Newsletter - 11th June 2024 - Centre for Contemporary History (CCH)

If you have any information to share in the Newsletter please send it through to Anna, the newsletter will be published every fortnight. You can read all our news here, but don’t forget we regularly put out information by our social media channels including Facebook. We also now have a presence on LinkedIn.

News from Members and Associates

Recent PhD graduate Dr Hirokazu Matsui published an article in Journal of Australian and Asian Studies (オーストラリア・アジア研究紀要 in Japanese) – Australia and Japan’s Admission into the United Nations, 1952-1956: Reconsideration of Its Implications for Australia-Japan Relations
Klaus Neumann has a new book review out – Deserved: Economic Memories After the Fall of the Iron Curtain.
Jacqui Baker had some of her work from the Kim barne thallyu/Geelong Heritage Centre about crocheting and knitting patterns featured in the Geelong Advertiser last week.
Andrew Singleton has featured in an episode of the ABC Radio National show God Forbid – Spiritualism.

Seminar Series

We are now nearly all booked up for our seminars in Trimester 2. Seminars kick off on 10th July with Robyn Fuerst – Understanding trauma through the senses.

APH News

The Australian Policy and History Network is currently seeking EOIs for book reviewers. APH invites reviewers from all career stages and welcomes EOIs from HDRs who may be new to book review writing and the editorial process. EOIs, which contain a brief summary of interests or a specific book to be reviewed, can be emailed to APH’s books editor Lyndon Megarrity: drlyndon@bigpond.net.au

Events

Wilson History Oration – Out of the Straight-jacket: The art of anti-colonial history
13th June 2024, 6pm – 7pm (online)
The Professional Historians Australia invites you to the Wilson History Oration, to be given by Dr Rachel Buchanan. From swamp to chateau to the House of Lords, as Dr Rachel Buchanan researched the wild, globetrotting journey of five magnificent 17th century carvings made by ancestors in Taranaki, she also received an education in the art of anti-colonial history. Through wānanga and discussions with the Hon. Mahara Okeroa and other mentors, Rachel learned how to escape the straightjacket of historical facts and write a story that is closer to the truth of ongoing tino rangatiratanga – or sovereignty – for Taranaki. More details can be found here.

‘Science and Power in the Nineteenth-Century Tasman World’ (HCV Book+Author Seminar)
Thursday 27 June 2024, 6pm to 7pm, The Wheeler Centre
The History Council of Victoria’s third Book+Author seminar for 2024 will feature friend of CCH Alexandra Roginski, Melbourne-based historian, writer and heritage worker and Visiting Fellow of Deakin University, who will be discussing her fascinating new book in conversation with convenor Dr Yves Rees. Science and Power in the Nineteenth-Century Tasman World is Alexandra’s second book, and explores the contentious science of phrenology, which once promised insight into character and intellect through external ‘reading’ of the head. In this compelling work, Alexandra Roginski recounts a history of this everyday practice, exploring how it featured in the fates of people living in, and moving through, the Tasman World. More information and registrations here.

CCH Research Grants

Don’t forget that CCH Research Grants are still available. If you have plans for research at the end of T2, get your application in now! Funds are limited.

You can still apply for CCH Research Grants in 2024. We have changed the grant guidelines, so it is important that you read the new guidelines before you apply for a grant. Check out the guidelines and the application forms in our hub site.

CCH Shut Up and Write

every Monday, 9am-1.30pm, via Zoom.

Start the week strong with a Shut Up and Write! We will run 4 x 50 minute blocks of writing/focus, with breaks in between to chat, grab coffees, etc. All CCH colleagues welcome, especially ECRs, HDRs, and those who work remotely. Feel free to join at any time – it doesn’t matter if you can’t make it to every session, or every block in a session, just come when you can.

The zoom link is here. (Meeting ID: 822 0730 8335, Password: 65182364)
If you would like a recurring invite in your calendar, or you have any trouble joining, email Mia at mia.martinhobbs@deakin.edu.au

Opportunities

**RESCHEDULED** Statistics Workshop
Foundations of Social Statistics: A Beginner’s Workshop
7 August, 10am-2pm
Deakin Downtown/Zoom

In an increasingly data-driven academic landscape, grasping the basics of statistical analysis is invaluable. We are repeating our half-day workshop on social statistics, this time with an added focus on applying the methods to individual researchers’ data. Led by Professor Andrew Singleton, during this workshop, we will cover:

Discovering the Relevance: Understand why statistics are helpful in your social research pursuits.
Core Concepts: Gain familiarity with key statistical ideas, from sampling to data collection.
ABS Data and Excel: Learn to access and summarise ABS data effectively using Excel.
Visualising and Interpreting Data: Acquire skills to read and present data using tables, graphs and charts.
Real-world Impact: Explore how statistics contribute to addressing societal issues and shaping policies.

No prior statistical knowledge is required, but participants are encouraged to bring their own data to work with. Participants who attended the previous session in December may want to join for the after-lunch applied session.

The workshop will be held at Deakin Downtown and via Zoom. Please email mia.martinhobbs@deakin.edu.au if you would like to attend, indicating whether you intend to attend in-person (along with any dietary requirements) or via Zoom, by 31^st July.

2025 National Library Scholarships and Asia Study Grants

Applications are now open for the 2025 Scholarships offered by the National Library of Australia. There are several new Scholarships on offer this year thanks to new generous donors, including a Scholarship in Asian Studies, a new First Nations Scholarship, and a new Scholarship for research on any subject. There is also the Carol Moya Mills Scholarship for a scholar from regional or rural Australia. There are a total of nine funded NLA Scholarships and five Asia Study Grants to distribute for 2025.

You can find out more information about the Scholarships here. Applications will close on 24th June.

The Laura Bassi Scholarship

The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in Summer 2024:

Summer 2024
Application deadline: 24 July 2024
Results: 10 August 2024

All currently enrolled master’s and doctoral candidates are eligible to apply, as are academics in the first five years of full-time employment. Applicants are required to submit a completed application form along with their CV through the application portal by the relevant deadline. Further details, including previous winners, and the application portal can be found here.

National Library Campaign

The National Library is raising funds to support the digitisation of their collection of election ephemera. Among the huge array of items in the material are a “how to vote” card for Edmund Barton in 1901, an election poster for pioneering suffragist Vida Goldstein in 1917, all the way to hats, stickers and corflutes from our most recent federal elections. You can find out more information here.

CCH Hub Site

We now have a Sharepoint site (for Deakin staff and students only). This is where you can find CCH templates and logos, and importantly – new grant application forms. CCH members should have access, but you will need to use your Deakin login.