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Conference Announcement Theme: Indigenous Knowledges in Latin America and Australia Subtitle: Locating Epistemologies, Difference and Dissent Type: International Conference Institution: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney Location: Sydney, NSW (Australia) Date: 8.–10.12.2011 __________________________________________________ This symposium, to be held at the University of Sydney, relates to the place of Indigenous Knowledges in Higher Education, and approaches to the same across different cultural contexts. The symposium and planned workshop will bring together Indigenous educators and intellectuals from Latin America to Sydney to meet with interested Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators, scholars and activists, as well as non-Indigenous practitioners and allies, to discuss different models and approaches of Indigenous Knowledge and Education in the tertiary sector and beyond. This project aims at helping educators and researchers in the Higher Education sector of Australia and Latin America to identify opportunities for integrating in their research and teaching and learning relevant aspects of Indigenous Knowledges in the areas of culture, education and sustainability. Apart from the symposium itself, academic publications, public lectures by distinguished visitors and the creation of a website, the project will stimulate debate on Indigenous Knowledge and film production in Latin America and Australia by hosting a documentary screening on the topic. The selection of documentaries will be done in collaboration with the Sydney Latin American Film Festival, and this event will be targeted to the student population and the wider community. Contact: Dr Fernanda Peñaloza Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Sydney Room No. 722, Brennan MacCallum Building A18 Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia Tel: +61 2 9351 6893 Fax: +61 2 9351 2319 Email: [email protected] Web: http://sydney.edu.au/arts/conferences/index.php/SURCLA/indigenous_knowledges_2011 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
