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Working Fathers Podcast
Working Fathers is a podcast about dads, families and work. We look at the many different roles fathers play in contemporary Australian families and society and how policy can better recognise, value and support. Created by a team including History & Philosophy of Science staff members from University of Melbourne, together with academics from and […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/28/working-fathers-podcast
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Classics & Archaeology Postgraduate Society
The Classics and Archaeology Postgraduate Society brings together students researching the literary and material remains of the ancient world. Our values are twofold: Society Events The C&A society organises both social and scholastic events, funded jointly by the Graduate Student Association and SHAPS. Such events range from methodological workshops to pub nights and spring balls. […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/27/classics-archaeology-postgraduate-society
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Melbourne University Classics & Archaeology Students Society
Melbourne University Classics & Archaeology Students Society (MUCLASS) is a club for anyone interested in ancient history, mythology, archaeology or the Classics. We run a broad range of social and academic events, including trivia nights, museum visits, board game sessions, and film screenings. Our committee structure is based on the ancient Roman cursus honorum, or […] -
Student Conservators at Melbourne
Student Conservators at Melbourne (SC@M) is the student group for the Master of Cultural Materials Conservation program at the Grimwade Centre, University of Melbourne. Our members are student conservators and alumni from a variety of backgrounds including the Arts, Humanities and Sciences. We act as a liaison between students and the academic faculty and organise […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/24/student-conservators-at-melbourne
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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 […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/23/history-postgraduate-association
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UniMelb History Society
Since its establishment in 2017, the History Society has been tirelessly dedicated to upholding its central mission of promoting the study of history at the University of Melbourne, and creating an inclusive and welcoming community for students who have an interest in history. To this end, we run a number of educational and social events. […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/21/unimelb-history-society
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Indonesia Postgraduate Network (IPN)
The Indonesia Postgraduate Network (IPN) aims to support mutual understanding and cultivate support networks between postgraduate students in Australia in Indonesia, bringing together and encouraging collaboration between postgraduate students from the University of Melbourne, Universitas Indonesia and Universitas Gadjah Mada. We plan to have our first series of Peer Support Group discussions within the next couple […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/21/indonesia-postgraduate-network-ipn
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Philosophy Postgraduate Group
The Philosophy Postgraduate Group (PPG) is a student society dedicated to the promotion of philosophy at the postgraduate level at the University of Melbourne. The main function of the PPG is to administer the Tuesday afternoon colloquium series – a forum where students can get feedback on their work, enhance their professional development and contribute […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/18/philosophy-postgraduate-group
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Melbourne University Philosophy Society
The Melbourne University Philosophy Society (MUPS) is a student society focused on promoting and building the philosophy community at the University. We run weekly events that are open to all year levels with the aim of providing a safe and encouraging environment for people to discuss and debate the great philosophical questions. We are always […] -
Fellows & Friends of History
The SHAPS Fellows and Friends of History Group started in 2005, when a group of retired academics, historians, classicists and archaeologists met monthly to discuss their current research. We all continue our research work, publishing books, book chapters, journal articles and book reviews, as well as in various online journals and other forums. We are […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/17/fellows-associates
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AICCM Bulletin
The AICCM Bulletin encourages the submission of original and quality papers, including research reports, discussion papers, literature surveys, thematic bibliographies, summaries of research papers and dissertations. The AICCM Bulletin is a hard copy and online peer reviewed journal produced by the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM) since 1975 and is now published by Taylor […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/13/aiccm-bulletin
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Classics & Archaeology Library
The Classics & Archaeology discipline within SHAPS has a unique resource for its researchers: our Classics & Archaeology Library. Housed mainly in Arts West 511 West Wing (the Classics Reading Room), the Library is a boutique non-lending research library for academic staff, honorary fellows, postgraduates, Honours students, and academic visitors. The C&A Library collection began […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/11/classics-archaeology-library
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Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Ancient Near Eastern Studies (formerly Abr-Nahrain) is a refereed journal with original articles devoted to the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East. The geographical area on which it primarily focuses includes the modern lands of Egypt, Israel, West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/11/ancient-near-eastern-studies
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Australian Historical Studies
Australian Historical Studies is the oldest historical journal in Australia. It was first published in 1940 in the Department of History at the University of Melbourne. The journal deals with all aspects of the Australian past in all its forms – heritage and conservation, archaeology, visual display in museums and galleries, oral history, family history […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/10/australian-historical-studies
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Chariot
Chariot is an undergraduate history journal at the University of Melbourne, created by and for students since 2018. The journal provides a space for students to engage with history in their own way, publishing online and in print. Online submissions are always open. We consider essays, commentaries, reviews, and creative pieces (including short fiction, poetry and […] -
Iris
Iris is the journal of the Classical Association of Victoria (CAV). Founded in 1912, the CAV operates for the propagation and wellbeing of Classics and Ancient World Studies in the state of Victoria in Australia. The new series of the journal was founded in 1988. The current journal Editor is Dr Andrew J. Turner, Honorary […] -
Journal of the Institute of Conservation
Published since 1977 the Journal of the Institute of Conservation is the peer reviewed publication of the UK’s Institute of Conservation (ICON) and is edited by Dr Jonathan Kemp, Grimwade Centre Associate Lecturer. The aims of the Journal are to: promote research, knowledge and understanding of cultural heritage conservation through its history, practice and theory; […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/07/journal-of-the-institute-of-conservation
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Kylix
Kylix is a new student journal publishing work written and edited by students at the University of Melbourne. The journal provides an opportunity for undergraduate students of Classics and Ancient World Studies to gain experience in preparing work for publication and acts as a showcase of exemplary student work. Kylix seeks to publish exceptional and […] -
Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
The Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society (JSPPS) is a bi-annual interdisciplinary journal that was launched in 2015 as a companion journal to the Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society book series (founded 2004 and edited by Andreas Umland). Like the book series, the journal provides an interdisciplinary forum for new original research on […] -
Melbourne Historical Journal
Published since 1961, Melbourne Historical Journal (MHJ) is a refereed journal for the publication of Australian, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Pacific postgraduate and early career scholars working in history. It is open to new approaches and aims to present original graduate and ECA work to a wide and responsive readership. MHJ is not limited to Australian topics nor […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/05/melbourne-historical-journal
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The Melbourne Journal of Technical Studies in Art
The Melbourne Journal of Technical Studies in Art is an essential tool for conservators, curators, art dealers and art historians. The journal is a unique reference in Australia, publishing valuable first generation research in technical and conservation studies in Australia. It provides access to important research being carried out in conservation, art history and the […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/04/the-melbourne-journal-of-technical-studies-in-art
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Grimwade Conservation Services
Grimwade Conservation Services specialises in all areas of art restoration and museum standard conservation to institutions and private clients. Programs include: conservation treatments and restoration of all types of materials; collection surveys; conservation strategy plans; disaster preparedness plans; research; and technical analysis. Our client base includes: national, state, regional and rural public collection and cultural […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/01/02/grimwade-conservation-services
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Scroll: A Journal by Student Conservators at Melbourne
Scroll is a journal published by students of the Grimwade Centre of Cultural Materials Conservation (Student Conservators at Melbourne SC@M). They publish under a range of categories, including essays, reviews, interviews, reports, and other creative outputs. Contributions are welcome from current and recent graduates of the Grimwade Centre, as well as from graduates in Art […] -
Walls 2019
