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Newsletter 6 October 2020
Editor: Jessica Fairey
Members News
Annual General Meeting
The History Council's AGM will be held at the Historian Hotel on Wednesday 14 October 2020 at 6pm. All members are welcome, although due to COVID restrictions the maximum number of attendees is capped at 40.
Please RSVP to our Secretary Sandra Kearney at [email protected]
Friends of South Australia's Archives Annual General Meeting
The Friends of South Australia's Archives Annual General Meeting will be held Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 6.00 pm at the Box Factory Community Centre, Regent Street South, Adelaide.
The speaker will be Jack Cross AM, President FSAA on "The New Now".
Disaster Preparedness and our Cultural Heritage and Collections
The State Library of South Australia is hosting a free half-day symposium to raise awareness of the role of cultural heritage collections in building community resilience. 14 October 2020, 9.30am - 1.00pm ACDT.
Further information and tickets here.
Clare History Group
Clare Regional History group has a new webpage at clarehistory.com thanks to webmaster Jon Ruwolt and a new email address at [email protected], though email will be redirected from the old address for at least 12 months.
History Seminar series
Flinders University's History Seminar Series is held on Fridays from 11.15am to 12.30 in room SSS149. Up to 45 are allowed to attend, in accordance with latest COVID-19 information. To get online access, email [email protected] for a personal Microsoft Teams link.
The next seminar is on 16 October, by Andrekos Varnava on 'British and Australian Border Control and Cypriot Immigration, 1920s-1950s'.
Further information and schedule here.
(Dr. Annmarie Reid, President - OHA SA/NT)
News
State Records SA Engagement Strategy Consultation
State Records SA has developed an Engagement Strategy to inform how they engage with government and community to create services. The draft strategy is now available on their website. Feedback is welcome by close of business Friday 9 October.
The draft strategy and further information here.
Defend Arts and Social Sciences
Senator Jacqui Lambie has said she opposes Minister Tehan's Bill to impose fee increases on Arts and Social Sciences courses and degrees.
Lambie's opposition is being applauded nationwide, but the Bill is not defeated yet. The Defend Arts and Social Sciences team is calling on people to email SA Senator Sterling Griff expressing opposition to the bill.
SA Museum Content for connection: Collection Stories
The next episode: Defining and naming species is available for listening on Soundcloud here.
Heritage SnAps 2020
Entries close midnight, 30 October 2020.
Further information here.
Around the country
The Local History Backup Campaign
The Federation of Australian Historical Societies is reviving its campaign to encourage historical and heritage societies to join the Local History Backup.
Further information here.
The Bubble: Metaphors we Survive by
An online series about critically engaging with the metaphors we use and their implications. Held on Fridays, 12.30 to 2.00pm (AEST)
Further information here.
Finding Your Ancestors: Researching Aboriginal Family History in NSW
The RAHS have made a series of short online videos on researching family history. The series is created in collaboration with members of the NSW Aboriginal community and historians Paul Irish and Michael Bennett. While it is geared towards residents of NSW, it contains useful tips that can be applied to family history research in other states.
Further information here.
Youtube playlist of the videos here.
"Humanities And..."
Registrations are now open for the Australasian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres Annual Meeting. It is a three-day event, beginning with a public lecture on Wednesday 2 December 2020.
Further information here.
Calls for Papers
Studies in Oral History (formerly Oral History Australia Journal) 2020 issue: Oral History, Place and the Environment. Articles due 30 November 2020.
Further information here.
Trove's impact on historical research: History Australia is seeking short pieces (around 1500 words) about the impact of Trove on their research field for a special feature.
Further information here.
Opportunities
Call for contributions: European Society for Environmental History Conference 2021. To be held in Bristol, UK. 5-9 July 2021, with some online opportunities due to Covid. Abstracts and proposals due 31 October 2020.
Further information here.
Australian Society for the Study of Labour History. The Society is seeking papers for its seventeenth biennial conference, with the theme “Fighting For Life: Class, Community and Care in Labour History”. The conference is to be held 3-5 December 2021, in Bendigo, Victoria. Abstracts are due 15 February 2021.
Further information here.
Society for the History of Children and Youth: Challenges, Interruptions and Opportunities". The SHCY is inviting proposals for panels, roundtables, and papers for their eleventh Biennial Conference. The conference is to be held 23-26 June 2021. The deadline for submission is 21 October 2020.
Further information here.
