But what is ‘Making Migrant Heritage’? The rationale for the project grew out of a concern that too little scholarly attention had been paid to how ‘subaltern’ publics, including the ‘migrants’ who are the subject of many exhibitions and commemorations, actively create and publicise their own ‘heritage’.
Nobody’s Sons: Migrant Protest at Bonegilla
July 12 was another emotional night of history telling and listening. I was afforded the opportunity to speak at Museo…
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…
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…
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…
