Some great online history resources were shared by historians tweeting the recent Australian Historical Association conference (#OzHA2017). I have trawled through a lot of links to bring to you some of the useful and interesting history resources that caught my eye. Conference Papers Several presenters have very generously shared their conference papers online: Bruce … [Read more...] about Papers and Great History Websites Shared at #OzHA2017
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Topics that Interest Historians in Australia
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
The Big Sessions at the 2017 Australian Historical Association Conference
If you want to know what history excites historians living in Australia and the latest historical research, you should follow the annual Australian Historical Association conference held each July. This year's record conference Twitter stream together with the conference program and abstracts gives us a peek into the vibrant conference held recently at the University of … [Read more...] about The Big Sessions at the 2017 Australian Historical Association Conference
Australian History Conference Generates Record Twitter Stream
The Twitter stream from the 2017 annual Australian Historical Association conference at the University of Newcastle last week broke the records. The conference’s #OzHA2017 Twitter stream had more tweets and more participants than in the previous five years. During the five days of this year’s conference at the University of Newcastle sent over four thousand tweets. This online … [Read more...] about Australian History Conference Generates Record Twitter Stream
Review: Waging Peace by Anne Deveson
Anne Deveson was a highly regarded journalist, film-maker and human rights activist who died late last year. Her last book was a memoir titled Waging Peace and was published in 2013. Anne Deveson was a groundbreaker in many ways. She helped Australian society grapple with serious issues that people experienced silently such as mental illness, poverty and abuse. As I expected … [Read more...] about Review: Waging Peace by Anne Deveson