The Power of the Humanities
Tom Griffiths spoke at the launch of The Power of the Humanities: Case Studies from Leading Australian Researchers at Parliament House, Canberra on Thursday 17 September…
Hanged Man and the Body Thief shortlisted for CHASS Prize
Alexandra Roginski's book The Hanged Man and the Body Thief (Monash, 2015) has been shortlisted for the 2015 CHASS Australia Prize for a Student. The prize is for "a student project,…
Green Heroines: Women & the late 19th Century English Conservation Movement
Researcher: Robyn Curtis This project examines issues of English conservation, philanthropy and gender during the second half of the nineteenth century, and incorporates a consideration of the…
Farming versus mining in Griffith Review
Read Cameron Muir's essay 'Powering Asia: the battle between energy and food' in the latest issue of Griffith Review. Asia’s middle class is roughly twice the size of the US’s population.…
Tom Griffiths on 'Environmental History, Australian Style'
'Environmental History, Australian Style' by Tom Griffiths is the feature article in the latest issue of Australian Historical Studies (Volume 46, Issue 2, 2015). Abstract: Australia has been…
Broken Promise shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Awards 2015
The Broken Promise of Agricultural Progress by Cameron Muir is shortlisted for the NSW Premier's History Awards 2015 for the Community and Regional History Prize. Judge's comments: "The…
CFP: Foreign Bodies, Intimate Ecologies | Sydney, 11-13 Feb, 2016
Foreign Bodies, Intimate Ecologies: Transformations in Environmental History 11-13 February, 2016 Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia foreignbodiesintimateecologies.net | #FBIE2016…