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Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wanted with their papers, including burning them.
A website curated by Indigenous historians shares reading lists about Indigenous histories in Turtle Island (North America) related to over 40 topics, as well as a podcast offering oral histories.
Lawyers, advocacy groups and think tanks are soliciting historians’ expertise on the history underlying certain Supreme Court cases. Yet this history-for-hire approach raises questions.
Napoleon has unleashed a torrent of objections to the film’s historical errors. More important for historians should be whether creative works pass the test of authenticity.
Davis practised microhistory – analysing an incident, life or location as a way into writing about wider society
A new study tracks the number of history academics and history students in Australia. The results are alarming.
The history of the goldfields too often focuses on men – but, as new Aussie TV series Gold Diggers gets right, the settlements were filled with women.
The modern soundtrack and dialogue feels far more anachronistic and intrusive than the diverse casting.
The Holocaust has become a contentious issue in Poland in recent years. And those challenging the government’s historical narrative have faced condemnation and lawsuits.
Tim Rowse concludes that Paul Daley’s new novel, inspired by true events in Arnhem Land, is fluent and skilfully paced – but doesn’t risk complicating the critical narrative of our colonial history.
Science has made a strong case for the year 536 as being one of the worst in human history, a year punctuated by volcanic eruptions, drought, famine and plague - and a year long winter.
Historians, archivists and other researchers got in touch with tales of their archival finds and bizarre research moments. These ranged from the quirky to the disturbing to the profound.
Put down the science brochures. If your high schooler really wants to be a history major, smile, knowing that they’re taking the first step to a deeper understanding of the world around them.
As our societies lose paper trails and increasingly rely on digital information, historians, and their grasps of context, will become more important than ever.
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Professor of History, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor in Australian History, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Classics, University of Glasgow
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Professor, Department of History, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Director of the Centre for Indigenous Studies; Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies and History, University of Toronto
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Professor of History, University of Warwick
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Emeritus professor, History, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies, McMaster University
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Historian and Heritage Consultant, La Trobe University
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Professor of History, University of Winnipeg
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Lecturer in History, Flinders University
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Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Program Manager, Public Scholarship and Engagement, University of California, Davis
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Programme Director, The Europaeum, University of Oxford