Honouring the career of Professor Desley Deacon
The School of History recently held a very symposium to honour the career of Professor Desley Deacon upon her retirement. Entitled Gender, Biography, Modernity & Film, these multiple themes still…
Journal of Aboriginal History
The journal Aboriginal History was founded in 1977. For over thirty years, it has been a flagship of the field of Australian Aboriginal history. Earlier this year, Dr Shino Konishi and Dr Maria…
World Forest History - A New Book Series
This is a call for chapter proposals. World Forest History, a new edited book series by the Australian National University E Press, will publish individual volumes of forest history on individual…
Public Lecture and Student Prize presentation
Thursday 6 May, 5-7 pm Forestry Lecture Theatre Building 48 Australian National University Part 1: Presentation of the National Museum of Australia Student Prize for Australian Environmental…
IHOPE Project
The international IHOPE Project (Integrated History and Future of People on Earth) Mike Smith, Libby Robin and Tom Griffiths are contributors to the international IHOPE project, which is…
Climate and Culture in Australia
To deepen contemporary debates about environment and climate, CEH is building on the successful National Academies Forum and book, A Change in the Weather: Climate and Culture in Australia (2005).…
Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve
This project combines a book, art exhibitions and web-based materials in an exploration of the understandings of the distinctive Desert Channels country of south-western Queensland. The region…