2024 Sir John Quick Lecture: A living Democracy
Schedule
Thu Oct 17 2024 at 05:00 pm
UTC+10:00Location
The Capital Bendigo | Bendigo, VI
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Join Professor Frank Bongiono AM as he explores aspects of the past and present of Australian democracy by examining its double sidedness as a system designed by and for white British men that nonetheless provided opening for wider participation and influence by marginalised groups. While much has changed since Quick's time, similar tensions and possibilities remain at the heart of our democracy today. 📅 Date: 17 October
🕒 Time: 6pm - 7:15pm Followed by networking and refreshments
📍 Location: The Capital Theatre - 50 View Street, Bendigo
Frank Bongiorno AM (born Nhill, Victoria, 1969) is Professor of History at the Australian National University where he was previously Head of the School of History. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University, and formerly Senior Lecturer at King’s College London and Smuts Visiting Fellow in Commonwealth Studies at the University of Cambridge. His books include The People’s Party: Victorian Labor and the Radical Tradition 1875-1914 (1996), Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia (2022) and A Little History of the Australian Labor Party (co-authored with Nick Dyrenfurth: second edition, 2024). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Australian Academy of Humanities, and is President of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
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Where is it happening?
The Capital Bendigo, 50A View St, Bendigo VIC 3550, Australia,Bendigo, VictoriaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
