Achievements. 

Associate Professor Tiffany Shellam‘s book Meeting the Waylo: Aboriginal Encounters in the Archipelago has been awarded the PM’s Literary Award for Australian history.

The judges’ agree that Meeting the Waylo is a ‘path breaking book’. The judges’ praise the way that Tiffany has examined sources with a ‘fine critical eye’ to look:

beyond the Eurocentric cultural assumptions underpinning them to determine a more subtle understanding of the cultures both of the mediators and the Waylo. In the process she also narrates a more complicated set of stories of Indigenous-European encounters.

You can read the judges’ comments in full here. 

Dr Donna-lee Frieze has been nominated by the Committee on the Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity (CHGCH) in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) as Chair of the Committee for 2022. Her appointment was validated by the IHRA plenary on December 3rd 2020. The IHRA, meeting twice a year, is an intergovernmental body dedicated to education, remembrance and research about the Holocaust. Donna has been appointed by Australian Government as an academic expert delegate to the IHRA and she will spend three years on the Troika of the CHGCH. 

Anna Kent has submitted her PhD thesis. Titled ‘Australian Scholarships for PNG and the South Pacific: Mandates and mis-steps, 1948-2018’, you can find out more about Anna’s PhD research here. 

 

Publications. 

Dr. Rebecca Cairns and Dr. Kerri Garrard track national senior secondary History enrolments in this article: ‘Flatlining? National Enrolment trends in senior secondary History’. Agora. 50(3).

Dr Jason Gibson has published a paper co-written with Kurnai elder Russell Mullet. “The Last Jeraeil of Gippsland: Rediscovering an Aboriginal Ceremonial Site.” Ethnohistory 67, no. 4 (2020): 551–77.

Professor David Lowe and Dr. Amit Sarwal have co-written an article, ‘”Behind the white curtain’: Indian students and researchers in Australia, 1901–1950″‘, published in History of Education Review. It highlights the reasons behind the involvement of the Australian government in the provision of fellowships to Indian students at Australian universities during the period of the White Australia Policy. 

Dr. Carolyn Holbrook‘s article ‘Federation and Australian Nationalism: Early Commemoration of the Commonwealth’ has been published in The Australian Journal of Politics and History. 

 

Book Reviews. 

Emeritus Professor Peter Edwards’ book, Law, politics and intelligence: a life of Robert Hope, has been reviewed by Michael Sexton in The Weekend Australian, 12 September 2020 (print edition but not available online). 

Honorary Fellow Roy Hay wrote a review essay of three books on the women’s game, plus an indication of other recent work in the field. Titled ‘Australian Women and the Not Always so Beautiful Game’, Roy’s review essay was published in Sporting Traditions, vol. 37, no. 2, November 2020, pp. 185–189. 

Lionel Frost reviewed Roy Hay’s Albert ‘Pompey’ Austin: A Man Between Two Worlds for Sporting Traditions, vol. 37, no. 2, November 2020, pp. 192–3.

 

In The Media. 

Associate Professor Clare Corbould did a long interview about Black Lives Matter, US politics and history on Tuesday breakfast (December 1) on 3CR. Listen here, from 1:00. 

Carolyn Holbrook was interviewed by Gabriella Monteiro about Australia’s ANZAC legend on 2SER (December 7). Listen here. 

 

Royal History Society of Victoria. 

Publication.  

PhD Candidate Lee Sulkowska is a member of the publishing committee for the RHSV and manages the column, ‘Halls of Fame’, in the newsletter, History News. In the latest edition, Lee wrote a column about the Sunbury Memorial Hall (page 6). 

CFP 

RHSV is seeking submissions for their column, ‘Halls of Fame’.  

Informal, general history interest article on a historic Victorian town hall of your choice. Max 800 words. If the history is long and varied, you are welcome to pick just a single event or a designated time period. Maximum two pictures are welcome. 

Submissions and/or questions: lsulkowska@deakin.edu.au 

 

Australia Policy and History. 

Conference. 

You can now watch a recording of ‘Concepts of National Security: Australian and international perspectives’ here. This conference was held on 25 November and sought to contextualise concepts of national security in different temporal and geographical contexts, with an emphasis on its significance in Australia. This conference was shaped largely by David Lowe and Carolyn Holbrook. 

Publications. 

What role does the media play in perpetuating social and economic disadvantage among Indigenous peoples in Australia? Michael Dillon reviews Amy Thomas, Andrew Jakubowicz & Heidi Norman’s survey of media reporting of key political moments, Does the media fail Aboriginal political aspirations? While Dillon agrees with the authors’ conclusions about the inadequacy of media coverage, he questions whether these practices are the primary reason for policy outcomes that are not aligned with Indigenous aspirations.

Writing for The Conversation, Carolyn Holbrook and Martin Crotty explain why many Australians are distressed by the allegations against soldiers in Afghanistan. 

Dr Gwyn McClelland’s review of Lesley Blume’s Fallout describes how the US government sought to cover up the horrific effects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Blume tells us the story of  journalist John Hersey’s scoop in the New Yorker in August 1946, which signalled the beginning of a propaganda contest about the morality of the bombings that continues today.

