REMINDER: There are still spots available to attend the AANZEHN virtual conference next week, 12-15 October. Program and registration details below.
Environmental Histories for Recovery, Restoration, Renewal and Resistance
Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History Network Conference 2020
The Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History Network (AANZEHN) is pleased to announce the program for its Inaugural Conference, to be held through Zoom over four evenings from 12 to 15 October, 2020. 6–7pm AEDST / 8–9pm NZDT. Program below.
Registration
Please register at this external link
Program
Monday, 12 October
| Heather Goodall (Uni. of Technology Sydney) | Invisible saltmarsh, invisible casualties |
| Jo Kijas (Southern Cross Uni.) | The Tuckean Bunyip: re-imagining the dominant historical narrative of a swampscape |
| Emily O’Gorman (Macquarie) | Wetlands, bird migration, and global environmental crisis |
| Wendy Beck (UNE) | A cultural and historical landscape of upland wetlands in New England, Australia: demonstrating renewal and resilience |
Tuesday 13 October
| Rohan Lloyd (James Cook Uni.) | ‘Why are some people so determined to stop this drilling?’: The Royal Commission on Great Barrier Reef Petroleum Drilling 1970–74 |
| Rebecca Jones (State Library of NSW) | Beyond the mirage: what can Flying doctors and nurses tell us about climate change and adaptation to extreme weather? |
| Daniel May (ANU) | Grand unified theories and beyond: critiquing Flannery, Martin and Gammage |
Wednesday 14 October
| Carla Pascoe Leahy (Uni. of Melbourne) | Parenting through crisis: the impacts of fire and pandemic upon Australian family life |
| Parin Somari (Gujarat Uni.) | The COVID-19 pandemic: restoration through environmental history |
| Robyn Gulliver (Uni. of Queensland) | A history of resistance: the rise of civil resistance against climate change in Australia |
Thursday 15 October
| Alda Balthrop-Lewis (Australian Catholic Uni.) | Thoreau and political asceticism |
| Janine Kitson (Independent scholar) | Why Wirrimbirra matters |
| Andrea Gaynor (UWA), Keith Bradby (Gondwana Link) and Danielle Brady (ECU) | Histories of community-led land management in south-western Australia |
For inquiries and further details, please contact Conference convenor, Dr Margaret Cook (mcookhistory@gmail.com).
Image: 2009 Victorian bushfires Acheron Way by Peter Campbell
