Many ‘myths’ are authentic memories of human pasts, told by people who passed down precise accounts of their history.
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Ancient stories of the sea and the sky date back to the end of the last ice age.
Since 1937, this sociological project has sought to catalogue the nation’s feelings on everything from royal weddings and football matches to wars, dreams and elections.
Pore over family documents such as birth certificates and old passports, photographs and heirlooms, however trinket-like they might seem. Family history requires research in its broadest sense.
Windrush has turned out to be a defining moment in telling the story of Britain, with writing by Caribbean migrants fundamental to exposing the realities of the British empire.
The oral history showcases how the indie music scene became a way for many New Yorkers to channel their grief after 9/11.
The caves now serve as important safe spaces in an area designated ‘Firing Zone 918’ by Israel, as residents describe a growing wave of forced evictions and building demolitions.
The documentary, Tantura, has raised difficult questions about the foundation of Israel and the Palestinian Nakba.
The Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive and Lesbian Oral History Project focus on gathering stories from the generation that began using the term lesbian, and those who still can’t.
For the first time, the testimony of a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor tells the story of life and love in the camps as a young lesbian woman.
The decline of the news industry has been well documented. How did news organizations in the US heartland, facing potential extinction, survive – and even thrive – through the pandemic?
A survey of 251 women engineers who graduated from college in the 1970s sheds light on the experiences of these professional pioneers.
Interviews with former torturers in Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq reveal what it takes to be a torturer – which could help explain how to reduce the number of people who get tortured around the world.
Shifting baseline syndrome affects everyone. It’s blinding us to the long-term deterioration of wildlife and ecosystems.
Farmer interviews offer a rich and detailed perspective on extreme weather and climate change.
Canadian leaders have desperately tried to preserve the country’s image of liberal humanitarianism at our border, but the reality is Canada’s immigration history is built upon exclusion.
In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, Anzac stories are often coloured by racism and ongoing injustices that negate the myth of Anzac ‘mateship’.
Thousands of American women moved west to take advantage of wartime employment opportunities during WWII. For some, this version of the California dream was temporary; for others, it lasted a lifetime.
The local Aboriginal people told stories and painted images of a massacre of their ancestors in the early 20th century, but there was no other evidence that the incident took place. Until now.
Indigenous people recorded stories that provide much detail about eruptions in Australia. They can help us date natural events in the past and are legitimate sources of scientific information.
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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PhD candidate, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Sussex
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Professor of History, Monash University
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Lecturer, Durham University
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Pro Vice Chancellor, Aboriginal Leadership, University of Tasmania
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Knowledge Exchange Fellow/Project Lead, University of Strathclyde
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Research Associate at Arctic institute of North America, University of Calgary
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Research Scientist in Archaeology, South Australian Museum
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Associate Professor of Modern Continental European History, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England
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Adjunct fellow, Western Sydney University
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Senior Researcher at the Archive & Public Culture, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of History, University of Tasmania
