eNewsletter
Newsletter 21 June 2021
Editor: Jessica Fairey
Members News
Funding threat to the memory of our nation
Since 2015, the National Archives of Australia's funding has been cut by $9m per annum, it has lost one-fifth of its staff, and the waiting list for access to records has reached over 22,000 people. Over 150 authors, historians, and thinkers signed an open letter to Scott Morrison protesting the underfunding and inaction.
View the open letter here.
Further information here.
Notice of AHA Annual General Meeting 2021
This year the Australian Historical Association Annual General Meeting will be held on 1 July 2021, 5-6pm AEST via Zoom. The meeting is open to all financial members of the AHA. Further details will be circulated closer to the meeting.
City of Adelaide Local History Group
A local history group for Adelaide is being established, with the first session being held 29 June, 2-3pm. The group will be convened by HCSA member and Flinders Historian Dr. David Faber.
Further information here.
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
Warlpiri Elders visit the State Library
Recently the State Library was fortunate to have six senior Warlpiri men from the remote Yuendumu community visit the State Library, This was the first time the men had visited the Library.
Read more about the visit here.
Online resources: Museums and Galleries NSW
Museums and Galleries NSW has compiled a variety of online resources to assist professionals in their day-to-day operations, including fact-sheets, templates, and 'how-to' guides.
View the resources here.
Digging a Little Deeper: Biographical Research and Writing with a Twist
A paid online workshop held by RAHS and WEA Sydney. Explores how to turn research into an engaging biography.
Further information and booking here.
Peggy Brock and too many Captain Cooks
As part of this year's South Australian History Festival, Peggy Brock gave a talk accompanying the exhibition 'Captain Cook & The Art of Memorabilia'. A reproduction of her fascinating talk can be found on the Wakefield Press blog here.
Tangent Talks: Conversations behind the Curtain
The State Theatre Company South Australia's popular series Tangent Talks is returning to the State Library. Before each show opens, panels of experts from the creative, academic, political, and medical worlds will gather to discuss and debate the hot topics of each show.
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
Donna Coates Book Prize for a monograph published by an Early Career Researcher and/or someone who has published their first book in 2021, that examines at least two countries out of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Applications due 31 December 2021.
Further information here.
Carolyn Allport Scholarship for Postgraduate Feminist Studies for any student undertaking postgraduate feminist studies by research in any discipline. Applications due 30 July 2021.
Further information here.
Bernadette Bean Records Management Service Excellence Award for those whose records and information management, archives or history collection service deserves recognition. Nominations close 8 July 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
Cartoon Conflicts: Contemporary Controversies and Historical Precedents. Submissions due December 31 2021
Further information here.
Australasian Mining History Association 26th Annual Conference. Submissions due 22 July 2021
Further information here
New Zealand Historical Association: Ako - Learning from History? Submissions due 30 June 2021
Further information here
Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies. Submissions due 30 June 2021
Further information here.
