National & International History Conferences: 2009

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Please send conference advertisements for this page to the AHA Information Officer, Carolyn Brewer Conferences advertised in chronological order 9–11 October 2009 Dragon Tails: Re-interpreting Chinese-Australian Heritage Sovereign Hill Museums Association, Ballarat, Victoria In 1984, noted historian Jennifer Cushman challenged researchers to move beyond the prevalent one-dimensional approach to understanding the Chinese presence in Australia-an approach that was primarily concerned with examining Australia's attitudes towards the Chinese. In taking up this challenge, and seeking to understand the Chinese 'on their own terms', researchers have uncovered new sources and applied inter-disciplinary approaches to reveal the complex picture of Chinese community cultures, identities and race relations in Australia. We are particularly interested in work that: Tells about early Chinese-Australian history from Chinese-Australian perspectives. Discusses Chinese-Australian heritage/history within broader perspectives (e.g. Australian, Chinese, comparative, and/or transnational). Draws on new resources to tell new stories. Focuses on intercolonial (Northern Territory and Queensland) and/or trans-Tasman connections. Abstracts (max 200 words), with speakers' full contact details and short biographical notes (max 100 words) should be sent to enquiries.dragontails@gmail.com by Monday 18 May 2009. Enquiries about the conference should be directed to enquiries.dragontails@gmail.com 9–17th October, 2009 ASAL Old Lags Conference: South Pacific Resort Hotel, Norfolk Island Call for Papers Papers are invited for a conference to be held on Norfolk Island in October, 2009. While papers are welcome on any aspect of Australian writing (including theatre and biography), we are particularly interested in writing by and about the convicts, or any writing, including historical commentary, associated with Norfolk Island. Papers can be up to 30-minutes long, but there are strict limits on the number of papers we can accept (up to 20) as conference sessions will occupy only the mornings of the conference period. There will also be a session where participants can present brief outlines of their current projects to the assembled group. Abstracts for papers of 200-300 words should be sent to Susan Lever or Julian Croft as soon as possible. Accommodation: Contact Belinda Riordan. Details, including a draft program, and registration forms are at http://asaliterature.com/. For further information contact Susan Lever. 24–30th October 2009 Australian Mining History Association 15th Annual Conference Lithgow, NSW Website Registration form For more information contact: Mel Davies 29 September – 1 October 2009 Register Now at www.aiatsis.gov.au 9–11 November 2009 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies: Perspectives from Anthropology, History and Material Culture Studies Conference to be held at the National Museum of Australia, in association with the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, Australian National University. Call For papers: Proposals for panels and papers are invited on the theme of Indigenous participation in Australian economies, from the perspectives of anthropology, history or material culture studies, or some combination of these perspectives. A linking theme will be the development of local 'hybrid economies' involving the articulation of Indigenous and settler social and economic forms, and the emergence of new complexes of transactions and relations. We hope to cover a broad variety of economies from whaling to CDEP, across the span of more than two centuries. Papers which consider the characteristics of the material culture of local economies, from saddles to art, and material evidence of Indigenous participation, such as photographs, will be welcome. Keynote Lecture: Professor Jon Altman, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University Panels so far proposed include: The transformation of relations and transactions within and around missions and stations. The role of sexuality in the intercultural economy in Australia. Transactions between fringe camps and towns. The period of transition from low wage/ no wage to CDEP. Stolen wages and the contemporary efforts to secure recompense Conference website Please send abstracts of papers addressing one or more of the conference themes (these need not be attached to a panel at this stage, but will be assigned to panels later), and/or proposals for panels by email to Ian Keen or by mail to: IPAE Conference School of Archaeology and Anthropology Faculty of Arts Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Organising committee: Ian Keen, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Pickering, Anthony Redmond, Fiona