The Australian Centre for Public History (ACPH) is a critical hub for public history in Australia. We provide a hub for history at UTS and through our research and activities, we seek to promote the practice and understanding of public history within academia and the broader community.
Our activities include maintaining and developing national and international public history networks, co-hosting the History Now seminars, running Masterclasses and conferences, and taking history into broad public audiences. We organise the GLAMSLAM industry event for the cultural sector and in conjunction with 2SER we previously hosted the GLAMcity podcast. We also help produce the History Lab podcast.
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Our research
Our research program is situated at the intersection of popular, professional and academic histories. It includes collaborative research and commissioned projects that cluster around five research 'nodes':
- Design + History: looks at the past, present and future of design, material culture and cultural history
- History of Work & Technology: uncovering digital methods and platforms for historical engagement
- Historical Culture and Creative Histories: examines the creative tensions, possibilities and limitations of history-making outside the academy
- Histories of Knowledge and Education: the Histories of Knowledge and Education node explores education, institutions, and learning across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences
- Law and History
ACPH research attracts a wide range of funding, including ARC Future Fellowships, ARC Discovery, the Libraries Association of Australia and the NSW Heritage Office. The Centre is also the home of the refereed electronic journal Public History Review and a partner in the landmark Dictionary of Sydney.