International Australian Studies Association (InASA)
InASA is pleased to announce the publication of the first book in the new series Australian Studies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. This interdisciplinary book series showcases dynamic, innovative research on contemporary and historical Australian culture. It aims to foster interventions in established debates on Australia as well as opening up new areas of enquiry that reflect the […]
We are pleased to announce that the 2020 InASA Conference will be hosted by the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne from the 30th of November – 2nd of December 2020. ACU is located in Fitzroy, in the heart of Melbourne, with world-class facilities and easy access to lots of options for accommodation, cafes, bars, cultural […]
The Australian Historical Association offers four biennial and two annual prizes, which range from awards for postgraduates and support for early career research projects through to a biography award and first book award. BIENNIAL PRIZES MAGAREY MEDAL FOR BIOGRAPHY This biennial prize is kindly donated by Professor Emerita Susan Magarey, and is administered and […]
Dr John Barrett (1931–1997) established this award by way of a bequest to La Trobe University in 1987. Dr John Barrett was a lecturer and reader at La Trobe University from 1969 until his retirement in 1990. His research specialisation was 20th-century Australian history, particularly national involvement in the world wars. Dr Barrett was a […]
Anthem Press is pleased to announce the new title Travelling Home, ‘Walkabout Magazine’ and Mid-Twentieth-Century Australia by Mitchel Rolls and Anna Johnston. An information sheet for this book can be found here. Travelling Home provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century ‘Walkabout’ magazine made to Australia’s cultural history. Spanning five central decades of […]
EASA Biannual Conference “Nationalism Old and New: Europe, Australia and Their Others” Organised by the Observatory: Australian Studies Centre for the European Association for Studies of Australia at the Faculty of Letters, downtown Historical Building of the University of Barcelona Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 Wed 17 to Fri 19 January 2018 Europe […]