The 2019 SHAPS theme is “Walls” — walls we build to exclude and contain the Other, to control the movement of people, bodies, information, capital, ideas. Speakers will approach the theme from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, we look at the historical rise and […] -
Sophia
Since its founding in 1962 by Max Charlesworth and Graeme De Graaff in the then Department of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, Sophia has provided a forum for discussions in philosophy and religion, focusing on the interstices between metaphysics and critical theological thinking. The discussions encompass the wider ambience of the sciences (‘natural’ philosophy […] -
Paul Coleman
Paul Coleman is studying a Masters of Cultural Materials Conservation at the Grimwade Centre. He is currently writing a thesis on documentation methodologies and pre-acquisition strategies for the preservation of interactive digital-based artworks. He completed a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English Literature and Philosophy at the University of Adelaide before completing […] -
Anton Donohoe-Marques
Anton is a PhD student in History, with his thesis research examining Australian remembrance of the Second World War in the 1940s and 1950s. Currently co-President of the History Postgraduate Association (2019/2020) and a former editor of Melbourne Historical Journal, Anton is passionate about fostering collegiality and creating a mutually supportive environment.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2018/01/18/anton-donohoe-marques
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Georgia Garvey-Hawke
Georgia Garvey-Hawke is an emerging historian and conservator, currently completing a Master of Cultural Materials Conservation at the Grimwade Centre. In 2016 she earned a BH-Arts Degree with First-Class Honours, with a double major in History and English and Theatre Studies, at the University of Melbourne. The remarkable tale of survival of the John Henry […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2018/01/16/georgia-garvey-hawke
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Ashley Hayes
Ashley Hayes is an artist and emerging conservator. She is currently completing a Master of Cultural Materials Conservation at the Grimwade Centre. Her minor thesis is exploring the post-acquisition strategies for performance artworks within Australian art institutions. She completed a Bachelor of Visual Art specialising in sculpture and installation in 2015, receiving First-Class Honours, at […] -
Argyris (Ross) Karavis
Argyris (Ross) Karavis is a Doctoral candidate in History at the University of Melbourne researching the impact of French gastronomic taste on Australian food culture between 1850 and 1914. He has previously undertaken research on the 1901 Federation Dinners and on the emergence of yum cha in Australia in the 1990s as part of the […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2018/01/12/argyris-ross-karavis
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Jen McFarland
Jennifer is an MA graduate in History at the University of Melbourne. Her thesis research focused on the identity, social status and activities of pizzochere (lay religious women) in sixteenth-century Venice. Her previous research on the relic cult of Saint Catherine of Siena in fifteenth-century Venice has been published in Renaissance Studies. She was 2019 ACIS-Save Venice Research […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2018/01/11/jen-mcfarland
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Fallon Mody
Fallon Mody is a PhD candidate in the History and Philosophy of Science Program, researching European medical migrants in twentieth-century Australia. Her research has been published in international academic journals, including Women’s History Review and Social History of Medicine. Fallon also works as a research assistant for the Centre for Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis in […] -
Dang Nguyen
Dang Nguyen is a PhD candidate in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies (SHAPS) at the University of Melbourne. She is working under the supervision of Associate Professor Michael Arnold (SHAPS) and Associate Professor Richard Chenhall (MSPGH). Her PhD project investigates the performance of non-biomedical knowledge on the internet. The aim is to understand how digital technologies […] -
Sofie Onorato
Sofie Onorato is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Melbourne. Her thesis examines the nineteenth-century English newspaper and its development, specifically in relation to the Franco-Prussian War. She is interested in how technology, politics, genre and commercial considerations create intersections between media and society. Currently, Sofie is a member of the editorial […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2018/01/06/sofie-onorato
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Truth 2018
In 2018 speakers included David Christian (Macquarie), Philip Pettit (ANU/Princeton), Harry Collins (Cardiff), and Greg Restall, Robyn Sloggett and Frederik Vervaet (SHAPS), who delivered public lectures on the subject of Truth. Professor David Christian Big History & Truth: Knowledge as Mapping (co-hosted with the History Council of Victoria, this was also the 2018 Kathleen Fitzpatrick […] -
Isabella Walker
Isabella Walker is an emerging paintings conservator currently completing a Master of Cultural Materials Conservation at the Grimwade Centre. In 2015 she completed a Bachelor of Arts with First-Class Honours at the University of Melbourne, majoring in English and Art History. She is currently completing a minor thesis that examines the links that can be […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2018/01/01/isabella-walker
