Register below to access both video lectures and live Q&A sessions via webinar: 

Causes of Revolution with Dr Julie Fedor

Consequences of Revolution with Professor Mark Edele

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Register below to access a collection of general resources relating to teaching, studying and working in history.

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Causes of Revolution with Professor Peter McPhee

Consequences of Revolution with Professor Peter McPhee

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Register below for access to four video lectures with Associate Professor Andrew Jamieson

Ancient Mesopotamia: Development of Writing

Ancient Mesopotamia: Rise of the Assyrian Empire

Ancient Egypt: Narmer Palette 

Ancient Egypt: Deir el-Bahri

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• Send the link to your students to watch and/or watch and discuss in class.

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• Our live Q&As enable you to 'meet' our presenters and 
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From custodianship to the Anthropocene with Prof Richard Broome (Environmental Management & Mismanagement: Deep Time to 1901)

War and Upheaval with Dr Richard Trembath

Power and Resistance with Dr Richard Trembath

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Causes of Revolution with Dr Rebecca Cairns

Consequences of Revolution with Dr Rebecca Cairns

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Register below for access to four video lectures with Professor Tim Parkin:

Ancient History: Living in an Ancient Society (Rome and Greece)

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Live Q&A event:

• Our live Q&As enable you to 'meet' our presenters and 
• The webinar format means that no faces will be visible, but questions can be asked live by all participants.
• Questions for our presenters can also be submitted by email before the event (eg if you can't attend) via [email protected]

Register below for the video lecture recording with Dr Richard Trembath:

Empires 

Please note that this lecture was recorded in 2021, and focusses on the European settlement of America, and relates to Area of Study 2.

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Video lectures:

• Registered participants will have unlimited access to the video lectures until after the final exam.
• Emails with a link to these video lectures will be automatically sent when you register (please contact us if you don't receive this via [email protected])
• Send the link to your students to watch and/or watch and discuss in class.

Live Q&A event:

• Our live Q&As enable you to 'meet' our presenters and 
• The webinar format means that no faces will be visible, but questions can be asked live by all participants.
• Questions for our presenters can also be submitted by email before the event (eg if you can't attend) via [email protected]

We believe in the value of history!

Studying our past and telling our stories is critical to our sense of belonging, to our communities and to our shared future.

History shapes our identities, engages us as citizens, creates inclusive communities, is part of our economic well-being, teaches us to think critically and creatively, inspires leaders and is the foundation of our future generations.

The History Councils of New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia have jointly adopted a statement about the Value of History.

Click HERE to endorse the statement via the History Council of Victoria's website.
(See below for other ways to endorse the statement.)

> To download the statement, click HERE for a PDF, or HERE for the Word version.

> To read the statement on a web page, click HERE.

> There's a wonderful suite of A3 poster designs for the statement, but the third-party link is temporarily out of order. 
    They are great for noticeboards, classrooms and Open Days! We will supply new link as soon as possible.

> To download the statement as an A4 PDF with this banner design, click HERE (or on the banner itself).

The four History Councils in Australia are independent membership associations. Each is the peak or coordinating body for history in its respective state. We work co-operatively to:

• Campaign for the recognition of history

• Share ideas about what makes the past relevant today

Click HERE to read our joint announcement about the Value of History statement at the annual meeting of the Australian Historical Association on 11 July 2019.

We call on individuals and organisations to endorse, share, and use this statement about the value of history in contemporary life. The ideas expressed in the statement can be incorporated into projects, funding applications, training materials, mission statements, websites, marketing materials, submissions and other organisational outlets.

We encourage all Australians to endorse the value of history. You can respond as an individual, or on behalf of an organisation.

Click HERE to endorse the statement via the History Council of Victoria!

Endorsements can also be made via the other History Councils:  New South Wales   South Australia   Western Australia

Our Australian 'Value of History' statement is adapted with permission from History Relevance, a campaign that started in the USA in 2012.

Each year, the History Council of Victoria presents a public lecture that shares fresh thinking and new evidence on an historical topic. This year, Associate Professor Catherine Kovesi will present on Beauty in Response to Plague: the city of Venice. 

This is a free event and will be presented online, bookings required: https://www.historycouncilvic.org.au/2022_annual_lecture

In 2021, Dr Carolyn Holbrook explored power and sentiment in the Australian Federation, with a lecture entitled:

‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Power and sentiment in the Australian Federation

Click HERE to read about the previous lectures presented since 2004 by the History Council of Victoria.