Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Old Canberra House,
Australian National University,
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October, 2000.

This conference provides an opportunity for feminist scholars working comparatively and historically within a range of fields to discuss their work and reflect upon the potential and limitations of comparative research.

For details and registration see conference website (below).

Panel themes include:

• Australian women and international reform networks
• British men's and women's emigration to South Africa and Australia following World War II
• Comparison of married women's property reforms in Australia with those of other English-speaking jurisdictions
• Comparison of indigenous and colonial representations of 'mother/earth' in Australia and the Americas
• White women and colonialism in South East Asia
• Sex and gender across colonising frontiers in North America and Australia

Keynote Speakers:

Dolores Janiewski, 'Engendering Colonisation, Decolonising Gender: Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead, and American Empires'

Patricia Grimshaw, 'Situating Women in a Comparative History of Colonial "Democracy"'

Philippa Mein Smith, 'Maternity and Eugenics in Australia and New Zealand'

Contact:
Alison.Kibler@anu.edu.au or Fiona.Paisley@anu.edu.au