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Newsletter 12 May 2021
Editor: Jessica Fairey
Members News
2021 History Festival
Held each May, South Australia's 2021 History Festival is upon us with the theme 'Changing landscape of history'. There is something for everybody in this year's program, including talks, tours, workshops, and special events.
Further information and program here.
South Australian Heritage Council
The news from the 23 April 2021 meeting of the SA Heritage council is now available.
View the newsletter here.
South Australian Medical Heritage Society May Meeting
This month's meeting will feature Dr. Jim Tulloch AM speaking on '45 years of public health'. It will be held at the Royal Society Rooms, Morgan Thomas Lane (off Kintore Avenue). 27 May 2021, 5.30pm.
Further information here.
SA History Festival: The 2020 Time Capsule
As part of this year's history festival, the Adelaide 2020 time capsule will be on display at the Centre of Democracy building on North Terrace from 1-30 May. The time capsule will afterwards be handed over to the History Trust for safekeeping until it is opened in 2040.
View further information and make digital story submissions here.
Talking History online
The History Trust of South Australia's Talking History series, which was moved online in 2020, has been uploaded to Youtube.
View the playlist here.
Podcast: Strenuous Work
The State Library of South Australia has recently released the final episode of their three-part podcast series on the campaign for women's suffrage in Australia.
View the podcast here.
Event: Gawler's Pendragon: George Isaacs
Dr. Anne Black, author of Pendragon: The life of George Isaacs, colonial wordsmith, discusses George Isaacs, a complex colonial character. To be held at the Gawler Civic Centre, 19 May, 2pm to 3.30pm.
Please RSVP to Jacinta Weiss at [email protected]
Event: Gawler's Pendragon: George Isaacs
Dr. Anne Black, author of Pendragon: The life of George Isaacs, colonial wordsmith, discusses George Isaacs, a complex colonial character. To be held at the Gawler Civic Centre, 19 May, 2pm to 3.30pm.
Please RSVP to Jacinta Weiss at [email protected]
Author Talk: Vernacular Visions
Join Wakefield Press for an author talk and book signing y Dr Noris Ioannou, author of Vernacular Visions: a folklife history of Australia: art, diversity, storytelling. Held at the AIARTS gallery, 28 Neate Avenue, Belair. 16 May, 2pm to 3.30pm.
Please RSVP to Angelika Tyrone via email at [email protected]
Labour History Society Tom Sheridan Scholarship
Awarded annually to an applicant who best demonstrates their capacity or potential to make a significant contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the history of the Australian working class. Applications are due by 5pm, 2 July 2021. Submit applications by email to Dr. David Faber at [email protected]
Further information here.
2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
Nominations are open for the 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. Presented every two years during Adelaide Writer's Week, the awards include six national and five South Australian categories. Nominations close 30 June.
Further information here.
Nominate a work here.
News
Survey: COVID impacts on Cultural Heritage and GLAM sectors
Dr. Anja Kortaba from Flinders University is undertaking a research project on the impact COVID has had on the Cultural Heritage and GLAM sectors. All information provided in the survey is confidential; neither you nor your institution's names will be mentioned in any communication or publication.
Take the survey here.
Adelaide Connect
Adelaide Connect is the University of Adelaide's new online platform for hosting and showcasing digitised content from its special collections.
Visit Adelaide Connect here.
The University Library and the Chancellor, the Hon. Catherine Branson, are hosting a celebration of the launch of Adelaide Connect. It will be held 20 May, 4pm - 6pm, at the Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library.
Please RSVP to [email protected] by COB 14 May 2021.
The Dublin Dispatch
The latest edition of the Dublin History Group's newsletter, The Dublin Dispatch, is now available.
View their latest newsletter here.
Further information here
University of Adelaide History Seminar Program
All seminars will be taking place on the North Terrace Campus in Napier 209 (2nd floor Napier building) on Mondays at 12:05pm.
The program is as follows:
17 May: Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington (University of South Australia)
‘Sizing Up the Ethics of History’
24 May: A/Prof. Catherine Kevin (Flinders University)
‘From Reform to Decriminalisation with a Pandemic in Between: COVID 19 and the History of Abortion in SA’
NB Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington (University of South Australia)
who was to present on the topic 'Sizing up the ethics of history' on 17 May is now giving her seminar on 7 June.
Flinders History Research Seminars
The History Seminar Series is back! Held Fridays 11.15 to 12.30, Room 149, Social Sciences South, Flinders University. The next seminar is
‘Lesbian mothers write submissions: The creation of a political subject position by lesbian mothers, Australia, 2003-2018’, presented by Associate Professor Barbara Baird on 14 May.
View further information and the schedule here.
Save the trees of 28 Sturt road, Brighton
A petition has been started to save twenty six significant and five regulated trees on the land at 28 Sturt Road, Brighton. The parcel of land is set to be subdivided by the developer which would mean the removal of many of these trees.
Sign the petition here.
September 2020 update on the situation by the mayor.
2021 AISTSIS Summit
The AIATSIS National Native Title Conference and the National Indigenous Research Conference will be held together over five days, from 31 May to 4 June 2021. Flexible registration packages and alternative modes of delivery will be available.
Further information here.
Around the country
AHA History Graduates Survey
Do you have an undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree in history or related field? Then we want you to take our survey! The Australian Historical Association is conducting this survey:
- To gain a better understanding of the career pathways and employability of all those with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in history or a degree that was historically-focused.
- To facilitate wider discussion of diverse employment pathways for history graduates.
- To identify and address issues relating to the employability of history graduates.
The survey is open from 1 March to 30 June 2021. We are hoping to capture the diverse experiences of as many history graduates as possible so please circulate the link below to your networks!
Take the survey here.
AFFHO Conference: 'History in Paradise' on Norfolk Island
The next Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry will be held in 2021, in the first week of August.
Further information here.
Opportunities
Global Encounters and First Nations Peoples Laureate Project on the history of encounter between First Nations peoples and 'outsiders'. Two PhD scholarships are available. Applications close 24 May 2021.
Further information here.
2021 ABC Top 5 Arts Residency provides an opportunity for graduate early-career researchers and PhD candidate applicants to undertake a two-week in-house intensive placement at the ABC. Applications close 1 June 2021.
Further information here.
NLA Summer Scholarships supports PhD students who require access to the library's collections to assist their postgraduate research. Up to six scholarships are available. Applications close 1pm 28 June 2021.
Further information here.
Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy recognises a group or individual that has advocated for the value of history, the work of historians, or the importance of an education in history. Applications close 30 June 2021.
Further information here.
Calls for papers
AHA 2021 UNSW Conference. Submissions due 31 May 2021.
Further information here.
New Zealand Historical Association: Ako - Learning from History? Submissions due 28 February - 30 June 2021
Further information here
Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies. Submissions due 30 June 2021. Further information here.