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Jiyuan (Luke) Yin
Jiyuan (Luke) Yin is a PhD candidate in History. His doctoral research concentrates on the urban history of treaty ports and everyday life in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century China, specifically in relation to social and cultural interactions between foreigners and Chinese. Luke is interested in historical topics around gender and sex, global immigration and […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2017/12/28/jiyuan-luke-yin
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Lynn Abrams on Narrating the Female Self in the Feminist Age
The 2017 Kathleen Fitzpatrick History Lecture, delivered by Professor Lynn Abrams (University of Glasgow). Life story telling has become a central plank of our confessional age as well as a key methodology of modern histories whether via the written autobiography, the oral history, or the self telling made possible by new forms of media. In […] -
Marguerite Johnson on Love Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean
A lecture delivered by cultural historian Marguerite Johnson (University of Newcastle) for the 2017 SHAPS ‘Love’ Public Lecture Series. It was a well-kept secret among historians during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that the practice of magic was widespread in the ancient Mediterranean. Historians wanted to keep the activity secret because it did […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2017/01/01/under-your-spell
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Love 2017
The theme for the 2017 SHAPS Public Lecture Series was “Love”. This was part of a broader series of events on this theme, in particular, the ARC Centre for the History of Emotions’ flagship collaborative exhibition, Love: Art of Emotion 1400-1820 at the National Gallery Victoria Each of the School’s five disciplines presented a lecture in the series, approaching the theme […] -
William Barrett
William Barrett (MA in Philosophy, 2019) ‘Gambling, Rationality and Public Policy‘ Gambling involves complex social and commercial institutions and practices, large numbers of participants, and vast amounts of money. In this thesis I introduce a philosophical perspective on gambling and its regulation. I develop an account of the rationality of gambling and derive implications for […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2016/11/07/william-barrett
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James Lesh
‘At the Intersection of Heritage Preservation, Urban Transformation, and Everyday Life in the Twentieth-Century Australian City’ (PhD in History, 2018). This thesis investigated the history and theory of urban heritage conservation in Australia’s capital cities during the twentieth century. He placed the evolution of Australian urban conservation in its social, cultural and economic contexts both […] -
Sze Chieh Ng
Sze Chieh Ng, ‘Red Shadow: Malayan Communist Memoirs as Parallel Histories of Malaysia’ (Phd in History, 2019) The Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) has long been understood from the perspective of the incumbent British and Malay(si)an governments and is universally regarded as a successful counter-insurgency operation against foreign-inspired communists. To date we still have a very limited […] -
Kartia Snoek
‘Marginalised Subjects, Meaningless Naturalizations: The Tiers of Australian Citizenship’ (PhD in History, 2019) From 1901 until 1966 federal legislation in Australia discriminated against people considered by legislators and the judiciary to be ‘aboriginal’ to Australia, Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands affecting their social, legal, political and cultural rights. The first of these acts deemed […] -
Annelies van de Ven
‘The Many Faces of the Cyrus Cylinder: Displaying Contested Objects as Constellations’ (PhD in Classics & Archaeology, 2018). Archaeological artefacts and sites are never just singular entities. Rather, they function as constellations, accruing various meanings and associations throughout their lives. For researchers as well as museum professionals, this polyphony challenges any straightforward reception, necessitating a […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2016/10/23/annelies-van-de-ven
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Identities 2016
Who am I? What does it mean to be human? Where do I belong? These have always been central and urgent questions for the humanities. The 2016 SHAPS flagship public lecture series explored such questions under the broad theme of “Identities”. The concept of identity, both individual and collective, is fraught with complexity. There has […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2016/01/01/identities-2016
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Conflict 2015
Selected content from the 2015 SHAPS public lecture series on ‘Conflict’: Dr David M. Pritchard (University of Queensland), War and Military Spending in the Ancient Athenian Democracy Professor Guoqi Xu (University of Hong Kong), The First World War and China’s Great Awakening Rodric Braithwaite (British ambassador to the USSR under Gorbachev and award-winning writer and […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2015/01/01/conflict-2015
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