ABC article draws on ACIH research
The ABC published an article today titled, 'A shield, some spears, and the symbolism people find in the stuff the British stole', which draws on research conducted by ACIH Co-Director…
Monumental discovery narratives and deep history
"The Research Centre Director, Ann McGrath, has written a new article on deep history. Published in the latest edition of the Humanities Australia Journal, it contrasts the destruction of the…
Aboriginal Workers: a 1995 special issue of Labour History revisited in 2020
The 1995 Aboriginal Workers Special Issue of Labour History edited by Ann McGrath, Kay Saunders, and Jackie Huggins was recently relaunched, with a new introduction, and a blog interview from…
Reviewing Song Spirals
The Deep History team have been inspired by the recent publication Song Spirals: Sharing Women’s Wisdom of Country through Songlines, written by the Gay’wu Group of Women, and were pleased to see it…
Australian Journal of Biography and History, no 4
The fourth issue of the Australian Journal of Biography and History has just been published by the National Centre of Biography and ANU Press. Each of the articles uses biography to illustrate…
The role of sound in the creation of place and identities
by Rob Hardcastle: My interdisciplinary practice-based PhD is primarily concerned with sound’s role in the creation of place and identities, and I explore some of these themes within the context of…
Works that Shaped the World: Maria Nugent talks about the "Gweagal" Shield
Australian Centre for Indigenous History Co-Director, Maria Nugent, has presented a talk titled The “Gweagal” shield: Cook at Kamay (Botany Bay) 1770. The talk was part of the ANU…