The 2019 Making Public Histories seminar series was presented as a joint initiative of Monash University, the Old Treasury Building and the History Council of Victoria.
The series was generously supported by the three partner organisations and sponsored by the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University. Gifts for the speakers were kindly donated by Monash University Publishing.
Here is an outline of the seminars:
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Death, disease and pandemics
Presenters:
Mary Sheehan, Living History
Professor Janet McCalman, The University of Melbourne
Lucy Bracey, Way Back When Consulting Historians
Convenor:
Alistair Thomson, Monash University
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Tuesday 14 May 2019
Historians, places and the past
Presenters:
Dr James Lesh, University of Sydney
Kate Gray, Lovell Chen Architects and Heritage Consultants
Chris Johnston, founder of Context heritage consultancy
Convenor:
Graeme Davison AO, Monash University
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Tuesday 11 June 2019
Living histories: innovative approaches to oral history
Presenters:
Kirby Fenwick
Lee Valentine and Ryan Gustafsson
Rose Turtle Ertler:
Convenor:
Alistair Thomson, Monash University and President of Oral History Australia
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Tuesday 9 July 2019
Dark Sides of Sport: Historical perspectives on match-fixing, bribery and corruption
Presenters:
Roy Hay, Deakin University)
Dr Mathew Turner, Deakin University
Dr Rob Hess, Victoria University
Convenor:
Amanda Smith, presenter of Sporty for ABC RN
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Tuesday 13 August 2019
The Past, Present and Future of Victorian Indigenous Languages
Panellists:
Alice Gaby, Monash University
Aunty Lee Healy, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Leonie Stevens, Monash Indigenous Studies Centre
Convenor:
Alistair Thomson, Monash University
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Tuesday 12 November 2019
Ephemera as historical sources
Panellists:
Dr Annette Shiell, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
Rebecca Carland, Museums Victoria
Richard Aitken, historian, curator, and writer
Convenor:
Mandy Bede, President of the Ephemera Society of Australia
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