Australian Centre for Indigenous History - Australian Centre for Indigenous History

Remembering Dispossession

Maria Nugent is currently engaged in a large research project called “Remembering Dispossession”, which uses a series of case studies to explore the ways in which Aboriginal people interpret and narrate their historical experiences under colonial conditions...

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Through Travellers’ Eyes: Foreign Observations of Aboriginal People and British Colonisation, 1800-1850

Shino Konishi is currently working on a research project which critically examines encounters between travellers and Aboriginal people throughout Australia...

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Baz Luhrmann’s Australia reviewed

Following on from the conference they convened on Baz Luhrmann's film Australia, Shino Konishi and Maria Nugent have both published articles on the film's portrayal of Aboriginal History.

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Aboriginal History Journal

The latest volume of Aboriginal History journal (Volume 35, 2011) is now available online.

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Latest news

Seasons Greetings from Professor Ann McGrath, Director of ACIH

Rather than writing a formal Annual report, I thought I’d send a big thank you to everyone who has helped make the ACIH’s year what it was. So let’s take the opportunity to have a look back at the year of 2011. Firstly, we have plenty to crow about on the grants front. A 100% Australian Research Council success rate for 2011 – and indeed, for 2010 as well! Dr Maria Nugent...

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Events

Call for abstracts: Critical Heritage Studies Conference: The Re/theorisation of Heritage Studies’.

Tuesday, 5th June 2012 - 9:00am

The Association of Critical Heritage Studies Inaugural Conference, The Re/theorisation of Heritage Studies’, University of Gothenburg, Sweden,...

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