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The spirit of enquiry (Artist: Deborah Halpern)
The first regular event organised by the Freilich Project was a series of annual public lectures on themes related to bigotry. The inaugural Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance was given by ABC journalist Philip Adams in 1997. In each year since, expert speakers from different professions have presented on this theme and enabled conversations to occur across academia and the broader community.
01
Nov
2023
Annual Freilich Lecture: Are we not your neighbours? Bigotry in Australian Life
Bigotry has been an enduring feature of Australian life, present from the arrival of the first Europeans on the continent’s shores. In 1796, the New South Wales governor, John Hunter, bemoaned the arrival of Irish convicts, those ‘turbulent and worthless characters’, who, he wished, ‘had either...
19
Oct
2022
Annual Freilich Lecture on Bigotry and Tolerance: Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko
The Freilich Project is pleased to announce that His Excellency, Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko will be giving this year's Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance. This year's lecture is held in partnership with the ANU's Centre for European Studies.
Each year, the Freilich Lecture invites...
09
Dec
2021
Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance: Sharon Nepstad on 'Beyond Enmity: Finding Hope in a Time of High Conflict'
The Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry is very pleased to invite you to the Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance for 2021. Our esteemed lecturer this year is Professor Sharon Nepstad (University of New Mexico, USA).
We are living in a moment of high conflict and toxic polarization,...
31
Oct
2019
Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance: David Marr on 'An Australian Story: The Politics of Bigotry in a Tolerant Country'
Twenty years after he first presented the annual Freilich Lecture on Bigotry and Tolerance, one of Australia's most prominent journalists, David Marr, returned to the ANU on 31 October 2019. Titled "An Australian Story: The Politics of Bigotry in a Tolerant Country," his 2019 Freilich Lecture was a...
31
Jul
2018
Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance: Professor Tariq Modood on 'Islamophobia and the Struggle for Recognition'
The Freilich Foundation is pleased to announce that Professor Tariq Modood will present this year's Freilich Lecture:
'Islamophobia and the Struggle for Recognition'
The Runnymede Trust (London) launched the public career of the concept of Islamophoba in 1997. It was too located in the field...
20
Oct
2017
Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance: Professor David Simpson on 'Tolerance from Below: Unsettling the Sovereign Subject '
The Herbert and Valmae Freilich Foundation presents:
Tolerance from Below: Unsettling the Sovereign Subject
Professor David Simpson
My argument will be that far from indicating a self-evident virtue which we can simply affirm and apply, tolerance is an unstable and inexplicit concept that...
21
Sep
2016
Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance: Dr Tim Soutphommasane, Dr Maria Hynes, Dr Scott Sharpe, Professor Michael Platow and Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington on 'How do we Define Racism in Modern Australia?'
The Herbert and Valmae Freilich Foundation presents: The Annual Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance 2016
How do we define Racism in Modern Australia?
A panel discussion facilitated by Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Freilich Foundation Chair, ANU, with:
Dr...
