Social justice

Works of art speak truths about war and conflict in a way that cannot be easily articulated by disciplines such as law or political science. As a result, scholars in these disciplines are increasingly paying attention to art made during conflict as well as the ‘work’ which art does in its aftermath. There is a need, however, to foster cross-disciplinary conversation about the methods and approaches undertaken by scholarship in this area. This two-day workshop is a series of events aimed at beginning a dialogue around these issues by PhD Candidates and Early Career Researchers.

In the past two decades, we have witnessed changes in the political and socio-economical aspects of all societies across the globe. With the changing demographic composition of students and their distribution geographically, there are noticeable achievement gaps and uneven access to post-secondary education between the privileged and the underprivileged that warrant deliberated education reforms, policy and advocacy. The quest for promoting equity, facilitating access and affirming diversity is of growing concern. This Conference will provide a platform for researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers from different parts of the world to discuss and address some of these key issues.

Health4Rights is a multi-disciplinary health and human rights conference focusing on human rights as positive social determinants of health for LGBTI people and other minority populations in the Asia Pacific Region. Our particular focus is on intersecting marginalization such as sexuality and disability. This conference will form part of the conversation on how lower and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific region can begin to address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals theme of “leave no-one behind”.