We all know about Phar Lap, but what about the remarkable story of Walter Craig on Nimblefoot, or the market gardener who always knew when Poseidon would win?
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With the refugee crisis, Brexit, and the rise of populist extremism, we must defend the teaching of anthropology. And in doing so, we might expand and rethink ideas of “the humanities”.
Collective environmental guilt could be leading to a rise in werewolf sightings in the English countryside.
In the past, demolishing the dictator’s residences created a void exploited by Nazi sympathizers.
The virtual reality rides of the early 20th century are now being documented in digital VR.
Chinese gamblers in Australia were once prosecuted and had to stand up for their rights, now they are sought after by Australian casino owners.
In the story of Manhattan’s Le Pavillon and its irascible manager, a food historian sees the rise and fall of French cuisine in America.
The Oujia board’s origins were anything but evil. It emerged, in part, out of a longing to communicate with loved ones who had died during the Civil War.
Compared to the male-dominated STEM disciplines and social sciences like philosophy and political science, Australian history has been remarkably feminised. Indeed there may be more women historians here than in the UK or US.
Once upon a time dead coral was something to be celebrated on the Great Barrier Reef.
A myth is doing serious injustice to the way historians have approached decolonisation.
Victorians revelled in images and descriptions of murder and mutilation which would today be regarded as shocking.
An adventurer who gave us the first account by an Englishman of early colonial Brazil.
The Pangsau Pass between Burma and India illustrates the complex issue of borders in the region.
Look back centuries ago and you’ll find the same obsessive secrecy, and the same justifications, as seen today.
British society takes monarchy far more seriously than they did two centuries ago. Far too seriously.
Why the 200 men who marched from the north-east to London in October 1936 must not be forgotten.
Historically, Australia’s broader policy approach to war crimes and war criminals has lacked a clear and coherent foundation.
There is a deep connection between past and present in Indigenous affairs in Australia.
Laying the first telegraphy cable under the Atlantic was the Victorians’ version of the Apollo mission – it caught the imagination of a generation.
Principales colaboradores
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Research assistant, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
