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Newsletter 16 March 2021
Editor: Jessica Fairey
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Wakefield Press Essay Prize 2021
Applications are open for the 2021 annual Wakefield Press Prize for the best essay on a topic relating to the history of South Australia.
The prize is open to anyone who during the year 2020 has written or published an essay dealing substantially with some aspect of South Australian history. The word length should be between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Applications are due 30 April 2021.
Further information here.
HCSA Historian Awards 2021
Applications will soon open for the 2021 Historian Awards. Categories include: Emerging Historian; Historian of the Year; Life Long Historian; Regional/Community Historian; Digital Technologies Award (demonstrating innovation and excellence using digital technology in a history related field); History Group/Community (a group who have worked together on a history project). Applications will open on 28 February and close on 30 April. All nominations are welcome. Further information here.
Call for submissions, Studies in Oral History journal
Studies in Oral History, the journal of Oral History Australia, has a special themed issue in 2021 focusing on oral history, place and environment. The Editors are seeking project reports of 1000-1500 words and exhibition or website reviews of 800 words that relate to the themes of the special issue.
Please contact Carla Pascoe Leahy [email protected] and Skye Krichauff [email protected] with your ideas.
Historical Society of South Australia: Colonial Settlers on the River Torrens
The HSSA would like to invite you to their April meeting, featuring Dr. Roger Irvine speaking on his recent publication: Colonial Settlers of the River Torrens: A different approach to local history. The meeting will be held on 9 April, 7.30 - 9.00pm.
Further information.
Registration here.
Follow the HSSA on Facebook.
News
South Australian Heritage Council
The news from the February meeting of the SA heritage council is available here.
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 Vice-regal wives and gubernatorial reputations: some South Australian examples by Professor Philip Payton, to be held on 19 March.
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.
Celebrating 200 years of Greek Independence: A cultural journey in Greek art and History
To acknowledge the anniversary of Greek independence the Parliamentary Library of South Australia is hosting a display of items graciously provided by the Greek Museum of Adelaide inc. The display will be available for viewing from 22 March to 15 April, including tours at 10am and 2pm on non-sitting days.
View the exhibit flyer here.
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.
Australian Dictionary of Biography: volume 19
Volume 19 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography has been published, containing biographies of individuals who died 1991-1995.
Further information, download, and purchase available here.
The Australian Heritage Festival: Call for event registrations
The festival is back for 2021, running from 18 April - 19 May with the theme 'Our Heritage for the Future'. Registration closes 30 March.
Register an event for the festival here.
Further information here.
Teasing Women's stories from the Archives
The History Council of Victoria's first Making Public Histories event of the year is here, to be held on March 4, 5pm-6.30pm online. To celebrate Women's History Month, this seminar will feature three historians sharing their experiences researching women's lives.
Further information here.
Book Review Editors for Labour History
The journal Labour History is seeking two book review editors to take over from two who are standing down after the November issue this year. Expressions of Interest due 1 April 2021.
Please forward EOIs to Carl Power [email protected]
2021 Oral History Australia Biennial Conference - Oral History in Troubling Times: Opportunities and Challenges
To be held 14-16 October. Call for Presentations due 1 April.
Further information and registration here.
Flyer available 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
Keain Medal: Historical Society of South Australia
Awarded to a non-fiction publication on South Australian History from the previous calendar year. Nominations are due 31 March. Further information here.
Mander Jones Award: Australian Society of Archivists
Recognises excellence in publications relating to archives and recordkeeping. There are eight categories for which you can apply, including Category 2B: best publication that uses, features, or interprets Australian archives. Nominations close 29 March 2021.
Further information here.
Maritime History Awards sponsored by the Australian Association for Maritime History and the Australian National Maritime Museum. Nominations close 30 April 2021.
Further information here.
Collaborative Doctoral Program PhD Scholarships offered by flagship national institutions in partnership with the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Applications are due 15 April 2021.
Further information here.
Calls for papers
Queer Theory Reading Group Symposium Submissions due 30 April.
Further information here.
ANU Historical Journal II Submissions due 31 March.
Further information here.
The Australian Dictionary of Biography Is seeking submissions of prominent Pacific Islanders in Australian History.
Further information here.
Essays In History. Submissions due 2 April 2021. Further information here.
Special Issue of Labor History: Gender, War, and Coerced Labour. Proposals due 15 April 2021. Further information here.
Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies. Manuscripts due 30 June 2021. Further information here.
