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Maria Ponomarenko: US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow
30 September 2010
In this interview, Maria Ponomarenko discusses her twelve-month US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellowship where she will be researching civil rights enforcement in the 1930s and '40s. An expert in the history of the Department of Justice during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, Maria says the law enforcement aspects of civil rights policy from this period warrant further study, not least of which are lessons to help present day law enforcement agencies. Watch Online
It's déjà vu for both parties
28 September 2010
Canberra Times
President Barack Obama won't be on the ballot for the November mid-term elections, but he is arguably the key factor in determining the result, writes Lesley Russell. Dr Russell is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Developing nations leaving rich ones behind
28 September 2010
National Times
Edward Blakely argues the world can grow out of poverty using sustainable technologies, but warns that America, Europe and Australia need to re-build national infrastructure if they want to maintain their economic prosperity. Edward Blakely is an Honorary Professor in urban policy at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Notes on America: Climate, energy, water and oil
24 September 2010
In this edition:
- US Studies Centre partners with ANU in sustainability push
- Post-9/11 literature and petro-fiction
- Australia's Silent Film Festival
- Events and commentary Read More
When Kevvy met Hillary
23 September 2010
The Drum (ABC online)
Three short years ago, senator Hillary Clinton was the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for the presidency of the United States, and then-opposition leader Kevin Rudd was about to sweep the Australian Labor Party back into power after 11 years. John Barron considers what it must have been like for Clinton and Rudd when they made a joint appearance in Washington this week. Read article
Georgiana Banita: US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow
23 September 2010
Georgiana Banita is Assistant Professor of Literature and Media Studies at the University of Bamberg, Germany, and for the next 12 months will be one of six postdoctoral fellows based at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. In this interview she discusses her research into post-9/11 literature and the concept of 'petro-fiction'. Watch Online
Obama setback
22 September 2010
SBS World News Australia
The US Senate has blocked a bid to lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military, making it the latest piece of legislation the Republicans have successfully stifled. In this story US Studies Centre chief executive Geoffrey Garrett says it is misleading for President Obama's opponents to claim that he "can't do much" in light of legislative successes such as health care and financial services reform.
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Biotech needs a lifeline
22 September 2010
The Australian
A weak pure research base is holding Australia back in the global biotechnology market, claims a US Studies Centre report comparing local and American biotechnology hubs. Read article
US in sorry state when it comes to abject poverty
22 September 2010
Canberra Times
New figures released by the US census Bureau reveal that poverty is a major issue for an increasing number of US citizens, writes Lesley Russell. Dr Russell is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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University rankings no reason for complacency
21 September 2010
Australian Financial Review
Despite our impressive university rankings, Australia's biotechnology research lags behind the United States, writes Dr Thomas Barlow and Professor Bruce McKern. Read article
Religion and politics
20 September 2010
ABC Local Radio Sunday Nights
Distinguished author and journalist Professor Jack Miles discusses with John Cleary how religion and politics are making life difficult for President Obama. Jack Miles is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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A new Pacific triangle looms
18 September 2010
The Weekend Australian
Geoffrey Garrett says Australia doesn't need to choose between China and the US because Washington doesn't view its relations with Beijing as a zero sum game. Rather than a fundamental foreign policy rethink, the new Australian government should roll up its sleeves to work with the US on a shared strategy for making the most of the Asia-Pacific century. Professor Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre. Read article
Notes on America: Water management and media fellowship
17 September 2010
In this edition:
- Water management partnership with Stanford
- Media fellowship for Centre communications director
- Events and commentary Read More
Poverty on the rise in America
17 September 2010
ABC News 24
The recession and longer-term economic troubles have pushed America's poverty rate to levels not seen in more than a decade, wiping out gains in the long-running War on Poverty and adding more financial strain to the lives of millions of Americans. In this interview, expert on social inequality Professor Edward Blakely discusses the reasons behind the current trends in poverty and unemployment, and how they might effect voting patterns in the November midterm elections. Edward Blakely is an Honorary Professor in Urban Policy at the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Tea Party causes stir for Republicans
16 September 2010
SBS World News Australia
The Tea Party movement has successfully secured a number of candidates running as Republicans in the coming congressional elections. Expert in US politics, Brendon O'Connor discusses the state of affairs as the November looms. Brendon O'Connor is Associate Professor in American Politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Tea party victory
16 September 2010
Australia Network Newsline
In many states of the US, Republican incumbents have been toppled by representatives from the conservative Tea Party movement. Jim Middleton speaks to Professor Geoffrey Garrett from the United States Studies Centre. Watch Online
Global climate agreement not 'inevitable'
16 September 2010
ABC The Drum Unleashed
BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has called for the Gillard Government to impose a carbon tax before any global agreement but Tom Switzer says Kloppers, like many climate activists, is naïve to think a genuinely global climate agreement is inevitable. Read Article
US Studies Centre partners with Stanford University on water management
16 September 2010
The US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney announced today it has entered a three-year agreement with the Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University in California on the management of water systems in Australia and the United States. Read More
Campaign mode
15 September 2010
Inside Story
With the midterm elections looming, Barack Obama is out of the Oval Office and back on the campaign trail, writes Lesley Russell. Dr Lesley Russell is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Growing hostility towards Islam from some within the US
14 September 2010
ABC2 Breakfast
Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies at the University of California, Irvine, Jack Miles, says that his Muslim colleagues feel there is more hostility towards them now than there was immediately after the September 11 tragedy nine years ago. Jack Miles is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A biography and is a guest at the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Islam in America
13 September 2010
666 ABC Canberra
Distinguished author and journalist Professor Jack Miles provides insight into the state of affairs for Muslims in America. Jack Miles is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Questions of faith trouble the heart of God's biographer
11 September 2010
Sydney Morning Herald
Jack Miles won the Pulitzer Prize for his book GOD: A Biography. This piece reveals the rich background of Miles' own life that has generated the inspiration for his many writings both as an author and journalist. Jack Miles is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Read article
9/11 nine years on
10 September 2010
ABC News Radio
This year the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been made particularly prominent because of controversy surrounding the "Ground Zero Mosque" and the threat of burning Korans in Florida. Geoffrey Garrett discusses to what extent America has moved on from the events of September 2001 and notes that President Obama's popularity has been damaged by the recent controversy. Geoffrey Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Jack Miles meets 'US in the World' students
10 September 2010
Jack Miles is a Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies at the University of California, Irvine and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Miles was guest lecturer for Professor Geoffrey Garrett's 'US in the World' class at the University of Sydney this week. Speaking to 200 undergraduates, the long-time journalist discussed the debate about the Ground Zero mosque and provided some historical context to place of religion in American society. Watch Online
Notes on America: Ground Zero Mosque debate, US defence cuts and infanticide
10 September 2010
In this edition:
- Ground Zero Mosque debate tears at US/Islam relations
- Cutting US defence programs – here’s how
- 19th Century infanticide reveals tales of sexism and racism
- Events and commentary Read More
Obama's struggle with history
9 September 2010
ABC News online
The extraordinary marathon that is the modern US presidential election process is getting underway once again, as Barack Obama seeks a second term in the White House and a field of Republican candidates try to be the one that stops him. John Barron says at stake is the most powerful political office on Earth, and like last time, the world will be watching. John Barron is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Islam in the spotlight in America
9 September 2010
ABC 702 Sydney
Jack Miles discusses the furore surrounding the "Ground Zero Mosque" as well as and the threat of burning Korans in Florida. He says Americans are more fearful of Islam than they were in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Jack Miles is a Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies at the University of California and is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Republicans, religion and a President under siege
9 September 2010
Few people are better qualified to comment on the state of religious freedom in America than Jack Miles, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his work, GOD: A Biography. In this interview, Miles discusses the furore surrounding the "Ground Zero Mosque" as well as President Obama's predicament as the country enters another election season. A Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies at the University of California, Miles is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Felicity Turner: US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow
9 September 2010
Dr Felicity Turner has a PhD from Duke University, North Carolina for the next 12 months will be one of six postdoctoral fellows based at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. In this interview she discusses her research into infanticide 19th Century America and its significance to the larger questions of race, gender and state formation. Watch Online
September 11 a hot topic
8 September 2010
SBS World News Australia
It has been nine years since the Al-Qaeda terrorist group made its successful attack on American soil. In this interview Jack Miles discusses why American Muslims are this year more fearful than they were in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Jack Miles is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
The Presidential Preacher
8 September 2010
ABC Radio National Late Night Live
Professor Jack Miles discusses President Barack Obama's America in the world religious context, noting religious controversy is a significant issue as the congressional elections approach. Jack Miles is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Why Obama is not using his 'bully pulpit'
7 September 2010
The Australian
The whiplash created by the ginning up of the "Ground Zero Mosque" furore has thrown the President off his stride, but Jack Miles says he may not have lost his footing entirely. Miles says Obama has long had a canny sense of when to stand aside and give his opponents just enough rope to hang themselves. Jack Miles is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Read article
Obama, religion and a polarised country
6 September 2010
ABC Radio National The World Today
US President Barack Obama has faced criticism from both critics and supporters following his comments about the "Ground Zero Mosque". In this interview with Eleanor Hall, acclaimed author and journalist on religious affairs, Professor Jack Miles discusses the predicament the President and the country is facing in regard to Islam and the issue of religious freedom. Jack Miles is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Notes on America: Religion at Ground Zero and Biotech Perceptions
2 September 2010
In this edition:
- Ground Zero Mosque must go ahead, says God’s biographer
- Perception meets the reality of biotech innovation
- The Campaign Tapes: Iowa’s man with multiple perspectives
- Events and commentary Read More
Iraq and the collapse of neo-con illusions
1 September 2010
The Drum Unleashed (ABC online)
Tom Switzer says the Iraq experience has shattered some dangerous neo-conservative illusions that have warped US policy in the post-9/11 era. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read article
End of US combat forces in Iraq
1 September 2010
ABC 24
In this interview, professor Geoffrey Garrett provides commentary on President Obama's Oval Office speech marking the end of combat troop deployment in Iraq. Garrett notes that there was none of the Bush triumphalism in what was a sober speech from a leader in the midst of significant economic and military challenges. Geoffrey Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Analysis of Obama's Oval Office speech
1 September 2010
ABC News Radio
In only his second speech from the Oval Office in the White House, President Barack Obama announced the end of US combat forces in Iraq. In this interview professor Geoffrey Garrett provides an analysis of the speech. Geoffrey Garrett is the CEO of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
I wonder who’s Kissinger now
1 September 2010
The Australian Literary Review
Tom Switzer reviews two books about American foreign policy during the Cold War and the personalities that shaped it, in particular Henry Kissinger. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read book review
