Dissent and disposition are both relational. To dissent is to disagree and be at variance: to refuse an established order, to diverge from orthodoxy, to oppose, critique, quarrel and rearrange. If political dissent is commonly understood as speaking truth to power, how does this occur, or occur differently, now that power is increasingly dislocated from…
The updated programme for this year’s conference Dissent and Dispositions is now available to download. See the abstracts here and the conference booklet here. Please note that the first day of the conference will take place at La Trobe University City Campus on 360 Collins street (entry easiest from Little Collins), and days two and…
The inaugural postgraduate research ILS conference aims to provide a forum towards the critical exploration of interdisciplinary research/studies in and of law, as well as the development of an informal research network between cognate PhD students and schools (Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Network – ILS). Guest scholars/facilitators include: Prof. Diamond Ashiagbor Institute of Advanced Legal Studies…
Applications are now open for fully funded studentships at The Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The Faculty is consistently ranked as one of the top 20 law schools worldwide. Each year 10-12 students are admitted to PhD, SJD and MPhil programmes. Supervision is available in most areas of private, public,…
Feminists at Law: Revisiting Identity is a two-day symposium hosted by the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney. The symposium follows two previous events at the University of Melbourne Law School (2016) and ANU College of Law (2015). In 2017, the theme of ‘Revisiting Identity’ has been chosen to provide an opportunity to engage…
The Law, Literature and Humanities Association of Australasia calls for nominations for the third biennial Penny Pether Prize for Scholarship in law, literature and the humanities. Penny Pether (1957-2013) was an Australian scholar whose passionate life-long commitment to the field pervaded every aspect of her research, teaching and academic life. She helped convene the first…
The deadline for abstract submissions for this year’s Conference has just been extended to 19 August 2017. Please submit proposals for papers and panels to llhaaconference@gmail.com. Proposals should consist of a short abstract (max. 250 words), a short author bio and where relevant, noting your interest in a particular stream. Registration from 1 June 2017.…
Melbourne Law School and Liquid Architecture present a series of performances, presentations and experiments conducted in Court 8A at the Federal Court Building, Melbourne. SAT 15 Jul 2017 3PM – 5PM Court 8A, Federal Court Building, Melbourne 305 William St, Melbourne Wheelchair Accessible RSVP essential Curated by James Parker and Joel Stern. There is a reason…
A few details have now been finalised in relation to the annual conference to be held between La Trobe and Melbourne Law Schools in December: Registrations are now open. To register, click here. The Conference dinner will be held on Wednesday 13th December at Charcoal Lane Restaurant. I you are looking for accommodation during the…
The Association is pleased to announce the provision of a four (4) bursaries each values at $250AUD to assist PhD and Research Masters candidates to attend ‘Dissents and Dispositions’ Conference of the Law, Literature and Humanities Association of Australasia 11 – 14 December 2017. APPLICATION Applications for Bursaries close 5:00pm 25 August 2017. Bursaries will…