Arts Faculty News

Professor Joanna Bourke

A research workshop for all Monash staff and students working on the topic of sexual violence was held Wednesday 1 April. Our guest speaker, Professor Joanna Bourke (Birkbeck, University of London), gave a stirring talk on the challenges and necessity of sexual violence research. All participants shared their work, and addressed a range of topics including: violence against women in conflict; the intersection of women, sexual violence and the law; genocidal sexual violence in Rwanda and the Holocaust; the ‘use’ of sexual violence by the media; and more. We thank the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and the Faculty of Arts for making Professor Bourke’s visit possible. We are looking forward to the continuation of these workshops, which will bring together expertise on sexual violence across at least three Faculties of Monash University (Law, Arts and Medicine).

Professor Fania Oz-Salzberger

Monash University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins, today announced the appointment of Professor Fania Oz-Salzberger to the Leon Liberman Chair of Modern Israel Studies in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation.

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Professor Yehuda Bauer

Monash University recently invited leading holocaust and genocide academic Professor Yehuda Bauer, from Hebrew University in Israel, to present a series of lectures and public addresses.

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Donors to Jewish Studies Centre

Monash has hosted a series of dinner and lunch-time functions to recognise the valued generosity of major donors to the Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation.

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Monash University has received a major endowment to establish a research chair in modern Israel studies in the university’s Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation.