Summer school: Refugee and Asylum Seekers - whose responsibility?
The Freilich Foundation and the Centre for European Studies are hosting a Summer School for teachers working in Australian Schools and as an interdisciplinary subject for graduate students. The arrival of ‘boat people’ on Australian shores has provoked vigorous public debate about how Australia should respond. The Summer School for 2011 will explore this question, providing participants with a wide array of accurate and up-to-date resources and the opportunity to engage with experts in the field. The summer school will include a comparison with the situation in Europe.
The summer school will engage with a number of questions, among them
- How do we define a refugee?
- What are the international laws and international and regional bodies which regulate refugees and asylum seekers
- How do countries around the world respond to refugees?
- How do the different histories & politics of Europe and Australia shape their responses to refugees?
- What issues do refugees face in their resettlement into their host societies?
- How are refugees and asylum-seekers portrayed in the media and in political debate?
- Is there a role for schools and other educators in this debate?
Please visit the Freilich Foundation application process page to find out how to apply.
Details on how to take the summer school as a credited subject towards your postgraduate course can be obtained at Study@