A Letter from the AHA President to AHA Members
The AHA President (Melanie Oppenheimer) has written to AHA members to encourage membership renewal. If you missed this letter, you can view it here.
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New blog from new ECR Reps
The AHA’s new Early Career Researcher representatives – Chelsea Barnett, Joel Barnes, and Anna Temby – have published a new entry on the AHA ECR blog introducing themselves. They encourage any ECRs with concerns to reach out to them at the new centralised ECRs email address, aha.ecr@gmail.com. Further information
AHA Membership Categorisation Changes
A special resolution to change the following AHA membership category definitions was passed at the 2020 AHA AGM: 1. A Concession member will henceforth be defined as a person who is in a fixed term position (1 year’s duration or under) OR retired. The membership fee for this category will be fixed at $100 per Read more …
Congratulations to Wendy Michaels who was awarded in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Congratulations to Wendy Michaels who was awarded an Order of Australia Medal – OAM – General Division in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for service to women, and to the dramatic arts. Further information
Congratulations to the inaugural winners of the Oral History Australia Awards
Oral History Australia is delighted to announce the following winners of the inaugural Oral History Australia Awards. ORAL HISTORY AUSTRALIA BOOK AWARD 2019: Peg Fraser, Black Saturday: not the end of the story (Monash University Publishing, 2018)The Victorian bushfires of February 2009 captured the attention of all Australians and made headlines around the world. One Read more …
Congratulations to Marion Stell and Heather Reid for the publication of ‘Women in Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s’
Congratulations to Marion Stell and Heather Reid for the publication of Women in Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2020). The work adds the football field to sites of protest and empowerment for individual women in the 1970s. It follows the Australian and New Zealand national players – schoolgirls, factory workers, university graduates and professionals – Read more …
Jill Roe Prize Due Date Extended!
In recognition of the widespread disruptions caused by the Corona virus, the AHA is extending the due date for the Jill Roe Prize. Applications are now due Friday 17th April 2020. The Jill Roe Prize is awarded annually by the AHA for the best unpublished article-length work of historical research in any area of historical Read more …
‘Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere’ paperback edition by Roy Hay
Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere by Roy Hay Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century is being launched as a paperback. A special launch price is available. Further information
Congratulations to those shortlisted for the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Prizes.
Congratulations to those, including AHA members, shortlisted for the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Prizes. CHASS Australia Prize for a Book: Meredith Lake, The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History Bri Lee, Eggshell Skul Michelle Scott Tucker, Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World CHASS Australia Prize for a Distinctive Work: Beatrice Bijon and Martin Read more …
AHA Annual Conference 2020 and 2021
As announced at the 2019 AGM, the 2020 annual AHA Conference will be held at Deakin University’s Waterfront Campus in Geelong from the 29th June-3 July. The theme will be Urgent Histories. Put it in your calendar! The AHA is also pleased to announce that the 2021 conference will be held at UNSW.