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The Second Symposium on Catalonia in Australia
The Second Symposium on Catalonia in Australia was held at Melbourne University on 27th of July 2013. This event celebrated the resumption of the teaching of Catalan in Australian universities and major themes about Catalonia were discussed by experts in Catalan and European language studies.

The First Symposium on Catalonia in Australia was originally coordinated by Robert Archer at La Trobe University in September 1996 and united researchers and research students from Catalonia and Australia. Robert Archer has since become a Cervantes Professor of Spanish at King's College London. His contribution to Catalan studies is mostly related 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 is also known as Segon simposi sobre Catalunya a Austràlia and Segundo simposio sobre Cataluña en Australia. The Symposium came at a time of increased interest in Catalan studies due to the political changes 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.