<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7652.24">
<TITLE>Lecture by Professor Meaghan Morris</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<BR>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">Professor Meaghan Morris, from the Centre for Cultural Research at the University of Western Sydney, is presenting a lecture entitled:</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The Company of Strangers: How hard can ‘internationalizing’ be?</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Before joining UWS, I lived and worked full-time in Hong Kong teaching Cultural Studies for seven years. I have also lived for almost twenty-five years in Bundeena near Cronulla. Two days after the 2005 riot</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma">—</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">shocking images of which seen around the world on TV</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma">—</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">I attended a dinner in HK for the economist and critic of globalization, Joseph Stieglitz. Hearing my accent, a Chinese businessman leaned to say: "what do you think about Cronulla?" I answered by blaming various parties, but only later did it occur to me that I did not (and would not) ask this stranger his opinion of anti-Japanese rioting in the PRC.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">This everyday kind of imbalance is often ignored in policy talk as universities seek to internationalize, and yet such history-ridden exchanges are the stuff of a sociability that makes ‘internationalizing’ possible. What kinds of problems do teachers and researchers working ‘across boundaries’ actually face? Reflecting on some of the little catastrophes I have seen in the Hong Kong context, I will outline the international research projects I hope to undertake in future years at the Centre for Cultural Research. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">When: Thursday, 13 September</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Where: Playhouse, Kingswood Campus</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Schedule: 6.00pm Welcome and Introduction</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">6.05pm Lecture</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">6.45pm Response from the chair and questions</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">7.00pm Drinks and canapés</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">RSVP: Vivian Bonanno on 9772 6762 or email </FONT><A HREF="mailto:v.bonanno@uws.edu.au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">v.bonanno@uws.edu.au</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> by Monday, 10 September</FONT>
</P>
<hr> This email (including any attached files) is confidential and is for the intended recipient(s) only. If you received this email by mistake, please, as a courtesy, tell the sender, then delete this email. <br><br>The views and opinions are the originator's and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Southern Queensland. Although all reasonable precautions were taken to ensure that this email contained no viruses at the time it was sent we accept no liability for any losses arising from its receipt. <br><br>The University of Southern Queensland is a registered provider of education with the Australian Government (CRICOS Institution Code No's. QLD 00244B / NSW 02225M)
</BODY>
</HTML>