Skyring, John White. Conference secretary: Natasha Fijn 26–27 November 2009 RELIGIOUS HISTORY ASSOCIATION OF AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND Religious History Conference "Exploring Dimensions of New Zealand Religious History" Massey University, Palmerston North The Religious History Association of Aotearoa New Zealand will be holding its seventh national conference at Massey University commencing on Thursday 26 November at 1.30pm and concluding by 3.30pm on Friday 27 November. The timing of the conference has been arranged to fit in with the New Zealand Historical Association Conference which begins with a Powhiri at 4.30pm on Friday 27 November. (For further details about the NZHA Conference see http://www.nzha.org.nz/conferences.html – note that paper proposals for the NZHA Conference are due by 30 June) Call for Papers The organising committee are keen to hear from those who are interested in offering a paper for the conference. Proposals for papers (up to c.250 words) should be submitted to Laurie Guy by 15 August Local Arrangements These are in the hands of Chris van der Krogt Conference Dinner It is hoped that we will be able to arrange a venue for those who want to have dinner together on Thursday 26 Conference Costs $45.00 (Late Registration $50.00) Registrations Registrations are due by 1 November. Receipts will be available at the Conference. Please make cheques payable to the "Religious History Association" or deposit by Bank Transfer to 02-0256-0309968-000. (If you make a bank transfer please notify the conference registrar). Please send cheques to: Dr Christopher van der Krogt Religious Studies and History Programmes School of History, Philosophy, & Classics (PN242) Massey University Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North 27–29 November 2009 Centre and Periphery New Zealand Historical Association Conference Massey University Palmerston North The theme of the conference is ‘Centre and Periphery’, broadly interpreted, but papers on any historical topic will be considered. Papers on either New Zealand or non-New Zealand topics from any period are welcome. The deadline for abstracts has been extended to the end of August. Keynote Speakers include: Professor Marianne Elliot (Liverpool) Professor Tom Isern (North Dakota) Professor Allan Macinnes (Strathclyde) Dr Kirsten McKenzie (Sydney) Presenters will be given twenty minutes to speak and ten minutes for questions. Graduate students who present a paper at the conference and submit their text by 1 February 2010 will be eligible for a prize awarded by the NZ Historical Association. Poster submissions from postgraduate students are also invited. Please send by 30 June 2009 an abstract of about 250 words, along with your name, contact details and affiliation, if appropriate, to the NZHA Secretary: Dr Christopher van der Krogt School of History, Philosophy and Classics Massey University Private Bag 11222 Palmerston North Registration Form 7 & 8 December 2009 National Museum of Australia, Canberra © Twentieth Century Fox (Courtesy Bazmark) Australian Centre for Indigenous History at the Australian National University and the Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum of Australia Baz Luhrmann's Australia reviewed: An interdisciplinary conference on history, film and popular culture Keynote Address: Meaghan Morris, Chair Professor of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University (Hong Kong), and Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney Confirmed speakers include John Docker (University of Sydney), and Ann McGrath (Australian National University) In his fabulous hyperbolic film Australia, Baz Luhrmann has leaped over the ruins of the "history wars" and given Australians a new past – a myth of national origin that is disturbing, thrilling, heartbreaking, hilarious and touching (Marcia Langton, 2008). Arguably Luhrmann's epic film Australia is the most ambitious, creative, and expensive engagement with our nation's past since the opening of the National Museum of Australia in 2001. Even though it is ostensibly a 1940s romance between the English aristocratic fish-out-of-water, Lady Sarah Ashley and the Drover, a quintessential Aussie bloke, the film engages with recent debates in Australia's national history from the removal of Aboriginal children from their families to the bombing of Darwin. The backdrop to this mismatched romance is the contradictory racial frontier of northern Australia, where official segregation, casual and entrenched discrimination, and sexual and labour exploitation coincided with inter-racial friendships, illicit relationships and mixed-race children. Luhrmann's engagement with our nation's racial past is explicit; the film begins with a definition of the Stolen Generations, and concludes by commemorating Prime Minister Rudd's 2008 