21
Jan
Seeking Asylum and Learning English
I was employed as an Adult Education teacher at the detention centre on Nauru for over a year. There I saw how gaining independence and empowerment through language education is absolutely critical to people detained in Australia’s immigration processing centres. It is vital that individuals, who have lost their freedom, and experienced trauma, torture and... Read More
21
Jan
Stuck In The Middle With Whom? What High School Is Like For Refugee-Background Students
THE PROJECT Moo Dar Eh was a cheeky, softly spoken and facially expressive 15-year-old Karen lass; born and raised in a Thai refugee camp. She had arrived in Australia just over a year prior, which was mostly spent in an intensive English language school. Moo Dar Eh had been recently exited to her local high... Read More
16
Nov
Australian picture books: Humanising and thoughtful depictions of displaced children
My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood was selected for the ‘Read for Australia’ event on Friday 2 September 2016 where school students around the country read the same book as part of National Literacy and Numeracy Week. My Two Blankets tells the story of a young girl who is making a new... Read More
16
Nov
Australia’s Long History of Denial
Australia has a history of denial regarding matters of sexual and physical abuse, particularly those involving women and children. The recent release of the Nauru files and the countless pieces of evidence that has been put forward of acts of abuse and harm directed at women and children has been met with denial by the... Read More
16
Nov
Creating New Knowledge
The topic of refugees is one of the most significant discussions shaping the world today; we hear about the plight of refugees on the news almost every day, read about the politics of refugee resettlement, witness images of suffering children, and share personal views with friends and family. Academics in refugee studies have a critical... Read More
16
Nov
Supporting Refugee Education
Conflict has been an overarching burden in the lives of many refugee children now living in Australia. There are a number of additional barriers, as a result of adjustment into the schooling system, that contribute to the difficulties some children have excelling in the mainstream Australian schooling system. For many refugee children in Australia, school... Read More
2
Nov
RAS Conference Draft Program 2016
Please see the draft program for this year’s 2016 RAS Post-Graduate conference on 17th November (9:00-5:30), Gryphon Gallery, University of Melbourne. If you have not yet registered to attend the conference, please do so here. We look forward to seeing you there!
14
Oct
Lecture Series for Asylum Seekers evaluation report released
Asylum seekers invited to a lecture series at the University of Melbourne found it to be an “overwhelmingly positive” experience, according to a new evaluation. The Lecture Series for Asylum Seekers began in 2014 as an initiative of the Melbourne Social Equity Institute and Researchers for Asylum Seekers. Lectures focus on issues of Australian society,... Read More
14
Oct
RAS Conference: Extended deadline for submissions & reminder
The next Researchers for Asylum Seekers Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference is fast approaching (November 17) and we are extending the deadline for submitting an abstract to present until October 19. We strongly encourage postgraduate researchers – past and present – as well as practitioners in the field to take up this opportunity to share your work in... Read More
19
Aug
RAS Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference 2016
CALL FOR PAPERS RESEARCHERS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS (RAS) Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference Thursday 17th November 2016 – University Of Melbourne Conference Spotlight: Child Refugees And Asylum Seekers Abstract submissions are invited for the annual Researchers for Asylum Seekers (RAS) Conference Where: Gryphon Gallery, 1888 Building, University of Melbourne When: Thursday 17th November 2016, 9am-5pm. The conference... Read More