Sound & Vision

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

In May 2022, the History & Philosophy of Science (HPS) program hosted Nicole Nelson, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who uses ethnographic and historical methods to study methods development and uncertainty in the biomedical sciences. During her visit, she delivered a public lecture, ‘Controlling the Interpretation of Replication Experiments’. In the lecture, Nicole Nelson discusses how common reactions …

Our new Hellenic Senior Lecturer in Global Diaspora Studies, Andonis Piperoglou (History), delivered a talk as part of the Greek Community of Melbourne's Greek History & Culture Seminar series, on the topic ' "My kids are still called dagoes": Historical Responses to an Irksome Racial Slur'. Racial slurs permeate our public vernacular. Throughout the United States and Australia people from the …

A video-recording of the third instalment in this series, featuring Professor Natalia Chaban (University of Canterbury), Dr Julie Fedor (University of Melbourne), Dr Robert Horvath (La Trobe University), and Dr Volodymyr Kulyk (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), speaking on the theme of 'Propaganda' (27 May 2022).

A videorecording of the two-day symposium honouring and celebrating Stuart Macintyre (24–25 February 2022).

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

A video-recording of the second instalment in this series, featuring Associate Professor Olga Bertelsen (Tiffin University), Associate Professor Oxana Shevel (Tufts University) and Professor Serhy Yekelchyk (University of Victoria), speaking on the theme of 'History' (29 April 2022).

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

A video-recording of the first instalment in this special series of talks, featuring Dr Olga Boichak (Sydney), Dr Roman Horbyk (Lviv/Södertörn), and Professor Marko Pavlyshyn (Monash), speaking on the theme of 'Resistance' (8 April 2022).

A video-recording of the 2021 Ernest Scott Lecture, Part II, delivered by Dr Hirini Kaa (October 2021).

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

On 3–5 February 2022, scholars from sixteen countries around the world – 179 participants in all – gathered online for a Ukrainian Studies conference marking the 30th anniversary of Ukrainian independence. Since 24 February, we have followed with grief and horror the unfolding catastrophe in Ukraine after the Russian Federation’s unprovoked and illegal invasion. The members of the Conference Organising Committee …

A video-recording of Professor Tim Parkin's presentation to the SHAPS Fellows & Associates Seminar (October 2021)

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

In this interview, four of our recent graduates share their insights and advice on how to go about building a career in archaeology. Current PhD candidate Tom Keep spoke with Monique Corbett, an archaeologist working with Heritage Insight; Rachel Slocombe, a subcontracting archaeologist who is currently working with Australia Cultural Heritage Management; Gemma Lee, a Melbourne-based field archaeologist; and Jarrad …

A video-recording of the 2021 Greg Dening Memorial Lecture, delivered by Dr Jenny Bulstrode.

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

A video recording of Mary Sheehan's presentation to the SHAPS Fellows & Associates Seminar (September 2021).

Jenny Spinks is a historian of the early modern world, with a particular interest in visual and material culture as historical sources for research and for teaching. To celebrate her recent promotion to Associate Professor, we feature Jenny's work here in this interview with recent graduate Jen McFarland. You can watch the video and/or read the transcript below. https://youtu.be/2d-kbjY5Pkc Transcript Hi, my name is …

In October 2021, Student Conservators @ Melbourne, the student group for the Master of Cultural Materials Conservation program at the Grimwade Centre, held a webinar, 'Introduction to Textile Conservation'. Hosted by Victoria Thomas of Artlab (a graduate of the Masters and former Grimwade Conservation Services employee), the program introduced the types of objects commonly cared for by textile conservators. It …

A video recording of Professor Grace Karskens' 2021 Ernest Scott Lecture Part I (September 2021).

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

In mid-2021 a group of alumni of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation co-organised the Bali Art & Heritage Conservation Internship Program (#BAHCIP). Developed by Saiful Bakhri, Masters of Cultural Conservation 2018 and winner of a Rising Star Alumni Award in 2020, together with Gadis Fitriana Putri, Lia Sumichan and Laila Nurul Fitrani, the program included an immersive, in-country …

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

A video recording of Professor Janet McCalman's presentation to the SHAPS Fellows & Associates Seminar (July 2021).

