History Postgraduate Association
Led by a committee elected annually in June by the History postgraduate cohort, the History Postgraduate Association (HPA) is committed to improving the experience of History students. We build solidarity and cohesion through events and activities, represent the voice of History postgraduate students, and provide avenues of communication between History students and our colleagues in SHAPS, the Faculty of Arts, and the Graduate Student Association.
Every semester the HPA convenes a seminar series, as well as organising the Snifters dinner, and a range of other social events for History postgraduate students.
The HPA 2024/25 is composed of Anthony Jenkins, President; Arthur Knight, Secretary; James Hogg, Treasurer.
Anthony Jenkins is in his second year of PhD candidature, studying in the field of Public Health Humanities. His thesis focuses on the history of Australian Smoking Cultures and anti-cancer activism, with a particular interest in idiosyncratically Australian smoking consumption practices and their alignment amongst and influence upon other Australian rituals like drinking and gambling. He completed his Honours Degree in History writing a thesis on a urban history of Melbourne in the early 1940s, using the information gathered in the University of Melbourne’s wartime Prest Social Survey.
Arthur Knight is a PhD candidate researching Philippine memory of and nostalgia for martial law in visual art. Arthur’s broader research areas include modern Southeast Asia, art and political resistance, and Australian international relations with Asia. He is excited to represent and advocate for the postgraduate community while contributing to the enriching work of the HPA.
James Hogg continues on as treasurer of the History Postgraduate Association (HPA). James is a PhD candidate interested in Australian political history. James is looking forward to helping the HPA grow through new events and our exciting new seminar series.
You can connect with the HPA via the Facebook page or email.