Dave McDonald
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne. 2024 National Library of Australia Fellow. Researching institutional child abuse & cultural memory š
University of Melbourne
Joined December 2012
Delighted to see this out. Available open access. The Work of Acknowledgment: āLoud Fenceā as Community-Level Response to Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Testimony. #loudfence #memory #memorialisation @unimelbcrim
journals.sagepub.com
Since the 1980s, the global dimensions of institutional child sexual abuse have become increasingly apparent. In some countries this has had a profound impact l...
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Reminder: I'm giving a public talk at the @nlagovau at 12.30 today on oral histories of Forgotten Australians & Former Child Migrants. You can attend in person or online via the NLA's YouTube or FB pages @ArtsUnimelb @unimelbcrim .
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National Library of Australia, Canberra. 66,552 likes Ā· 1,520 talking about this Ā· 26,250 were here. We collect, preserve and share Australia's documentary heritage.
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Happy to see this open access article out. 'Local Australian memory activism and the fast and slow violence of institutional abuse'. #memoryactivism #memory #slowviolence
tandfonline.com
This article investigates unofficial memory projects that have arisen in Australia in response to the institutional abuse of children. While the role of activists in pushing for the enactment of st...
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On 8 August I'll be delivering a public lecture at the National Library of Australia on my 2024 fellowship research. Feel free to join me online or in person. @unimelbcrim @ArtsUnimelb @nlagovau #cep #careleavers.
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Itās the last day of my substantive time at the National Library of Australia (aside from a couple of weeks in August- presentation details to come). Iām going to miss working in this grand old dame. @nlagovau @unimelbcrim
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Iāve been reading Joanna Penglaseās book recently. An important and rich insight.
āIf you,as a child,lived with your parents,it is hard, almost impossible to understand what it was & is like for CareLeaversā. #Parentless Children .#OrphansoftheLiving .#StateWards .#Orphans.#Abandoned .#AbusedChild.#InvisibleChildren .#GovernmentsChildren .#Auspol.#Redress
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Proud supervisor moment as @BreeAnderson199 delivers a fantastic completion seminar on her PhD research on doxxing. Sorry I couldnāt be there in person. @unimelbcrim @snappyalligator
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Participants sought for this important research on queer experiences of intimate partner violence by @unimelbcrim PhD candidate @thisis_bert. .
Volunteers needed! Please share and RT widely!. If you are a queer victim-survivor of intimate partner violence OR a support service practitioner with experience helping queer victims-survivors, please consider completing these surveys below.
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Again, defund the police. Matildas captain Sam Kerr called a police officer āa stupid white bastardā, according to newspaper reports
smh.com.au
The football star has pleaded not guilty and is fighting to have a charge of racially harassing the police officer thrown out of court.
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Clannies, if you are interested in sharing your views on the Australian Orphanage Museum, please feel free to get in contact with me. I will be running some upcoming focus groups online and in person. You are welcome to call, email or message me on here.
Hi Clannies .Hereās a chance to be involved in #research re your thoughts on the Australian Orphanage Museum if you have visited. Give Dave a callāļøhe is a decent bloke & he is a CLAN member,he respects & recognises your time & participation is valuable by offering a gift card
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RT @JacintaAllanMP: Before 1990, while in institutional care, thousands of Victorian children experienced abuse and neglect. It's importanā¦.
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āA long time comingā: Victoriaās apology to care leavers offers hope for a reckoning | Victoria | The Guardian.
theguardian.com
Abuse and deprivation while in state care have led to depression, anxiety and substance abuse. Finally there will be formal recognition of the trauma
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Alan Jones accused of indecent assault by multiple young men.
theage.com.au
In a major investigation, Kate McClymont uncovers multiple allegations against the influential broadcaster during his controversial radio career. Jones denies the allegations.
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RT @ArtsUnimelb: Congratulations to Dr Dave McDonald, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, for being awarded a 2024 @nlagovau Fellowship! His reā¦.
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Will Kerry Stokes be paying this too?!?
abc.net.au
The court decision comes after the former SAS soldier's civil case against Nine Entertainment was dismissed in June, prompting a complicated battle over legal costs.
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While wartime death tolls will never be exact, experts say that even a conservative reading of the casualty figures reported from Gaza shows that the pace of death during Israelās campaign has few precedents in this century.
nytimes.com
Even a conservative assessment of the reported Gaza casualty figures shows that the rate of death during Israelās assault has few precedents in this century, experts say.
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RT @Ash_Barnwell: Hello @drdavemcdonald on this awards list! . With the fellowship project - From Care to Carcerality: Understanding the Exā¦.
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Delighted to have been selected as a 2024 Fellow of the National Library of Australia to undertake a project examining the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants Oral History Project as a form of cultural testimony. @unimelbcrim.
Weāre proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships. The 2024 Fellows will use the National Libraryās unique collections to conduct research across a range of subjects. Read more about the recipients:
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RT @Ash_Barnwell: NARRATIVE RESEARCH NOW Book Launch - . Come celebrate with the Narrative Network!. Dec 5, 4.30pm.The Linkway, John Medleyā¦.
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Very pleased to have a chapter in this awesome collection. Check it out and come to the launch if youāll be in Melbourne!.
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