This is the text from a presentation I delivered as part of the History Australia roundtable discussion ‘Historians and the Archive: sacralization, democratisation, limits, and liberties,’ at the 2022 Australian Historical Association Conference (Deakin University, Geelong). The piece introduces my article ‘The temple of history: historians and the sacralisation of archival work.’
There were lots of tales about bunyips in the 19th century from across the south east of Australia. As part of my work with the Research Centre for Deep History at Australian National University, I’ve been exploring workflows for capturing and mapping historical stories like these as part of broader landscapes. This blog post looks at a few of my experiments, along with some considerations and identified challenges, and hopefully some useful links and references along the way.
This post is co-written with Sarah Green, and was first published on the Find & Connect web resource blog on 29 February 2016. Sarah Green It’s a sad fact that many people who were in care do not know what… Continue Reading →
This post comes with a soundtrack. Different people work in different ways. Some need to read, write and think in silent solitude, while others can be happily productive in a cafe while conversation, music and noise swirls around them. Some will… Continue Reading →
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