The Australian Historical Association
The site for and about historians working in or on Australia.
The Research Centre for Deep History (School of History, Australian National University) has launched its website. The Centre will expand the study of history beyond the modern and ancient and into deep time, thinking differently about the practice of history and how it is seen and experienced. The Centre has also launched a YouTube channel Read more …
A new AHA ECR blog is now live! This entry contains advice from a number of historians on academic job interviews. Further information
A new AHA ECR Emerging Historians blog is now live! In this Q&A Dr Tom Rogers reflects on settler colonial history, his formative experiences, and the neoliberal con of ‘flexibility.’ Further information.
This blog post is cross-posted with the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand’s blog. It features ECR Henry Reese, recipient of two awards associated with the AHA’s recent conference at USQ: an AHA-CAL travel bursary supported his attendance, and he won the EHSANZ Postgraduate and ECR Development Prize for the paper he delivered. He describes his research and the challenges and Read more …
A new AHA ECR Emerging Historians blog is now live! Dr Yves Rees addresses the important topic for scholarly communities worldwide: how to turn stated commitments to inclusivity into real, meaningful inclusion of trans and gender diverse people. Further information
The third part of the AHA’s ECR Blog series, ‘A Conversation about Casualisation,’ is now available! In response to a recent controversial article about casualisation on The Conversation, the third part of this series is a compilation of short responses by early career academics in History who are, or recently were, employed casually in Australian universities. Further Read more …
The AHA’s ECR Representative André Brett has commenced a series, ‘A Conversation about Casualisation,’ in response to a recent controversial article about casualisation on The Conversation. Parts One and Two are now live! In Part One, André responds to the article with some of his own reflections. In Part Two, Dr Joel Barnes tackles how casual jobs are Read more …
A new AHA ECR Emerging Historians blog is now live! In this Q&A Gwyn McLelland talks about oral history, ‘dangerous memory’, and the financial stresses of ECR life. Further information.
‘AHA Casualisation Survey and Other Items of Interest’ This post by AHA ECR representative Andrè Brett discusses the new AHA casualization survey and other updates. Further information.
For many postgraduates and early career researchers, presenting a paper can be a daunting experience. The good news: it need not be! In this entry, Lyndon Megarrity offers his tips for how to present effectively. Further information.