Our Starburst World, with thanks to Ross Gibson
by Alison Young
With the news of Ross Gibson’s death on Thursday March 2nd 2023, some of the light has gone out of our ‘starburst world’ (2012).
Some contexts of Jeremy Beckett 1931-2022
by Tim Rowse
Jeremy Beckett died in Sydney 8 December 2022. Thesis Eleven is proud to honour his memory with this appreciation of Jeremy and his work, revised by Tim Rowse from an earlier version published in Encounters with Indigeneity: Writing about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. We are grateful to both Tim Rowse and Aboriginal Studies Press for the opportunity to republish this work in celebration of Jeremy’s life and work
Exhibition: Streets of Ferdinand de Saussure – Neil Fettling 28 Oct – 11 Dec
Underneath our city arteries, the roadways, corridors and paths conceal a labyrinthine network of utilities and services. These invisible networks facilitate the complex delivery of services and communications essential to the smooth operation of a functioning, modern society.
Event: ‘Whither Social Theory’ – Australian Social Theory Thematic Group Workshop
Join us for this special thematic workshop exploring the status of social theory within Australian sociology. This event is co-hosted by Thesis Eleven Journal and the The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Social Theory Thematic Group. The workshop is a part of the a week of events organised for the TASA 2022 Conference.
28 November 2022, 8:30am – 5:00pm AEDT
In-person at ACU Fitzroy, Melbourne
The workshop is open to anyone who is interested in these issues and questions. We ask you to register for catering/room capacity purposes.
Event: Thesis Eleven Annual Lecture – Professor Susan L. Robertson
This year’s Thesis Eleven Annual Lecture will be delivered by Professor Susan L. Robertson (Monash University) Left-Right, or Left Right Out? Knowledge Economies, Social Inequalities, Education and Authoritarian Populism
Launch Speech by Joy Damousi – The Work of History: Writing for Stuart Macintyre
The speech below was delivered by Professor Joy Damousi at the Melbourne book launch of The Work of History: Writing for Stuart Macintyre, Melbourne Athenaeum Library, 15 July 2022.
Launch Speech by Graeme Davison – The Work of History: Writing for Stuart Macintyre
The speech below was delivered by Professor Graeme Davison at the Melbourne book launch of The Work of History: Writing for Stuart Macintyre, Melbourne Athenaeum Library, 15 July 2022.
Remembering Riaz Hassan 1937–2022
by Iván Szelényi
Riaz Hassan passed away in Melbourne on June 8, 2022 after a long illness. His is a great loss to the Australian social sciences and to the social sciences in general. Riaz was a great scholar, a wonderful colleague, a good friend and an excellent teacher. He was the mentor of a whole generation of social scientists. His death is an especially great loss to me personally.
Book Launch: Celebrating Professor Stuart Macintyre (1947-2021)
When: 15 July 2022, 6pm-8pm (AEST)
Where: The Melbourne Athenaeum Library, 188 Collins Street Melbourne
The Melbourne Athenaeum will this month host the launch of The Work of History: writing for Stuart Macintyre, which celebrates the eminent historian.
New book – The Work of History: Writing for Stuart Macintyre
Stuart Macintyre was an eminent figure within the world of Australian history scholarship for 45 years. This collection of essays and responses revisits and extends this extraordinary life of achievement and engagement. Leading scholars write here of Macintyre’s contribution to understanding radicalism and communism, postwar reconstruction, education and civics, universities, liberalism, historiography and the history wars. They also tell us about collegiality and friendship.
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