The AHA has been a consistent critic of the Job-ready Graduates package and its gross impost on humanities students since the measure was introduced by the Morrison Government in 2021.
The AHA celebrates History Australia’s interdisciplinary special forum on the Imperial Genealogies of Crime, which shines light on the lines of descent and evolution of imperial crime over space and
Congratulations to Tess Scholfield-Peters on the publication of Dear Mutzi: A Story of Love, Escape and Finding the Forgotten (NLA Publishing). In this book, Tess tells her grandfather’s story of
Congratulations to Merry E. Weisner-Hanks and Matthew Kuefler, editors of the recently published four-volume Cambridge World History of Sexualities (CUP). The four volumes are respectively organised around ‘General Overviews’, ‘Systems
Congratulations to Julie Collins, Christeen Schoepf and Amanda Wells, recipients of the History Council of South Australia’s 2024 Annual Awards and Prizes. Julie was selected as SA Historian of the
The AHA Executive Committee is delighted to announce the shortlists for the 2024 AHA prizes and awards. The prizes portfolio administrators would like to thank the various judging panels who
The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne, Thursday 27 June 2024, 6.00pm to 7.00pm AEST The History Council of Victoria’s third Book+Author seminar for 2024 will feature Alexandra Roginski, Melbourne-based historian, writer and
The Pavilion, Monash University, Monday 10 June 2024, 5.30pm to 7.00pm AEST Join Fay Anderson for the launch of The Holocaust and Australian Journalism: Reporting and Reckoning (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024).
Congratulations to Kylie Message, Frank Bongiorno and Robert Wellington on the publication of their special issue on the theme of ‘Public Humanities of the Future: Museums, Archives, Universities and Beyond’
Congratulations to Ross L Jones, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton on the publication of their edited volume Dhoombak Goobgoowana: A History of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne, vol.
Congratulations to Leigh Boucher, Barbara Baird, Michelle Arrow and Robert Reynolds on the publication of Personal Politics: Sexuality, Gender and the Remaking of Citizenship in Australia (Monash University Publishing). Personal
Congratulations to Brad Underhill, Helen Gardner, Jon Ritchie and Keimelo Gima on the publication of their special issue of Australian Historical Studies on ‘Wan Solwara: New Histories of Australia and
Congratulations to Iain McCalman on the publication of John Büsst: Bohemian Artist and Saviour of Reef and Rainforest (NewSouth). Known to his enemies as ‘The Bingil Bay Bastard’, John Büsst,
Recently, the AHA made a carefully considered submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters’ current Inquiry into Civics Education, Engagement and Participation in Australia. Our submission canvassed several
In 2019, the AHA Executive initiated a membership drive with the tagline ‘Towards 1000’. With a healthy and dynamic community of between 800 and 900 members, the AHA sought to
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