2024 Hancock Lecture – Dr Nathan Gardner

Join us on Monday 2 September for the 2024 Hancock Lecture. Presented by Dr Nathan Gardner from the University of Melbourne.

Dr Nathan Gardner is a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and an historian of (forced) immigration, diasporas and multiculturalism in Australia. He especially uses oral history interviews and community-produced or non-English language materials to inform his studies of Australia’s diverse communities.

His forthcoming monograph, In the Face of Diversity: A History of Chinese Australian Community Organisations, 1970-2020, will be published by Sydney University Press. It examines the political actions of community organisations and their expressions of ‘community unity’ in response to significant local and international developments.

Nathan is currently working as part of an ARC Discovery Project with Prof Susan Kneebone to produce a comprehensive history of community sponsorship initiatives for refugee resettlement in Australia.

This event will be offered with consecutive Chinese language translation and will be followed by a reception.

Event details

Hancock Lecture: Dr Nathan Gardner, University of Melbourne Lecture Date: 5.30pmpm, 2 September 2024 Venue: Gallery room, State Library of New South Wales Registration: book here

About the Hancock Lecture

The Hancock Lecture invites young Australian scholars of excellence to deliver their research in an accessible way for the everyday Australian.

The Academy is dedicated to supporting and celebrating emerging leaders in the humanities. Named in honour of W.K Hancock, the first President of the Academy, the Hancock Lecture invites outstanding scholars at the earlier stages of their careers to talk about their work to a public audience.

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