Daniel May at the US Forest History Society
Daniel May recently concluded a six-week research visit to Forest History Society. When asked about his visit to the FHS, he responded: "I'm here to work on my doctoral thesis on the contemporary…
Slow Catastrophes shortlisted in NSW Premier's History Awards
Slow Catastrophes: Living with Drought in Australia by Rebecca Jones (Monash University Publishing) has been shortlisted for the Australian History Prize in the 2018 NSW Premier's History Awards.…
Alexandra Roginski wins Jill Roe Prize
Congratulations to Alexandra Roginski, whose essay, ‘Talking Heads on a Murray River Mission’ won the AHA's 2018 Jill Roe Prize. The prize is awarded awarded annually for the best…
Ninth Biennial Environmental History PhD workshop
From 28 May to 1 June the Centre for Environmental History welcomed fifteen doctoral students from around the world to its ninth Biennial Environmental History PhD workshop. International…
Wild Sea by Joy McCann
Joy McCann's book Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean is published this month with UNSW Press. Listen to Joy talk about the book ABC Radio's Conversations and Sunday Extra,…
Welcome Professor Christof Mauch
The Centre for Environmental History, ANU welcomes Professor Christof Mauch, international guest teacher for the Centre’s ninth Biennial Environmental History PhD workshop. Professor Mauch founded…
Crazy Weather: the physical and emotional effects of climate extremes in Central Australia 1910s-1940s
Thursday 26 April, 5.15 for 5.30pm Conference Room, National Library of Australia, free Central Australia is synonymous with extreme heat, dust, flood, drought and cold. Energising and debilitating…