Making Public Histories: Oral History, Migration, Generations
26 September at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
FreeDr Alexandra Dellios is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies at the Australian National University. Her latest book is Heritage Making and Migrant Subjects in the Deindustrialising Region of the Latrobe Valley (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She will speak on “Oral histories about migrant welfare scandals: the challenges of multicultural frames of remembrance”.
Professor Tanya Evans is a Professor of History at Macquarie University in Sydney Australia. She directs the Centre for Applied History and is President of the International Federation of Public History. Her research interests include family history, memory and life-stories, public history, oral history, cultural heritage, history and sport, community, local and regional history, histories of charities and NGOs, history and the media and history in tourism. She will speak on “Sharing Memory and Identity Across Generations: An Interdisciplinary Memory Conversation and Oral History Project”.
The seminar is part of an ongoing series, Making Public Histories, that is offered jointly by the Monash University History Program, the History Council of Victoria and the Old Treasury Building. Each seminar aims to explore issues and approaches in making public histories. The seminars are open, free of charge, to anyone interested in the creation and impact of history in contemporary society.
We thank the series sponsors, Monash University Publishing, the Monash University History Program and the Old Treasury Building.