Negotiating the sacred v: governing the family
Negotiating the Sacred was the fifth and final in a series of multi-faith and cross disciplinary conferecens exploring various religious and multicultural societies. The conference series began at the Centre for Cross Cultural Research, Australian National University (ANU) in 2003.
Date
14 & 15 August 2008
Venue
Monash University, Japanese Studies Centre Auditorium, Clayton campus, Clayton
Program
Keynote speakers
- Associate Professor Lori G. Beaman (Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada, University of Ottawa)
- Emeritus Professor Gary D. Bouma (Sociology and UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations – Asia Pacific, Monash University)
- Professor Chandran Kukathas (Chair in Political Theory, London School of Economics)
Invited speakers
- Ibrahim Abraham (Tutor, Sociology, Monash University)
- Gwenda Baker (Honorary Research Associate, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University)
- John Bradley (Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University)
- Veronica Brady (Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Department of English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia)
- Rachel Buchanan (PhD Student, University of Newcastle)
- Melanie Landau (PhD Student, School of Historical Studies, Monash University and Lecturer/Associate Director, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation)
- Siobhan McHugh (Lecturer, Journalism, University of Wollongong)
- Frances Morphy (Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University)
- Padmasiri de Silva (Research Associate of the Department of Historical Studies and Centre for Religion, Monash University
- Salih Yucel (Lecturer, Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, Monash University)
Abstracts
Negotiating the Sacred V: Governing the Family abstracts 
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Podcasts
Titles of papers link directly to mp3 files. If you require a transcription for accessibility purposes please contact the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies.
| Speaker | Title of paper | mp3 file size |
| Gary Bouma | Religion and governing the family |  14.2 mb |
| Lori Beaman | Religious diversity and family matters: Polygamy and the limits of the law | 39.8 mb |
| Siobhan McHugh | Marrying out: Catholic/Protestant unions in Australia 1920s-70s | 20 mb |
| Chandran Kukathas | Do children have interests? | 35 mb |
| John Bradley | ‘The things we dare to presume’ Family, identity and country | 17.3 mb |
Contact
Negotiating the Sacred V: Governing the Family enquiries
Convenors
Dr Elizabeth Burns Coleman, Monash University