australian popular fiction covers
Per Henningsgaard – Publishing Australian Comic Books and Graphic Novels in Australia and Overseas
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12:00-12:45pm
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Lunch
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12:45-1:45pm
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Keynote
Performance space (Wheeler Centre)
Sandra Phillips
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1:45-3:15pm
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Values in publishing
Performance space (Wheeler Centre)
Millicent Weber, Katie Day and Airlie Lawson
Millicent Weber – Generating value: AI discourse and the public value of the book
Airlie Lawson – We need to talk about reversion: authors’ experiences, publishers’ problems, and the need for copyright reform
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3:15-3:30pm
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Break
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3:30-5:00pm
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Place and space
Performance space (Wheeler Centre)
Beth Driscoll, Alexandra Dane, Beth McLean and Finn Morgan and Sophie SerafimSophie Serafim – We Can’t Just Leave: the Prevalence of Pessimistic Speculation in Local Australian Bookstores, and the Need for Optimistic Visions of our Future on Earth.Alexandra Dane – Exploring the Role of the City as a Mediating Literary InstitutionBeth Driscoll – Community Publishing: Insights from Alice SpringsDr Beth McLean and Fiannuala Morgan – The Consecrated Literary Network: Using Archival Meta-data to Construct the 20th Century Literary Network
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