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The Second Symposium on Catalonia in Australia
The Second Symposium on Catalonia in Australia was held on 27th of July 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. This event celebrated the growth and resurgence of Catalan culture and studies in Australia over the past few years, as witnessed in the recent human chain which occurred in Catalonia and also took place in Melbourne. Several themes about Catalonia were discussed by experts in Catalan and European language studies.

The First Symposium on Catalonia in Australia was originally coordinated by author Robert Archer at La Trobe University in September 1996 and united researchers and research students from Catalonia and Australia. Robert Archer is a Cervantes Professor of Spanish at King's College London. His contribution to Catalan studies pertains to the poetry of Ausiàs March.

The Second Symposium on Catalonia in Australia included researchers in Catalan and European language studies including Patrick Campion, Alfredo Martínez Expósito, Stewart King, Peter Gerrard and John Hajek. It has also been known as the Segon simposi sobre Catalunya a Austràlia and Segundo simposio sobre Cataluña en Australia. The Symposium came at a time of increased interest in Catalan due to the political action occurring in Spain. The recent human chain which occurred in Catalonia also took place in Melbourne, the location of the Symposium. The Symposium received international attention from the Institut Ramon Llull.