CONFERENCE THEME: HISTORY at the EDGE

First Call for Panels and Papers

The AHA is seeking submissions of:


panels consisting of related papers with a nominated chair

individual papers (20 minute presentation plus 10 minutes for questions).
DEADLINE for submission of abstracts is 28 February 2011

'History at the Edge' invites historians to propose panels and papers that will address methodological and conceptual innovation as well as topics concerned with geographical and cultural peripheries and the transnational circulation of peoples and ideas.

The Conference wants to involve and include all historians who undertake historical research and teaching in Australia, not just those who focus on Australian topics.

Some suggested areas for panels and papers are:


Transnational History

History and Heritage

Settler Societies

Indigenous Histories

The History of Human Rights

Trans-Tasman History

Regional Histories
Teaching and Learning Standards

National History Curricula

Historical Archaeology

Gender History

Religious History

Sports History

Family History including Adoption


This list is suggestive. Papers on a diverse range of topics are welcomed.

PLease send abstracts and panel suggestions to Dr Tom Dunning, Convenor, University of Tasmania
Phone: 03 6324 3226
Fax: 03 6324 3652