Academy of Social Sciences in Australia

Fay Gale Lectures

Gwendoline Fay Gale AO (1932 - 2008) was the first Honours graduate in geography from the University of Adelaide and went on to become an eminent human geographer. She was well known for her contributions to academia, the advancement of women within academia, Indigenous Studies and juvenile justice.

Fay received the Order of Australia in 1989 for her contributions to the social sciences, namely geography and Indigenous Studies.

In 1978, Fay was elected to the Academy, and she served as the Academy's first female President for the period 1997 - 2000. She also served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Western Australia from 1990 - 1997.

In honour of Fay's contributions to both the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the wider social science field, ASSA supports a distinguished female social scientist to present the biennial Fay Gale Lecture. The lecture is held in three locations.

 

2011 Trends and recent developments in income inequality in Australia
Associate Professor Denise Doiron will present the 2011 Fay Gale Lecture, Trends and Recent Developments in Income Inequality in Australia, on 20 September 2011 at the University of New South Wales. The lecture will also be presented on 26 October 2011 at the University of Western Australia and then at another university at a date to be determined.

 

2010 A provocation from the periphery: rethinking 'the human' in memory of Fay Gale
Speaker: Professor Kay Anderson
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, in conjunction with the University of Western Sydney, the University of Adelaide, and the University of Wollongong auspiced the inaugural Fay Gale travelling Lecture in 2010. The Lecture was presented by Professor Kay Anderson (UWS) and was first held at the University of Western Sydney on Wednesday 10th March 2010.