Achievements
Congratulations to Roy Hay whose book, Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century, has been shortlisted for the British Society of Sports History’s Lord Aberdare prize.
Publications
Dr. John Doyle has co-written an editorial piece that has been published in Educational Philosophy and Theory. Titled ‘Australian universities in the age of Covid’, it seeks to place the plight of Australia’s universities in some historical context, and touches on the current humanities fees-doubling issue. You can read it here.
In the media
Mia Spizzica has provided context to an ABC report, which details the internment of Italian-Australians during WWII. You can find the report in print and radio (listen at 14 minutes).
Australian Policy and History
You can catch up on PhD Candidate Jeff Hole’s recent piece, ‘Could Thatcher and Reagan inspire Australia’s recovery?’, which was published on the APH website earlier this week.
Events
Launch of Australian Mothering: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (online)
8 September 2020, 6pm AEST
Australian Mothering defines the field of maternal studies in Australia for the first time. Editors Carla Pascoe Leahy and Petra Bueskens have curated a collection that presents compelling research on past and present perspectives on maternity in Australia. Contributors include Alison Bartlett, Deb Brennan, Judith E. Brown, Petra Bueskens, Monica Campo, Kay Cook, Lyn Craig, Patricia Grimshaw, Nicole Highet, Rebecca Jennings, Kate Johnston-Ataata, Catherine Kevin, Marilyn Lake, Karen Lane, Alison Mackinnon, Anne Manne, Paula Michaels, Kris Natalier, Carla Pascoe Leahy, Kerreen Reiger, Julie Stephens, Elizabeth Sutton, Shurlee Swain, Theun Pieter van Tienoven and Alistair Thomson. The volume will be launched by Elizabeth Hill and feature brief verbal abstracts from contributors.
Seminar series
Zoom invitations for Hirokazu Matsui’s seminar have been emailed to members. If you didn’t receive an invitation (or if you would like to be re-sent the zoom invitation), please contact Jacqui (bakerjacq@deakin.edu.au). We look forward to seeing you there!
26th August: Hirokazu Matsui.
Title: Australia, Japan and the Afro-Asian Bloc: Australia’s Policy towards Japan’s Return to the International Community, 1952-1956.
Abstract: Australia’s rapprochement with Japan after the Second World War was a difficult and important political issue for Australia and has received some scholarly attention. Yet, this attention has been largely concentrated on the bilateral trade, with the conclusion of the Commerce Agreement in 1957 being seen as the culmination of this rapprochement. Without denying the importance of the trade relationship, this paper, which will form a basis for a chapter of my PhD thesis, sheds a new light on this rapprochement by revealing how the international emergence of the Afro-Asian bloc affected Australia’s policy towards Japan after the conclusion of the Peace Treaty. Mainly drawing upon archival sources in Australia and Japan, this paper closely examines how the Australian government tried to deal with Japan’s return to international society by paying particular attention to Japan’s admission into the Colombo Plan, the Bandung Conference and Japan’s admission into the United Nations. I argue that Australia became increasingly aware of Japan as a member of the Afro-Asian bloc through a process of Japan’s return to international society, especially from 1954 to 1956 and found that Japan was very reluctant to oppose a majority view of this bloc.
14, 1956 (p. 2)
Bio: Hirokazu Matsui is a PhD candidate at Deakin University. He holds a Master of Area Studies from the University of Tokyo, Japan. His research delves into archives of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, thereby reconstructing how the Australia-Japan political relationship, especially over the South East Asia developed during the early Cold War. He is a recipient of Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Also, he was awarded research grants from the Resona Foundation for Asia and Oceania and National Archives of Australia and Australian Historical Association.
2nd September: Gabrielle Wolf.
Title: ‘Machinations of the British Medical Association: Excluding Refugee Doctors from Queensland’s Medical Profession, 1937-42’.
Abstract: When medical practitioners fled from the Nazi regime in the 1930s, the British Medical Association (BMA), the peak body for the medical profession in the British Empire, agitated strenuously to prevent ‘refugee doctors’, as they were described, from practising medicine throughout the Empire. Prominent BMA representatives pursued this agenda in Australia through their appointment to statutory state-based authorities that registered and regulated doctors. This paper discusses how, between 1937 and 1942, they sought to use those bodies’ registration and disciplinary powers in Queensland to exclude refugee doctors, despite the resistance of this state’s government to BMA pressure to pass legislation constricting their eligibility for registration.
9th September: Tony Joel.
Title: Roving Beyond Bongo: Teaching and Researching the History of Australian Football. 
Abstract: The recent publication of On the Take, which tells the story of champion rover Alex “Bongo” Lang and the Carlton bribery scandal of 1910, exemplifies how singular episodes in Australian football history unexpectedly can become major research projects. In 2021, Deakin will introduce the new unit AST250 A History of Australian Football, 1858-2020. Tasked with creating this unit, over the next six months I will be writing curriculum that covers major episodes along with key trends and developments spanning over 150 years. I am approaching this curriculum development process with a view to not only creating a new unit, but also in anticipation that it will play an instrumental role in shaping my currently undecided research agenda over the next 3-5 years. This week’s seminar will deviate from the usual format of presenting a polished research paper followed by a short Q&A session. Instead, it will be run with a more interactive approach with everyone encouraged to join in a discussion broadly based around the teaching-research nexus. I will commence by briefly describing how the “Bongo” Lang story surprisingly materialised into a book, then will outline the structure of Deakin’s forthcoming unit on the history of Australian football and some possible research topics, before inviting seminar attendees to discuss how teaching can shape our research and vice versa.
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 )
Max Weber fellowships
European University Institute
These enable early career scholars in political sciences, law, economics and humanities to spend time in one of the research centres of the European University Institute in Florence. Up to 60 fellowships are available, each cover a monthly stipend of €2,000, plus travel reimbursement, research stipend and family allowances over between one and three years.
Closing date: 18 Oct 20.
You can find more information here.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander projects grants
Arts South Australia
These support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in the creative development, production and making of new work, including research and planning, exhibitions, presentation, performance and research projects across all art forms. Grants are worth up to AUD 25,000.
Closing date: 19 Oct 20.
You can find more information here.
Thiers-Centre Foundation scholarships
Institut de France
These support research in literature, philosophy, history, art history, archaeology or geography leading to a thesis. Up to seven scholarships, worth €21,600 each for one year, are available. All information is in French.
Closing date: 19 Oct 20.
You can find more information here.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Early-career grant
National Geographic Society
*** The closing date for this opportunity has been extended. The previous deadline of 22 April has been extended to 21 October 2020. All other call details remain unchanged. This grant enables less experienced individuals to lead research, conservation, education, storytelling or technology projects. Grants are typically worth between USD 5,000 and USD 10,000 for a maximum period of one year. ***
Closing date: 21 Oct 20.
You can find more information here.
Knowledge frontiers – international interdisciplinary research projects
British Academy
This enables humanities and social sciences researchers to develop international interdisciplinary research projects in collaboration with researchers from the natural, engineering and medical sciences. Awards are worth up to £200,000 over two years.
Closing date: 21 Oct 20.
You can find more information here.