Making public histories: Australian history beyond the university

Nikita Vanderbyl, Kat Ellinghaus, and Clare O'Hanlon

This book is created for, and ultimately with, students in Making History HIS3MHI. It is used heavily in this capstone history subject to harness the principles and power of open education.

This is a book and subject that asks broadly what it means to "make history" - in particular, what history means beyond schools and universities. We ask, what are the different forms and functions of historical knowledge in the modern and contemporary world? What does history mean in the public sphere, in parks, on webpages, in museums, and in people's homes? What happens when historians operate in the public sphere? How is the past utilised by politicians? How does it bind us (or not) as a nation? How is it used to inform debates about the future both inside and outside universities, in schools, and in the mainstream community? How is history presented in commemorations, films, heritage sites, historical fiction, memorials, museums, re-enactments, and tours? What are the ethical and moral obligations historians have as "gatekeepers" of the past?

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Publication date: 2023
Publisher: La Trobe eBureau 
ISBN: 978-0-6458388-1-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26826/1019
License: CC BY-NC-SA

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