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AHA Newsletter 3: 1 March 2010 Vacancy | Call for papers | Research Fellows | New Online Journal Conferences | Northbridge History Studies Day Update on Proposed Archive Closures AHA members will be pleased to read that the campaign against the closure of three regional branches of the National Archives appears to have had some success. We await, however, more detail on what the ‘co-location’ of the archives in Darwin will really mean. Media Release 'Rudd Government listens to Darwin on National Archives,' Tuesday 23 February 2010.
On Monday 1 March 2010, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) published the draft K-10 Australian Curriculum in English, mathematics, science and history for a period of national consultation. The consultation period closes on 23 May 2010. This is a significant event in Australian education. The draft curriculum and all the resources required to provide feedback are published at: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au. At this address, you will find the draft curriculum which you can comment on, a survey which you can complete and other resources such as videos, information sheets and frequently asked questions. On visiting the website, you will need to register your details in a simple process that will provide you with an ongoing login and password and ensures you the opportunity to save and return to your feedback over time and as often as you wish. This is a unique opportunity for you to express your views and comment on the draft curriculum materials. Take the opportunity over the next few months to contribute to making this the best possible curriculum for all teachers and students in Australia. The draft curriculum in the same four learning areas, for the senior secondary years, will be published online and available for public consultation between April and June 2010. More details on consultation on the senior years’ curriculum will be provided in March. ACARA will refine the draft curriculum in response to the feedback from both the K-10 and senior years’ national consultation, and will publish a final version of the K-12 Australian Curriculum in English, mathematics, science and history in September 2010.
Applications are invited from highly qualified Australians with a significant academic achievement, including those who have moved to academia from the senior levels of government or community. The recruitment process is managed by the International Australian Studies Association on behalf of the Centre for Pacific and American Studies at the University of Tokyo. Position description is available at: http://www.ajf.australia.or.jp/english/tokyouni/ or http://www.inasa.org/ Applications close on 19 March 2010. For further information about the position please contact: Professor Kate Darian-Smith Essays for an Edited volume on Trains, Modernity and Cultural Production Essays are being solicited for an edited volume on the topic of trains, modernity and cultural production. The volume is intended to be interdisciplinary and transnational in scope, likely covering areas such as Europe, South and East Asia, Latin America and more, and spanning the period of the mid-to-late nineteenth century to the present day. Submissions of interest will not have been published elsewhere, and will deal with railroads, trains, subways, etc. from a perspective grounded in cultural studies or cultural history, either incorporating an analysis of cultural artifacts or dealing with train travel in a more theoretical sense in a specific regional, urban or area context. Comparative studies are also welcome. If interested, please send a detailed abstract of 300-500 words to Benjamin Fraser (Hispanic Studies, English Studies [US, UK, AUS, NZ], South and East Asian Studies) or Steven Spalding (French and Francophone Studies, Germanic and Eastern European Studies, Middle-Eastern and African Studies) by 30 September 2010. If your proposal is accepted, the final essay of 7,500 11,000 words will be due by 1 March 2011. Global History and Culture Centre; Europe's Asian Centuries, Trading Eurasia, 1600–1830 Research Fellows x 3 Department of History, University of Warwick Fixed Term Contract from October 2010 to March 2014 27,319 – 35,646 pa Closing date: 17 March 2010. You will conduct research, mainly in the UK but also internationally, as part of the ERC-funded project Europe's Asian Centuries, Trading Eurasia 1600–1830 under the direction of Professor Maxine Berg (University of Warwick). You will conduct research on topics relating to the long-distance trade between Asia and Europe in material goods and culture; write publications, and assist in organising a conference, small workshops, and some public events such as podcasts, lectures and a website relating to the project. You will cover one or more of the Dutch and Ostend East India Companies, the French East India Companies, and the Danish and Swedish East India Companies, and the private traders connected with these. Prior specialist expertise is not required, but competence will be expected in the relevant European languages. You will have a first degree or equivalent; a PhD, or equivalent, in history or a related field and first-hand familiarity with historical research methods. You will also be expected, in collaboration with two Research Fellow colleagues, to create an undergraduate module that will be team-taught during the academic years 2011/12 and 2012/13. For further details and an application form please visit our website.
Australian Studies, the journal of the British Australian Studies Association has recently been relaunched as a free online resource under the auspices of the National Library of Australia. The journal can be accessed at http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/australian-studies/issue/current Forthcoming conferences and workshops at the German Historical Institute London can be found at this website. Topics include:
People in WA may be interested in a fascinating journey through the history of Northbridge from the perspective of different speakers at the 2010 Northbridge History Studies Day on Sunday, 23 May. Speakers include Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, Dr Richard Walley, Michael Sutherland MLA, Professor Geoffrey Warn, Joane Gilbert, Emanuele Muratore, Ross McCallum, Wendy Birman, Rev Ted Doncaster, Lisa Calautti and Marjorie Bly. Where: Central TAFE Lecture Theatre, 1 Museum Street, Northbridge When: 10am to 5pm Sunday 23 May 2010 Cost: $55 full and $27 concession for pensioners and students (no seniors discount). Payment and RSVP essential. Contact: 9222 9305; Email or Email. 
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