apology. The film's release met with both praise and sharp criticism from film critics, politicians, and other public commentators. This conference presents an opportunity for scholars to review and extend these initial debates on Luhrmann's re-visioning of Australia's past. We invite scholars from the disciplines of history, Indigenous studies, Australian studies, literary criticism, cultural studies, gender studies, film studies, tourism studies, and anthropology to explore the myriad ways in which this film engages with Australia's national history, self-fashioning, and identity. Earlybird Registration Closes on 2 November 2009. Organisers: Dr Shino Konishi and Dr Maria Nugent. Website 11–13 December 2009 Lands and Peoples in History and Law Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society Conference Old Government Building, Law School of Victoria, University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Stuart Banner (University of California Los Angeles) has kindly agreed to deliver the keynote address. Stuart is the author of a number of books, including Possessing the Pacific: Land, Settlers, and Indigenous People from Australia to Alaska (2007). A number of Bruce Kercher Postgraduate Scholarships will be made available by the ANZLHS, in order to encourage and assist participation in the conference by postgraduate students from Australia and New Zealand. The deadline for paper proposals is 30 June 2009. Proposals should include a title, a one or two-paragraph abstract, and a brief CV (half-page), together with contact details (name, postal address, telephone numbers, email address). Electronic submissions are welcomed, and should be sent to Dr Grant Morris. Postal submissions may be sent to Dr Grant Morris, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand. Conferences already held in 2009 8–13 February 2009 Evolution the Experience Melbourne Convention Centre Stream organisers: Rosemary Robins and Ross Jones The impact of Darwin & Darwin's ideas Includes: Darwinism and Anti Darwinism, race and physical anthropology, evolution of sex and gender. Although Charles Darwin spent only a brief period in Australia, his theory and its legacy has had a formative influence on the growth and development of Australian social policy, education, medicine and science. Evolutionary ideas remain central to modern debates about race, sex and gender, the new eugenics and genetics, and creationism and evolution. This conference stream will bring together historians, philosophers, anthropologists and scholars working in related fields to discuss the impact of Darwin's ideas past, present and future. 10–11 February 2009 Vincent Buckley: 20 years after: Life, Work, Politics and Times Mini-conference of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) Newman College, University of Melbourne Call for papers extended to 23 January 2009 Website 13–14 February 2009 Legacies '09 Public Memory Research Centre Conference University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD Enquiries Website Guest Speakers and Other Information 18-20 February 2009 Asia-Pacific in International Economy and Business APEBH 2009 (Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference) The 2009 Conference will be hosted by Gakushuin University Gakushuin University, Tokyo (Japan) Email: Dr. Jim McAloon 3 March 2009 (Tuesday) 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Transnational Ties: Australia Lives in the World The National Centre of Biography: Symposium McDonald Room, Menzies Library The Australian National University 10–11 June 2009 A World of Popular Entertainments International Conference University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Deadline for submission of abstracts: Friday 30 January 2009. Contacts: Gillian Arrighi, Victor Emeljanow and Rosalind Halton Website 1 July 2009 (Wednesday) The Girl in History Network for Research in Women's History held in conjunction with the Regional AHA Conference, University of the Sunshine Coast Registration: WORD format or PDF format Call for papers: 6 February 2009 Email: Dr Melissa Bellanta, or phone (07) 3346 7410 7–10 July (Sydney) Un)loved modern conference Registration is now open for the (Un)Loved Modern Conference 2009 on conserving 20th Century heritage. Keynote speakers include Theo Prudon (US), John Schofield (UK), Phillip Goad (Aus) plus over fifty papers. More details. Conference includes field visits, opening cocktails, conference dinner and closing event. More details. Register NOW to take advantage of early bird registration rates. For more information please contact the conference secretariat. 