July 12 was another emotional night of history telling and listening. I was afforded the opportunity to speak at Museo … More
Author: Alexandra Dellios
Alexandra Dellios is a cultural, oral and public historian in the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies at the Australian National University. Her research considers the public and oral history of migrant and refugee communities in Australia. She has published on child migration, popular representations of multiculturalism, immigration centres and hostels, and public history practices and cultural heritage management in Australia. Her book Histories of Controversy: Bonegilla Migrant Centre was released with Melbourne University Publishing in 2017.
She is national delegate for Oral History NSW, a founding member of the Australian Migration History Network, and ACT Representative for the Australian Women’s History Network. She was awarded her PhD in History at the University of Melbourne in March 2015.
She remains engaged in oral history projects and teaching, community volunteering and heritage interpretation efforts.
Greek experiences of migrant reception centres – community networks
On Thursday night I had the honour of presenting a paper in front of an engaged crowd at the Greek … More
Histories of Controversy: Food and Migrant Resistance in Post-war Australia
Below is a short extract from my upcoming book Histories of Controversy: Bonegilla Migrant Centre (available for pre-order now). Each chapter addresses … More
Conference report: Public History and Historians at the IFPH 2017
As someone who’s come to public history via memory studies and then oral history, perhaps it’s inevitable that I should … More