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History - Faculty of ArtsOffered by the School of Historical Studies History offers postgraduate supervision across a broad range of fields, along with coursework units and degrees which enable students to explore their own interests as well as key theoretical, interpretive and methodological questions about the nature of historical knowledge, research and writing. Through seminars, conferences and reading groups, the section also aims to provide a supportive environment for all postgraduate students. Historical research is primarily concerned with interpretations of the past based upon the careful analysis of evidence and the critical assessment of other perspectives. Our courses also focus upon different approaches to the tasks of research, interpretation and writing, and encourage students to address questions such as the nature and status of different forms of historical evidence, the `uses' of history in public debate, and the relationships between history and other ways of recording and remembering the past. History's questions are intrinsically fascinating: How can we know about the past? What can we know? Who speaks in the historical record, and who does not? If the past is written about in this way or that way, what are its consequences for interpretations of the present and the future? Our aim is to provide research and coursework students with the critical tools to undertake their own investigations of past worlds and to explore their own answers to those questions. While history at Monash covers a broad span of fields, specific research strengths include Indigenous history and the history of racial and ethnic relations; the history of gender and sexuality, especially in Australia, Britain and Europe during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries; Australian social and cultural history, especially urban history, local history, public history and social welfare; South and Southeast Asian history, Indonesian history and the history of imperialism, colonialism and postcolonialism; European social and cultural history, especially French history, German history, renaissance studies, urban history, family history and the intellectual history of religion and belief in medieval and early modern Europe; military history; American history, especially social and cultural history; Jewish history; and biography, autobiography, oral history, memory and life stories. Students with research interests in areas such as public history and heritage should also refer to the `Public history' discipline entry. For a full list of staff and research interests, see http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/historical-studies/staff/index.html. See also the entry for `Humanities, communications and social sciences' Research degrees in history combine detailed work in a particular area with broader training in appropriate research skills and in understanding of the changes within history as a discipline. Supervisory expertise exists within the areas of medieval and renaissance, modern European, Asian, American and Australian history. There is also interest in research in the areas of cultural history, gender and history, religion and society, as well as ancient and modern Jewish civilisation, religion and history. Research activities include regular research training and work-in-progress seminars, an annual one-day conference for the presentation of graduate research, and the editing of Eras, a refereed online journal. Relevant course groups
ContactsTelephone: +61 3 9905 2199 (coursework), +61 3 9905 2206 (research); Email: liisa.williams@arts.monash.edu.au (coursework); rosemary.johnston@arts.monash.edu.au (research) |