8–10 July 2009 Labour History in the New Century Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Perth Branch The State School Teachers Union of WA [Inc], 150–152 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA. Website 10–11 July 2009 Robert Burns and the Scottish Diaspora Edinburgh Napier University International Conference This two-day conference being held at Edinburgh Napier University will explore various aspects of the Scottish migrant experience, nationalism and national identity, and the politics, language and iconography of Burns. Interest in the Scottish Diaspora has grown substantially in recent years. Fresh perspectives and new material have added to our understanding of the Scots abroad. Though the Scots overseas fostered a range of cultural activities which identified them as an ethnic group, the one recurring theme within all sites of settlement was remembrance of the national Bard, Robert Burns. Speakers include: Prof Chris Harvie MSP (Public Lecture - All welcome) Prof Richard Finlay (University of Strathclyde) Prof Graeme Morton (University of Guelph) Prof Don MacRaild (Northumbria University) Dr Marjory Harper (University of Aberdeen) Registration: Conference rates start at £30, which includes teas and lunch — dinner is optional. You can either download and complete the event booking form or book online. For more information contact Dr John Burnett or Dr Tanja Bueltmann, or visit the conference website. 20–23 July 2009 Cultures of Violence and Conflict The Second Conference of the International Society for Cultural History University of Queensland, Australia Deadline for submission of abstracts: Saturday 28 February, 2009 Co-convenors: Associate Professor Chris Dixon and Associate Professor Jason Jacobs Website 27–28 August 2009 The Talk about Town: Urban Lives and Oral Sources in 20th Century Australia State Library of Victoria and Melbourne Museum The Talk about Town: Urban Lives and Oral Sources in Twentieth Century Australia invites researchers and professionals working on life in Australian cities since 1900 to come together and reflect on their projects. It hopes to encourage participants to think about the significance of the urban context, whether or not it is the primary focus of their research. In particular, researchers working with personal sources in fields such as oral history, life history and immigration, are encouraged to look at the way that urban settings have shaped the stories they have been told. For inquiries about the conference, or proposals for panels, please contact the organising committee. 3–4 September 2009 Journeys Through Queensland History: Landscape, Place and Society PHA QLD (Professional Historians Association, Queensland) Brisbane, Queensland Email Phone: Judy Nissen: 0408 191 017 12 September 2009 (Saturday) Catholics in Australian Public Life since 1788 ACHS (Australian Catholic Historical Society) The Catholic Institute of Sydney, 99 Albert Rd, Strathfield, NSW 2135 Call for Papers on the theme, Catholics in Australian Public Life since 1788: 1 May 2009 The theme allows for a variety of issues, including: church-state relations; the place of the churches, individuals and their faith in public life; advocacy for religious and social justice objectives; church involvement in politics, education, healthcare, social welfare, the mass media. While the Society presumes that most papers would have a Catholic context, we welcome papers on the theme which deal with other religious groups. We particularly welcome proposals from historians and tertiary students of religious history. For conference amd registration details see the ACHS Website Other Information Email: John Luttrell fms. Other organisers: Damian Gleeson PhD and Perry McIntyre PhD Phone: 612 9752 9513 Poster for Publication 17–20 September 2009 Islands of Memory: Navigating Personal and Public History (word doc file) 16th National Conference of the Oral History Association of Australia to be held in Launceston, Tasmania Keynote speaker: Richard Whiteing, Research manager/archivist at the Robben Island Museum, South Africa 'Remembering Nelson Mandela on Robben Island' Website: http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/oralhistoryconference Enquiries: Jill Cassidy Early bird Registration: closes 30 June. 24–25 September 2009 War Wounds: Medicine and the Trauma of Conflict 28 September–2 October 2009 Health and Medicine at the Frontier Australian & New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine Perth, Western Australia Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2009 Papers on any topic in the history of health and medicine are welcome. Send the title of your paper, an abstract (150 words max.) and a brief bio (50 words max.) together with your name and that of your institution (where applicable) to: Lenore Layman and crienafz@iinet.net.au Conference Secretary: Lenore Layman School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150. Last modified by Carolyn Brewer 23 October 2009 1510 URL: http://www.theaha.org.au/conferences/conferences2009.htm