Contemporary Histories Research Group at Deakin University

Concerned with pasts that are not yet past

‘Urgent Histories’ – AHA Conference 2022

The Contemporary Histories Research Group is proud to be hosting the 40th Australian Historical Association Conference on the theme ‘Urgent Histories’ at Deakin’s Geelong Waterfront campus, 27 June-1 July 2022.

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Gandel Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey 2021

CHRG members Donna-Lee Frieze, Steven Cooke and Andrew Singleton and Matteo Vergani (ADI) released a report based on the Gandel Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness in Australia Survey.

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RJ Hickey Award

New CHRG member Bob Gartland has been announced as the 2022 recipient of the RJ Hickey Award.

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CHRG Seminar Series 2022 – Bernard Keo – Wednesday 20 July 11am

Join Bernard Keo and the CHRG for a seminar titled (Un)Making the Malayan Nation: Peranakan Chinese Politics at the End of Empire, 1945-1957

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