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Book Launch: Roy Hay’s Games Goals Glory

Deakin University’s Contemporary Histories Research Group invites you to the Geelong launch of Roy Hay‘s     Games Goals Glory: The A-League’s Teams, Players, Coaches and Greatest Moments to...

Judges and English Law PhD Scholarship Available

Professor David McCooey Writes for The Conversation: “Explainer: Are Bob Dylan’s Songs ‘Literature’?”

Professor David McCooey was recently published on The Conversation about the new Nobel Laureate, Bob Dylan. The article, “Explainer: Are Bob Dylan’s Songs ‘Literature’?”, was followed by David’s appearance...

Two Weeks Left to Apply for PhD Scholarship: Australia, India and the Postwar World

A PhD scholarship is available in Deakin University’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The PhD student, under the guidance of the Chief Investigator, will initiate and conduct research...

Congratulations to Dr Sarah Coates and Dr Mathew Turner!

Earlier this month, our PhD students graduated and became our newest Doctors! Dr Coates’ PhD was titled: Belsen, Dachau 1945: Newspapers and the First Draft of History and she was...

Three Weeks Left to Apply for PhD Scholarship: Australia, India and the Postwar World

A PhD scholarship is available in Deakin University’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The PhD student, under the guidance of the Chief Investigator, will initiate and conduct research...

Provocation Three: Revisiting Contested Histories of the Australian Football League

The Contemporary Histories Research Group is pleased to announce that our third Provocation is now available. For our September instalment, Roy Hay presents Revisiting Contested Histories of the AFL. Dr Kirstie...

Professor David McCooey Speaking about Bob Dylan, New Nobel Laureate, on Radio National’s Music Show

Professor David McCooey will be speaking about Bob Dylan, the new Nobel Laureate, with Andrew Ford and Kerryn Goldsworthy, on Radio National’s Music Show on Saturday 15th October, just...

Reminder: Early Bird Registration for (Re)Examining Historical Childhoods Conference

(Re)Examining Historical Childhoods: Literary, Cultural, Social. An Australasian Society for the History of Children and Youth Conference December 12-13, 2016 Melbourne, Australia Australian Catholic University In this inaugural Australasian Society...

Only One Day Left to Book: The History of Australia’s Representation in India Seminar

The History of Australia’s Representation in India MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2016 9.30-5.30 Deakin University City Centre 3rd Floor, 550 Bourke St Melbourne The Contemporary Histories Research Group at Deakin University...

Dr Samuel Koehne’s New Journal Article

Dr Samuel Koehne has just published  “Were the National Socialists a Völkisch Party? Paganism, Christianity, and the Nazi Christmas” in Contemporary Church History Quarterly. Dr Koehne is an internationally recognised expert...

Program Announced: How Australians Should Live: Historical Perspectives on Current Policy Challenges

Place: Lecture Theatre 2, Hedley Bull Building, Australian National University, Canberra Leaders: Frank Bongiorno, Nicholas Brown, Bruce Chapman, David Lowe, Meredith Edwards, Stuart Macintyre, Sean Scalmer and  John Uhr