PhD Candidate Angie Sassano reviews a new collection about the history of Indigenous self-determination edited by Laura Rademaker and Tim Rowse.

 

Funding Opportunities. 

Patrick-Jean Guay has identified funding opportunities that could be of interest to CHRG members. Patrick has requested to be notified (via the Faculty Research mailbox artsed-research-grants@deakin.edu.au) and via the completion of the Faculty on-line NOIS form (https://deakinuniversity-vcjls.formstack.com/forms/nois) if anyone is interested in applying to any of those opportunities. If you need any further assistance, please contact Patrick (patrick.guay@deakin.edu.au )  

Rome fellowship 
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 
This enables a scholar to spend three months at the British School at Rome to work on an Anglo-Italian art-historical or architectural topic of any period from the medieval era onwards.  The fellowship provides full residential accommodation and meals at the institute for three months. 
 Closing date: 31 Jan 21
You can find more information here.

 
COMING SOON: Community conservation grants 
Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife 
*** This opportunity will be available soon. The following information is subject to change. These grants support field projects and education programmes that have a direct outcome on nature conservation in Australia. Grants are generally worth up to AUD 10,000 each. *** 
Closing date: 31 Jan 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.
 
Agricultural trade and market access cooperation programme 
Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 
This aims to open, improve and maintain access to overseas markets for Australian agricultural products by building stronger relationships with trading partners, neighbouring countries and international organisations. Grants are worth up to AUD 400,000 each for up to 18 months. 
Closing date: 31 Jan 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.

 
Postdoctoral awards 
Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park 
These support research leading to one or more publications on any subject relating to art and knowledge. Awards are worth CAD 7,000 each. 
Closing date: 31 Jan 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.

 
Chinese studies postdoctoral fellowship 
University of California 
This supports postdoctoral fellows in revising their dissertation for publication or conducting research on a new project. The fellowship includes at least USD 50,760 for one year. 
Closing date: 31 Jan 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.

 
Endangered material knowledge programme grants 
British Museum 
These support documentation work on traditional material practices and knowledge systems that are threatened in some way, and in danger of disappearing. Small grants are worth up to £15,000 for up to one year and large grants are worth up to £70,000 for up to two years. 
 Closing date: 31 Jan 21  
You can find more information here.
 
General grants 
Esperantic Studies Foundation 
These support universities and non-profit organisations which have needs that strongly align with the foundation’s priorities in the areas of conservation and education, as well as research relevant to Esperantic studies. Small financial requests are preferred, although grants of up to USD 10,000 are occasionally awarded. 
 Closing date: 31 Jan 21  
You can find more information here.

 
Research support fund 
Viking Society for Northern Research 
This assists in the development of the study of the literature, history, language and archaeology of early and medieval Scandinavia, including its relationship with other areas and cultures. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21
You can find more information here. 

 
Michael Ventris award for Mycenaean studies 
School of Advanced Study 
This supports research by junior scholars into Mycenaean studies and related subjects such as Linear B and other Bronze Age scripts of the Aegean and Cyprus, and their historical and cultural connections, as well as all other aspects of the Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus. The award is worth up to £3,000. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.

 
Visegrad grants 
International Visegrad Fund 
These support projects that contribute to regional cooperation and advancement of innovativeness and sustainability in Central and Eastern Europe, with focus on the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (V4). Grants lasts for 18 months. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21  
You can find more information here.

 
Visegrad+ grants 
International Visegrad Fund 
These support projects which contribute to the democratisation and transformation processes in selected countries and regions, especially non-EU member states in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21  
You can find more information here.
 
Byzantine Greek summer school 
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection 
This enable students to attend a summer school in medieval Greek, paleography and Byzantine book culture, to be held from June to July 2020 in Washington DC, US. Approximately 10 places are available. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.


Robert and Ina Caro research and travel fellowship 
Biographers International Organization 
This supports travel to archives or important settings in the lives of biographical subjects. Awards are worth between USD 2,500 and USD 5,000. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21  
You can find more information here.

 
Project grants 
Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture 
These support professional projects aimed at the conservation, preservation and documentation of Byzantine archaeological sites and monuments dated from 300 CE to 1500 CE primarily in Greece and Turkey. Grants are worth USD 5,000 each. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.

 
IMMANA career development fellowships 
University of London 
These support emerging leaders who are applying or validating new methodological approaches with mentors in ongoing research programmes related to agriculture, nutrition and health research in low- and middle-income countries. Six fellowships are available for a duration of one year, each including a fixed stipend worth £40,800, a research allowance worth £9,000 to cover travel and other fieldwork expenses. 
Closing date: 01 Feb 21  
You can find more information here.

 
Plant humanities summer school 
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection 
This supports participation in a school focusing on the interdisciplinary study of plants and the ways in which they have shaped human culture. Accommodation, travel expenses, lunchtime meals and access to the library are provided. 
Closing date: 03 Feb 21  (Forecast) 
You can find more information here.

 
Notice of special interest – simulation modelling and systems science to address health disparities 
 
NIH: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
This supports investigative and collaborative research focused on developing and evaluating simulation modelling and systems science to understand and address minority health and health disparities. 
Closing date: 05 Feb 21  
You can find more information here.