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Marian Quartly

Marian Quartly holds the position of Professor Emerita at the Monash School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies. Her research is well-regarded in the fields of Australian family history and gender relations. Her long-term research concern is the history of family in late twentieth century Australia. She has published extensively on the history of adoption in Australia, with particular reference to the politics of adoption and the role of social work in making policy and practice.

Marian Quartly

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  • The Market in Babies

    Marian Quartly, Shurlee Swain and Denise Cuthbert
  • Respectable Radicals

    Marian Quartly and Judith Smart
  • Drawing the Line

    Richard Scully and Marian Quartly

Events

Meet the author: Graeme Turner (ANU, Canberra)

ANU Cinema 153 Tangney Rd, Kambri Cinema (Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre), Acton, ACT

Graeme Turner will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good. A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The...

Launch: Broken by Graeme Turner (Gleebooks, Sydney)

Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales

A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The building of knowledge and the dissemination of information is vital to the proper functioning of our democracy. At the...

Launch: Broken by Graeme Turner (Readings, Melbourne)

Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

  Join us to hear Graeme Turner in conversation with Ben Eltham about Broken: Universities, Politics & the Public Good. In Broken, Graeme Turner examines the collapse of our Universities, from underfunding and over-reliance on...

Launch: Broken by Graeme Turner (Avid Reader, Brisbane)

Avid Reader 193 Boundary Street, West End, Queensland, Australia

ABOUT THE BOOK In Broken, Graeme Turner provides a reality check for those who imagine the academic life is one of privilege and leisure, laying bare the enormous challenges and...