As well as studying history, we’re passionate about producing history for public audiences.
The GLAMcity podcast
Where historians Anna Clark and Tamson Pietsch take listeners behinds the scenes to learn about how archivists restore old films, what museums are doing to tackle climate change and more!
The History Lab
A collaboration between the Australian Centre for Public History, Impact Studios at UTS and 2SER 107.3
Instead of an academic or other expert telling you what to think, History Lab draws you in to the investigative process. Check it out and join us, as together we try and make sense of the big and little questions all around us.
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Understanding Place
Our place-based historical method is a framework guiding communities to understand who they are and where they have come from. The method enables community, government, university and development partnerships to navigate change and build sustainable futures.
HistoryBytes series
A series of history definitions and discussions for students and teachers. Our videos cover a range of topics and terms, such as Public History, Historiography and the History Wars, Teaching and Learning History, Historical Methods, Creative Histories, and Digital Histories.
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Our peer-reviewed journal, Public History Review
A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary journal devoted to providing a forum for debate and discussion of the diverse field of practice known as 'public history' across nations and cultures. It also provides a vehicle for publishing contemporary pieces of public history. And it addresses the relationship between fields of public history and their audiences.
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Regular public seminars and talks
We often host seminars, talks and conversations to discuss and expand our understanding of the histories of this unique suburb.
Check out our event schedule to see what’s coming up soon.
Histories of Australian Democracy Working Paper
Since the early 2000s the compact between the people and government that underpins Australia’s democracy has come under stress from both within and without. But this is not the first time in Australian history that the democratic order has been challenged and remade. Since the arrival of the first European settler-colonists, there have been several periods in which the existing political order has come under stress and resulted in a renegotiation of the democratic compact. This paper explores the histories of Australian Democracy in key periods of change. It examines its strengths and identifies what matters most in times of uncertainty.
Download the Histories of Australian Democracy paper (PDF, 500mB)