Cosmopolitan Melbourne: cultural diversity and social cohesion
The city has become central to the ways in which contemporary society is imagined, not only in the West but in the emerging economies of Asia. Public bodies use cultural activities to promote inward-looking identtities. The representation of the city to its people through public and semi-public events and spaces provides people with a sense of pride in their place, tradition and belonging. Cities also have outward identities both nationally (such as the rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne) and globally.
On one hand, the city is a material and everyday public space occupied by people as a location of personal identity. On the other, it is a channel for the regional, national and global. Cosmopolitan Melbourne: Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion examined urban identities which are central to how contemporary societies are imagined.
Date
28 March 2008
Venue
Monash University Law Chambers
472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Program
Invited speakers
- Morris Bellamy (Manager, Arts and Culture, City of Melbourne)
- Sally Capp (CEO, Committee for Melbourne)
- Maryrose Casey (Monash University)
- Elizabeth Burns Coleman (Monash University)
- Katie Fraser (Footscray Community Legal Centre)
- Mark Gibson (Monash University)
- Andrew Hassam (Monash University)
- Scott McQuire (University of Melbourne)
- Darko Radovic (University of Melbourne)
- Kate Shaw (University of Melbourne)
- Bernadette Smith (University of Adelaide)
- Kavindi Wadumestri (RMIT University)
- Ian Woodcock (University of Melbourne)
Abstracts
Cosmopolitan Melbourne: Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion Abstracts 
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Podcasts
Titles of papers link directly to mp3 files. If you require a transcription please contact the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies.
| Speaker | Title of paper | mp3 file size |
| Kate Shaw | Planning the ‘Creative’ City: Global Strategies and Local Creative Subcultures |  5.2 mb |
| Katie Fraser | Steering Past Settlement: Cases from the African Legal Service | 15.5 mb |
| Scott McQuire | Public Screens and the Transnational Public Sphere | 6.2 mb |
Contact
Conveners
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Dr Elizabeth Burns Coleman
- Andrew Hassam