Thanks to @jacquibhistory.bsky.social for having me on 'Time Casts a Spell' It was a great opportunity to talk about the opportunities that AI affords historians for research & storytelling; I also had a blast talking to a great historian about our craft #interview #history #podcast #radio

Fuck it I don’t care anymore

"I’m more worried about the fact that almost a century since Olivier’s film, we are still calling it a love story—when what actually happens is that Cathy rejects Heathcliff because she’s a snob, and he turns into a psychopath." I'm with you, Ms Ellis. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

“But it’s also that this land, this beautiful Aboriginal land, was not made to hold such grief. It can, and it does, but it shouldn’t have this burden thrust upon itself.” @jordanas.bsky.social on the logic of violence that permeates Australia.

Check out the new book Empires of Violence contributed by #hcnswmember University of Newcastle researchers Philip Dwyer & Lyndall Ryan This is a first-of-its-kind study comparing the violence committed against Indigenous peoples in Australia to that in Africa, USA & Europe buff.ly/DKmgJEH

Libraries are probably the last free Third Space that you can use year-round, too. Librarians are there to help you, and they fight for your right to read, and your privacy. We connect people with services and ideas and experiences. Libraries are powerful and awesome.

The State Library of Victoria’s ‘major’ proposed cuts include slashing the number of reference librarians and free computers for public access. Some staff are shocked.

#PhD research callout! I am seeking History teachers in NSW for a short interview about NSW History 7-10 syllabuses. If you have taught History in NSW and are interested, please enter your details into this form. forms.office.com/r/cvf5QfLrLb Ethics approval: H16788 Please share!

#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

We're now on Bluesky, along with @austhistassoc.bsky.social! We'll post about our latest publications as well as journal updates.

APH is now on Bluesky 🌌

I’m currently working on a project about the women’s liberation movement and grassroots sports and would love to connect with more sports researchers (can be on any topic). If you’d like to connect, feel free to drop your interests/project below ✨🏈 🏏🏑🏓

Bluesky academics, let’s get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you’re working on & 2) an odd idea you aren’t working on but keep thinking about. Here’s mine: 1) grassroots sport and the women’s liberation movement 2) a history of reading circles in Victoria (Australia)

It was a great pleasure to chat to Nick Bryant (who has a PhD in history!) on RN’s Saturday Extra about the future of history in Australia: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

People laughed at my interest in my grandson’s footy team - but I found it a source of strange bliss | Helen Garner

People of Bluesky. Let's get to know each other better. What is your favorite movie? Quote share your answer only in gif form. #filmsky

The Australian Historical Association is now on Bluesky! We'll be sharing information about the latest developments, news, and events relevant to the discipline of history in Australia -- give us a follow!

Starter pack for Queer & Trans History (modern & contemporary)! This is a very incomplete work in progress - suggested additions welcome :) go.bsky.app/DF3FYCh

I am fortunate to have recently published my first journal article entitled Rape, law and stories of trauma: representations of sexual violence in The Australian Women’s Weekly, 1970–82 with the wonderful team at History Australia. doi.org/10.1080/1449...

Excited to be partnering with Sovereign Hill Museums Association to offer a few workshops. Our first is ‘300 Years of Women’s Fashion’ on 30 November. Read more about it & grab your tickets via link below! 🎟️ www.sovereignhill.com.au/events/300-y...

My open access reflections on recent turmoil at ACU and the fate of history in Australia: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Would anyone be interested in reviewing this for @jich.bsky.social? www.bloomsbury.com/au/mountbatt...

Really enjoyed @colourfulhistories.bsky.social’s PHA VicTas Online Skills Sharing Session on networking and social media. Deb helpfully and thoughtfully broke down the different types of networking and took all the icky-ness out of the process ✨

‘[Social mobility is] a mystery inexorably informed by capital, and which cannot be solved within capitalism’ Such a great review of Sally Rooney’s latest by Cher Tan 📚 www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/desi...

Adding another paper idea to your already overcommitted ‘to do’ list

Want to know how to address such professional issues like research sharing, in-person and online, and networking? Then register with PHA (Vic&Tas) for the 17 October online skills-sharing session> www.phavic.org.au/event-items/...

Phew, it was a busy week of presentations! Earlier this week, I appeared in a Centre for Contemporary Histories seminar and yesterday I had a great time presenting at AQuA’s Queer Histories conference. It was so nice to share my work in progress with such kind and supportive audiences.

Went to a cafe called “Books n Bites” for lunch. It is my unfortunate duty to report that there were no books but there was, indeed, plenty to bite.

Grateful to have had the opportunity test run some research at #OzHA2024’s AWHN stream alongside Megan Graham and Charmaine Robson! As always, a kind and and supportive space with some great questions✨ Not being there in person means a quick trip down to the bakery for treats

I wrote about the crochet and knitting patterns in the Woolbrook Property Family Mementos collection (held by Kim barne thaliyu / Geelong Heritage Centre) for the Geelong Addy 🧶

A relic at the local bowling alley 🎳

'When ur an archivist, people ask you what your favorite thing in the archives is. I often respond w/ “I can’t pick one of my children,” not because I think that’s true (the archives aren’t my children; they are my aging parents who say confusing things about the 70s)' lithub.com/how-archivis...

In today’s issue of the Geelong Addy, I wrote a v brief history of the Ukrainian community in Geelong

Any potential reviewer of this new book for our journal: 'Studies in Oral History'? let me know if you are interested! www.bloomsbury.com/au/jobs-and-... #oralhistory

#twitterstorians, which history or GLAM organisations have, in your opinion, the best outreach process/officer? I'd love to see some examples of great communication and engagement in our fields.

My latest #bookreview for APH. Get Decolonial Archival Futures in your organisation's library or on your bookshelf. It's a well-informed and carefully considered analysis of settler archives, giving readers clear examples of how to form better relationships between users and custodians.

✨PhD scholarships ✨ A great opportunity for two full time PhD candidates to undertake research in regional Vic! www.acu.edu.au/research-and...

Sure you can go anywhere on the internet and get cute pictures of #dogs, but I'm giving you historical pictures of cute dogs! This is a religious tract from 1861, but the pictures are cool! #c19th 🗃️ 🐶 Google Books www.google.co.uk/books/editio...

'The shift in support from 70% in 2019 to 56% in 2023 is very pronounced.' Important Centre for Contemporary Histories analysis about changing attitudes to Australia Day celebrations theconversation.com/support-for-... via @ConversationEDU

3 years on from this meme

PhD candidate researching Spanish flu in Melbourne Australia. Looking for anyone interested in social history of pandemics or epidemics, especially Spanish flu.

It’s been an online learning kind of day, starting with a property research webinar from the SLV and finishing with the HCV’s making history exhibitions seminar (feat. my fave Melb Museum display: Little Lon ✨)

I’m currently updating my general academic CV and am wondering if peer review experience (as an example of academic service) is something that an ECR should put on their CV? Would having this on your CV as an ECR be helpful when applying for journal positions, for example?

I researched and wrote about City Hall’s disabled access ramp for the Geelong Addy for Social Inclusion Week! You can find it in today’s paper (or for free, non-pay walled access via Newsbank at your local library) 📰

Academic journals be like

My review of New Directions in Queer Oral History has been published in Oral History Australia 🌈🎙 oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/wp-content/u...

Grass pollen forecast for Geelong: Extreme My neighbour: mows lawn for an hour Me: 🤧🤧🤧