The discipline of cultural studies has been regarded as a site of understanding culture and resistance.  Stuart Hall claimed that people need a language to speak about where they are, and what possible futures are available to them.  At the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures and the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies on Wallumattagal Campus (MQ), Dharug Country, we focus the studies of culture within an anti-colonial language and praxis. In November 2024 we look forward to you joining us to explore what this means across the broader discipline of Cultural Studies.  

This will mark the first time an Indigenous-centred site has hosted the CSAA conference. Across Cultural Studies we make choices in how our practice upholds or challenges colonialities, on how we look to the past, engage the now, and anticipate and map expansive futures.  Presenters are invited to engage expansively with the theme. 

CSAA2024 runs from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 November, including an excursion day taking place on Thursday 28 November (there are three available options for this day). In addition, Monday 25 November will be the CSAA Prefix Day: Prefix precedes the CSAA Conference and is a day designed for the training and networking of emerging researchers in the field of cultural studies. HDRs, ECRs, casual academics, and independent scholars are welcome to attend. Supervisors of HDR candidates who are registered for the full conference are also invited to sit in on Prefix sessions. 

Registration fee tiers: 

Registration fees for CSAA2024 are tiered according to income at three levels, and are inclusive of one year of membership to the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia. There is no difference in membership benefits across the three tiers. 

In 2024, we are introducing a policy of including First Nations scholars in the lowest tier,  regardless of income. 

There is no fee for attendance at the Prefix Day for HDRs, ECRs, and casual/independent academics. Supervisors who wish to attend should do so only if registered for the full conference. 

Conference registration includes all teas, lunches and receptions. Please note that some excursion options will attract an additional fee (museum entry), payable on the day. 

The call for papers is now closed,  we will be advising outcomes by 11th of September.

Excursion details: 

There will be three options for attendees on Thurs 28 Nov: 

• Australian Museum walk through, facilitated by the First Nations team (additional fee for museum entry, payable at venue) 

• On Country: Dharug-led walk and knowledge sharing 

• Collaboration conversations (at MQ) 

Further information on Excursion Day activities will be made available closer to the event. At this stage, please indicate which of the three options would be your preference. This is just to give us an idea of likely numbers – you will be able to select another choice later as you prefer.