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16/07/2017 by Yvonne Perkins 2 Comments

Coloured words of varying sizes

The annual gathering of historians in Australia is big. This year there were nearly 300 papers delivered in concurrent sessions. Yesterday I blogged about the keynotes and plenary panels. Today I will have a look at the masses of papers delivered by over three hundred historians. Before you recoil in horror at the prospect of a very lengthy post, I assure you that I will be … [Read more...] about Topics that Interest Historians in Australia

Tweeting the 2016 Australian Historical Association Conference

14/07/2016 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

Last week there was a flurry of Australian history tweeting emanating from Ballarat in Victoria. The 2016 annual conference of the Australian Historical Association was held in the old gold city and over three hundred presenters from universities, galleries, libraries, archives, museums and small businesses talked all things history. I have attended the last four conferences, … [Read more...] about Tweeting the 2016 Australian Historical Association Conference

Big Questions in History: Historians and Public Policy

16/07/2014 by Yvonne Perkins 3 Comments

‘Big Questions in History’ has been the topic of the final plenary panel session at the last few conferences of the Australian Historical Association. These plenary panels have been my favourite session at every conference I have attended. The panels discuss some aspect of historians engaging with people who are not historians. Last year the plenary panel discussed ‘Who is our … [Read more...] about Big Questions in History: Historians and Public Policy

Review: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

13/07/2014 by Yvonne Perkins 19 Comments

While the Australian Historical Association conference was being held this week an important annual national celebration was taking place. This year the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Day of Commemoration Week, commonly known as NAIDOC Week runs from 6th to 13th July. Lisa Hill at the ANZ LitLovers Lit Blog runs the Indigenous Literature Week book reviewing … [Read more...] about Review: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

Design 29: Creating a Capital

17/06/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 3 Comments

This is the year of Canberra.  The celebrations of the centenary of its founding mark a point where Canberra can reflect on its past.  The one hundredth anniversary which coincided with one of my daughters moving to Canberra has caused me to rethink my attitude to the city and recognise that as a place I should take it more seriously. A couple of months ago I wrote a review of … [Read more...] about Design 29: Creating a Capital

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Yvonne Perkins is a professional historian and launched Stumbling Through the Past in August 2010. Focusing on history, and Australian history in particular, posts include interviews, book reviews, news reports on conferences and reflective pieces.

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