ISAA National Newsletter #37 December 2011For the the latest ISAA National Newsletter, click here |
ISAA Conference 2012The next ISAA Conference will be held at the National Library, Canberra on 18th and 19th October 2012. |
Call for PapersThe next issue of ISAA Review, planned for December 2011, will be based around the idea of TRANSLATION: from its... |
ISAA National Newsletter - No. 35If the next issue of the ISAA Review explores the idea of complexity in science, then this issue of the... |
Report from the National CouncilReport from the National Council Welcome to the following new members who have joined since publication of the December Newsletter. Margaret Cameron... |
NoticeboardNational Library of Australia Fellowships Applications are now open for the 2012 Harold White Fellowships, the Minerals Council of Australia... |
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About ISAA
The Independent Scholars Association of Australia Inc is a network of scholars pursuing interests in the broad streams of the humanities, arts and sciences. Their work is produced in a variety of forms including book and journal publications, films and documentaries, script writing and journalism.As an association ISAA has no political affiliations but seeks to encourage all who, independently of institutions, offer well-founded studies of society, in the humanities and the sciences, or ideas of cultural significance.
Purpose of ISAA
The purpose of ISAA is to encourage and support individuals who undertake independent scholarly work outside the nation's formal institutes of education and research; to promote such scholarship; and to stimulate public debate in Australia. It does so by:
- bringing such individuals together to share interests and expertise
- sponsoring conferences and lectures for both members and the public
- offering informed opinion on matters of public interest and concern
- creating a collective voice on issues affecting the practice of scholarship
- representing the interests of independent scholars in the public arena
- supporting knowledgeable dissent and independent opinion