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Environmental History PhD Workshop
Australian National University, Canberra
27-31 October, 2008
Are you writing a PhD in some aspect of environmental history?
For five days in October this year, environmental historians at the Australian National University will be running a workshop for PhD students from around the country who are researching aspects of environmental history in Australia, New Zealand or elsewhere.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together doctoral students with common interests to learn from one another about how to address significant, exciting themes in this emerging field of scholarship. Students will be expected to participate by speaking and writing about their own research, and by doing some preparatory reading that will be provided in advance.
Morning sessions will be held each of the five days (Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October). These will feature seminars on major themes in environmental history as well as student presentations on their doctoral research. Afternoons will mostly be reserved for preparatory reading, fieldwork, optional museum and archival visits, and informal meetings.
Course organisers and presenters will be Professor Tom Griffiths (History Program, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU), Dr Libby Robin (Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU/Centre for Historical Research National Museum of Australia), Dr Nicholas Brown (History Program, Research School of Social Sciences ANU/Centre for Historical Research National Museum of Australia) and Professor Heather Goodall (Centre for Transforming Cultures, University of Technology, Sydney).
How to apply
The workshop is designed for doctoral students currently enrolled at universities in Australia and New Zealand who are undertaking studies in environmental history (in all its forms). The number of participants will be strictly limited (to facilitate discussion). There is no registration fee.
Please apply by providing the following:
- a brief curriculum vitae
- two short statements (totalling no more than 500 words) explaining the subject of your doctoral research and what you hope to gain from such a workshop, and
- documented support from your supervisor (a signature will do!)
Send your application to Dr Libby Robin, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Building 43, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, or via email Libby.Robin@anu.edu.au by Friday, 15 August 2008.
Financial support will be available to participants from outside Canberra. This will include a return discount economy airfare plus a contribution of up to $150 to your accommodation expenses.
Enquiries should be directed to Karen Smith, Administrator, History Program, RSSS, ANU. karen.smith@anu.edu.au or ph: (+61) 02 6125 2354
We look forward to hearing from you!
This PhD Workshop is a biannual initiative of the History Program, Research School of Social Sciences, and the Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU. It is sponsored by the Research School of Social Sciences, the Fenner School of Environment and Society and the Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia.