Australian authorities sent artists to the WW1 battlefields to interpret and commemorate war. But unlike similar schemes in Britain and Canada, ours neglected the war experience at home and the perspective of women artists.
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4,500 people with German ancestry were interned in Australia when the first world war broke out. A new translation project sheds light on their experiences.
Seven Australian composers feature in an epic communal piece of music honouring the Australians who died on the Western Front. It will have its premiere in Canberra, this Saturday.
A little-known incident 100 years ago reminds us that Australia at the time was riven by class, religious and political divisions.
German approaches to the history lessons of World War I are characterised by a sense of distance and an anti-war attitude. But probably the most striking feature of the way Germany teaches its children…
As Britain starts four years of commemorating the centenary of the First World War, Blackadder Goes Forth, first broadcast on BBC1 in 1989, has, bizarrely, taken centre stage. To rather less fanfare than…
Principais colaboradores
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Professor of Political History, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds
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Adjunct Professor Irish Studies, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, ANU School of Music, and Artistic Director, The Flowers of War, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Germanic Studies, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney
