The most recent issue of law&history, just published, is a special issue on gender intimacy and colonial violence with articles by Penny Edmonds, Victoria Haskins, Anna Johnston, Amanda Nettelbeck, Lyndall Ryan, and Angela
Congratulations to Juliet Flesch on the publication of her new book. This history of the first hundred and ten years of the discipline of Education at the University of Melbourne
Congratulations to Stephen Foster on the publication of his new book (in Australia by South Solitary Press and in the UK by Blue Ormer Publishing). It tells the story of Cecilia
Congratulations to AHA vice president, Joy Damousi, on her recent election as president of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. On 20 November 2017, she welcomed 23 new fellows to
Karen Schamberger is a curator at the National Museum of Australia. She is currently expanding her horizons through her work as part of the exhibition team developing a new long-term
The AHA2018 keynote speakers have all been confirmed and it is an exciting line-up: Professor Clare Anderson (University of Leicester, UK), who works on colonialism and colonial societies across the British Empire and
We have identified the following recipients of ARC grants in the history field (FOR2103) for projects commencing in 2018. We congratulate all these scholars and their teams. If we have
Congratulations to Sue Castrique on the publication of her new book. Soon after the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville opened in 1976, AI Grassby called it ‘one small world
It is with great sadness that I inform Australian Historical Association members of the passing of Dr Wendy Way. Wendy was best known in the profession for her wide-ranging and meticulous
The recent round of ARC awards announced on 10 November 2017 included a significant number of grants within the broad fields of historical research, listed under the Field of Research
The AHA is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Weston Bate on Tuesday, at the age of 93. A popular and influential local and urban historian, his many
Professor John Maynard talks about what inspired his love of history, who he writes for and the future of academia. He has some fantastic advice for ECRs, reminding them to
Congratulations to AHA members Philip Dwyer and Amanda Nettelbeck on the release of their edited collection, which explores the theme of violence, repression and atrocity in imperial and colonial empires,
Congratulations to AHA member Kristyn Harman on the publication of her book, which offers insights into penal servitude in Van Diemen’s Land through the lived experiences of the men and sole
Congratulations to AHA member Kat Ellinghaus on the publication of her new book, which reveals how the underlying centrality of ‘blood’ shaped official ideas about who was eligible to be defined as
