Achievements.
Congratulations to Dr. Tiffany Shellam, whose book, Meeting the Waylo: Aboriginal Encounters in the Archipelago, has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. You can read the judges’ comments here.
Publications.
Dr. Carolyn Holbrook has co-written an article with Margaret Hutchison titled ‘Representing War: Cultural Histories of the First World War in Australia and New Zealand, 2013–2020’ which was recently published in the Journal of Australian Studies. This article explores the development of recent scholarship on representations of the First World War in Australia and New Zealand, exploring how this body of work not only refreshed the field but also shaped and extended understandings of the war’s commemorative and cultural legacy.
Vietnam War Learning Firsthand Education Resource: The Department of Premier and Cabinet has published The Vietnam War Learning Firsthand secondary school resource which was developed by CHRG members Dr Kerri Garrard, Dr Rebecca Cairns, Dr Bart Ziino and Emeritus Professor Peter Edwards, as well as Professor Julianne Moss.
In The Media.
Associate Professor Clare Corbould’s piece on African American women’s role in the election and in the future of Black Lives Matter appeared in The Conversation and on ABC News. On Thursday 12 November, she also spoke to Raf Epstein on ABC Drive.
Journalist, television presenter, author and former footballer Paul Kennedy discussed Honorary Fellow Roy Hay‘s Albert “Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds on ABC Newsbreakfast. 
Events.
Clare Corbould is talking in a lecture series at University of Exeter titled “Global Universities, Global Challenges: Perspectives from the Humanities.” Her lecture is “Slavery and Public History inside and outside Australian Universities.” Details here.
GUGLIELMO GIANNINI: ENTERTAINMENT AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM
18th-19th November.
An international conference dedicated to Guglielmo Giannini, the Italian playwright and politician, will take place on the 18-19th of November, 2020. The conference is organised by Deakin University in Melbourne and by the Department of Cultural and Environmental Heritage and the Department of Historical Studies at the State University of Milan. The conference explores the life and work of Guglielmo Giannini, an influential figure who was active between the end of the First World War and into the 1950s. We learn how Giannini moved effectively between the fields of entertainment and political activism, through the corpus of documents generously made available by the Giannini family and subsequently digitized by Deakin University.
Dr. Victoria Duckett will give a presentation of the Giannini digital archive and will also coordinate a live debate.
The conference takes place in mixed mode, with some live sessions and others pre-recorded, available on the website.
You can register online. Select ‘Login’, username: conference, and Password: giannini2020.
You can find further information, a copy of the program and the Zoom Meeting ID and Password here.
Book Reviews.
Stephen Loosley has reviewed Professor Peter Edwards’ Law, politics and intelligence: a life of Robert Hope. You can read the review here.
Dr. John Doyle has reviewed Richard Allsop’s Geoffrey Blainey: Writer, Historian, Controversialist, published online for the next Journal of Australian Studies. The review is available here.
Roy Hay reviewed Kevin Moore’s, What you think you know about football is wrong: The global game’s greatest myths and untruths, Bloomsbury, London, 2019. Published online 27 October 2020, you can read the review here.
Australian Policy and History.
Concepts of National Security: Australian and International Perspectives being held jointly by CHRG/APH, Professor David Lowe and Dr. Carolyn Holbrook, with the National Security College, ANU on 25th November. This workshop seeks to contextualise concepts of national security in different temporal and geographical contexts, with an emphasis on its significance in Australia. This conference is hybrid part-Canberra, part-Zoom conference and all are welcome (no registration cost). The link to details on the CHRG page is here
This week APH featured two reviews of the ‘On Red Earth Walking’, one from the historian and social scientist Tim Rowse, and the other from a former senior Commonwealth bureaucrat in Indigenous affairs, Michael Dillon. Each review brings a perspective that reflects the readers’ background and expertise, but both are agreed that Anne Scrimgeour has produced a masterful work of history, an important guide for future policy makers and an enduring legacy in the wake of her untimely death earlier this year.
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 )
COMING SOON: Past & Present postdoctoral fellowships
Institute of Historical Research
*** This opportunity will be available soon. The next call is expected to open soon. The following information is subject to change. These fellowships enable postdoctoral researchers to undertake research in any area of social history at the institute. Fellowships are worth approximately £70,656 each for two years. ***
Closing date: 10 Jan 21 (Forecast)
You can find more information here.
Katharine F Pantzer Jr research awards
Bibliographical Society
These support research within the field of bibliographical or book-historical study of the printed book in the hand-press period up to circa 1830. The fellowship is worth up to £4,000 and the scholarship is worth up to £1,500.
Closing date: 11 Jan 21 You can find more information here.
Postdoctoral fellowships
Harvard University
These provide research, training and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing in their careers in history and the humanities. The fellowship includes a monthly stipend for nine months.
Closing date: 11 Jan 21 (Forecast)
You can find more information here.
Summer internship
National Gallery of Art
These provide opportunities to work on projects directed by a gallery curator or department head for a period of nine weeks. Interns receive stipends of approximately USD 4,500 and subsidised funds toward their monthly transit costs.
Closing date: 12 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Edgar J Peltenburg postdoctoral research fellowship in Cypriot prehistory
American Schools of Oriental Research
This supports research on Cypriot prehistory, from the first visitors to the transition to the Iron Age. Fellowships are worth USD 14,000 each over nine months.
Closing date: 12 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Fellowships in Ukrainian studies
Harvard University
These support research in Ukrainian history, literature, philology, culture and other related areas of study in the humanities and social sciences. Fellowships are each worth USD 4,400 per month for three to eight months.
Closing date: 13 Jan 21 (Forecast)
You can find more information here.
Publication grants – Asia-Pacific region
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
These support the publication of scholarly works related to Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences. Grants are worth up to USD 10,000 each.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Norton Strange Townshend fellowship
University of Michigan
This supports research on diversity, equity and inclusion in American history during the nineteenth century. The fellowship is worth USD 10,000.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Reese fellowship in the print culture of the Americas
University of Michigan
This encourages research in the history of the book and other print formats, bibliography, and other aspects of print culture in America, including publishing and marketing, from the sixteenth century to 1900. The fellowship provides USD 5,000 to support one month of in-residence study at the library.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Hurst summer institute in legal history fellowships
University of Wisconsin
These enable scholars to attend presentations, participate in discussions of core readings in legal history, and analyse the work of other participants at a summer institute taking place from 13 to 26 June 2021.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Art history fund for travel to special exhibitions
College Art Association
This supports a postgraduate or undergraduate art history class and their instructor in travelling to attend a temporary special exhibition at a museum anywhere in the world. Awards are worth up to USD 10,000 per class per exhibition.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Manoogian visiting scholar fellowship in Armenian studies
University of Michigan
This enables senior scholars in the humanities and social sciences to spend a semester at the University of Michigan to teach a class relating to Armenian studies and participate in events sponsored by the Armenian studies programme. The number of fellowships awarded is contingent on the availability of funds.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Manoogian postdoctoral fellowship in Armenian studies
University of Michigan
This enables a postdoctoral scholar in the field of Armenian studies to spend a year at the University of Michigan to conduct research and teach a course. Up to two fellowships are available, each comprising a stipend of USD 50,000 and a USD 2,000 research and travel fund.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.
Doctoral colloquium travel grants
Business History Conference
These support attendance at the doctoral colloquium in business history, to be held in spring 2021. Grants may support attendance at the in person event.
Closing date: 15 Jan 21
You can find more information here.