Institute for Public History
The role of the Institute for Public History is to increase awareness of the work of academic historians, to strengthen the links between historians inside and outside the university, and to create closer ties between the School of Historical Studies, alumni, and a wider, interested public. The Institute for Public History does this through its Annual Public Lecture, Commissioned Histories,Public Lecture Series, History Walks and Conferences and Symposia as well as by informing the wider public about Current research in the School of Historical Studies.
News and Events
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- Recovering and remembering the Australian war dead at Fromelles (12/11/2009)
Making Public Histories Seminar.
Speakers are Mike O'Brien and Bruce Scates (Professor of History and Australian Studies, Director of the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University). - Latest Historical Studies Newsletter, [pdf 903kb]
Volume 10, Semester 2, 2009 Prepared by the Institute for Public History, the Newsletter aims to keep alumni informed of the School of Historical Studies' activities.
Features
The School of Historical Studies established the Institute for Public History in 2004 to raise community awareness of the importance of history and heritage by promoting events and publications that foster public knowledge of history.