Emma Waterton

Family Camping at Phillip Island, Victoria, 1951. Photographer: Leslie E. Chambers. Unsplash/Museum Victoria

October 15, 2020

When it comes to heritage, family history trumps museums

Emma Waterton, Western Sydney University

We surveyed 1461 Australians and discovered many are museum regulars — but it’s family history that has broad appeal.

The Yininmadyemi sculpture in Hyde Park celebrates Indigenous and Torres Strait Island service men and women. On Anzac Day, who are we honouring? Mick Tsikas/AAP

April 19, 2016

In remembering Anzac Day, what do we forget?

Danielle Drozdzewski, UNSW and Emma Waterton, Western Sydney University

Anzac Day is a big part of our national story. But the politics of memory mean the parts of this story that don’t fit neatly into the Anzac narrative are too often forgotten.

It will be many years before life returns to normal in the Langtang valley, one of the regions worst-affected by the earthquakes in Nepal. Scott Mattoon/flickr

August 20, 2015

Speaking with: Hayley Saul and Emma Waterton on the Nepal earthquake and the everyday Nepalese hero

Dallas Rogers, Western Sydney University

Hayley Saul and Emma Waterton were in the Langtang valley in Nepal when the massive earthquake hit. Dallas Rogers spoke to Hayley and Emma about their subsequent rescue and the everyday Nepalese hero.

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When it comes to heritage, family history trumps museums

In remembering Anzac Day, what do we forget?

Speaking with: Hayley Saul and Emma Waterton on the Nepal earthquake and the everyday Nepalese hero

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