Some historians are particularly interested in gender relations and gender roles during war-time. It is while a nation is at war that underlying attitudes of society about the proper roles of men and women become exposed and reinforced. Men go to battle, women are responsible for keeping things going at home. Professor Karen Hagemann from University of North Carolina opened … [Read more...] about War and Gender
Australian Historical Association
Beyond the Church Parade: Religious beliefs in the front line during WWI
Today I am presenting a paper at the Religious History Association Conference which is running as an affiliated conference to the Australian Historical Association conference in Brisbane. This post provides an abstract of the paper and supporting information about my paper. To general readers of this blog I hope that this gives you a feel for the work behind an academic paper. … [Read more...] about Beyond the Church Parade: Religious beliefs in the front line during WWI
Historians Talk History in Brisbane
It is that time of the year again, the annual festival of history known as the annual conference of the Australian Historical Association. I will be tweeting and blogging from the conference in Brisbane this week. So if you enjoy reading about the latest in the Australian history world keep an eye on this blog and follow the conference hashtag on Twitter -#OzHA2014. The … [Read more...] about Historians Talk History in Brisbane
2013 Australian Historical Association Conference – on social media
Social media has revolutionised reporting. Citizen reporters flood social media with immediate observations of revolutionary events, disasters, sports matches as well as more mundane everyday moments. This form of reporting is also changing the experience of academic conferences for many. People who cannot attend can listen in on the conference backchannels through Twitter. … [Read more...] about 2013 Australian Historical Association Conference – on social media
2013 Australian Historical Association Conference – The Program
This month I have been blogging and tweeting about the recent conference of the Australian Historical Association held in Wollongong. However, a blog post about one or two sessions does not give the overall context of the conference and can lead to a distorted impression of it. In this post I will look at the entire conference program and thus help you build a picture of … [Read more...] about 2013 Australian Historical Association Conference – The Program