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

In early 2021 Jesse Dyer was the recipient of the first Time-Based Media Conservation Fellowship, offered in partnership by the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). This new fellowship supports graduate research in the dynamic field of Time-Based Media Conservation. Samantha Rogers spoke with Jesse about his fellowship. The Tate Modern website …

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications and projects, and other news from across the School community.

A video recording of Peter Yule's presentation to the SHAPS Fellows & Associates seminar (June 2021).

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications and projects, and other news from across the School community.

Episode 1 in the 2021 SHAPS 'Control' Podcast Series: Dr Roslynne Bell (Classics & Archaeology).

A video recording of a special lecture by Professor Mark Edele to mark the 80th anniversary of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941.

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications and projects, and other news from across the School community.

A video-recording of the 2021 Kathleen Fitzpatrick Lecture, delivered by Professor Lynette Russell.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Monique Webber as Teaching Specialist in Ancient World Studies. In this role, Dr Webber will coordinate a suite of subjects: Myth, Art and Empire: Greece and Rome (ANCW10002); Classical Mythology (ANCW20015); and Underworld and Afterlife (ANCW30011). Specialising in Object-Based Learning and Digital Humanities, Monique is a skilled and dedicated educator who brings …

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications and projects, and other news from across the School community.

A video recording of Charlotte-Rose Millar's presentation to the Early Modern Circle seminar (March 2021).

In October 2020, Professor Peter McPhee delivered his final lecture for the undergraduate History subject The French Revolution, rounding off an astonishing fifty years of teaching this subject. To mark this occasion, SHAPS hosted an online celebration in honour of Peter’s outstanding career as an extraordinarily gifted, inspiring and dedicated teacher. Below you can watch the video tributes produced by Peter’s …

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications and projects, and other news from across the School community.

A video recording of Charles Coppel's presentation to the SHAPS Fellows & Associates seminar (February 2021).

Professor Mike Arnold discusses his research on the intersections between death, technology and society, in this final episode of the SHAPS 2020 'Disaster and Change' podcast series, hosted by Dr Henry Reese.

Newly appointed Lecturer in Gender History, Dr Annabelle Baldwin, is a specialist in twentieth-century European and global history, with a particular interest in Holocaust studies, focusing on Jewish women's and girls’ experience of sexual violence during the Holocaust. Annabelle will be teaching two brand-new undergraduate subjects: the first-year subject Gender Rights and Leadership in History (HIST10017) (Semester 2), and the …

In 2018, current MA candidate in Classics John Henry created his own YouTube channel, Foxwede History, where he delivers mini-lectures on myth, literature and history through his alter ego, Dr Eldon Foxwede. Beautifully produced and presented with humour and creativity, his videos have drawn an audience from many different countries. We spoke with John about this project and how it …

A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications and projects, and other news from across the School community.

A video recording of Darius von Güttner's presentation to the SHAPS Fellows & Associates Seminar (January 2021).

In the third-year History capstone subject, students are encouraged to experiment with presenting historical research in creative formats. One student in the 2020 cohort, Isabel Hollingdale, an accomplished musician and singer-songwriter, wrote and recorded a song. In the latest of the Forum podcast series, Henry Reese spoke with Isabel about her work, which brings together music and history in a …

Making History is the capstone subject for our History majors — for many of our students this is their last academic unit of History. The subject gives students an opportunity to focus on History in the world as well as History in the academy. We always end the semester with a Closing Conference as an opportunity to celebrate and showcase …

A video-recording of the 2020 Greg Dening Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Bronwen Douglas.

As part of the Honours subject The Writing of Australian History (HIST90023), students have the unique opportunity to meet with distinguished historian Professor Emeritus Stuart Macintyre and to engage him in conversation about his work and about Australian historiography more broadly. We share below a videorecording and transcript of one of these sessions, from April 2019. The discussion is wideranging, …