AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCES -  upcoming.


Penrith History Conference 10 March 2012 
The Makings of a city: Venturing above and beyond
This year’s conference will look at the crossing of the Blue Mountains and celebrate the first flights over the local area. For full details and registration go to http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=7544
The Nepean Family History Society Fair follows on Sunday 11 March at the Penrith City Library with short talks throughout the day on family history topics and local and family history societies from across the State will be on hand to assist researchers.

Australian Historical Association Conference –
Connections : Past, Present and Future 9-13 July 2012 Adelaide
http://www.theaha.org.au/conferences.html
AHA is interested in proposals for papers and panels exploring historical connections – past, present and future. The conference seeks to explore the myriad ways in which human societies have connected over past centuries, and the ways these interactions in time, space and cultures inform present historical debate. Papers from historians of all times and places are welcome.
* The Australian Women’s History Network will meet on 12 July, 2012 with the theme Connections Made and Broken: Intimacy and Estrangement in Women’s History
 
Royal Australian Historical Society NSW
Annual Conference 27-28 October 2012 Sydney
The annual State History Conference brings together local historical societies from across the state to share their publications and projects and learn new skills.  The conference is open to anyone interested in local history, heritage and Australian history.
www.rahs.org.au

INTERNATIONAL ORAL HISTORY CONFERENCES

Ninth European Social Science History Conference
Oral History and Life Stories Network
Ambivalent Pasts: Nostalgia and Life Stories Research
11–14 April 2012
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
www.iisg.nl/esshc
Call for papers deadline: 1 May 2011

XVII International Oral History Association 2012
Buenos Aires, Argentina 2012   www.baires2012.org
The Challenges of Oral History in the 21st Century: Diversity, Inequality and Identity Construction.
Conference Dates: 4-7 September 2012

Sub-themes Heritage, Museums and Oral History. 

• Archives and places of memory
  Archiving Memory. Methodologies - Interviewing and the material preservation of memory
  Places of Memory: management of the past from the present or the battles for memory.
• Oral History and audiovisual images
  Words and images in the construction of memory: photographies, audiovisual resources and
   screenplay
  Soundscapes, Recreating the Sounds of the Past.
• Theory, method and the teaching and learning of Oral History
  Legal and Ethical Dimensions of the Practice of Oral History.
  Teaching and learning Oral History
• Health Oral History
  Health Management, Disabilities and Geriatrics.
• Gender, memory and politics
  Permanent Scars of Violence in Memory: Gender Violence, Femicide, and the Reconstruction of the Memories of Victims of Violence.
  Body Politics: The Construction of Gender Identities, and Sexual Identities.
  Queer Theory and Transgender Studies.
• Memories, politics and militancies
  NGOs Political Groups, Political Agency and Individuals. The construction of the Feminist Movement
• Memory, Oral History and dictatorships
  Research on Living Under Dictatorship/Totalitarianism
• Oral History and the world of work
  Individual and Collective Perceptions of the World of Work: Unions, Factory, and Gender Control in the Workplace.
  Territorial social organizations and workers’ self-management
• Oral History and Economy
• Businessmen, businesswomen, companies and Oral History
  Individual and collective perception of the economics process: companies, businessmen and economic policies.
• Memories of the “Other economies”
  Co-operative movement, social, solidarity and participative economy, self
  management. Recuperated enterprises by workers.
• The Wounds of Economic Crisis in Memory:
  Memory, Welfare, and Economic Crisis.
• Ecology and Environment:
  Natural Heritage and the Social Effects of Major Natural Disasters.
• Memory and trauma
  Human rights violation. Citizenship and the Re-Signifying the National Space: National Identities, and the Fight for Citizenship Rights.
  Memories of survivors of war, terrorist attacks and genocides.
• Art, culture, memory and Oral History
  The Pleasures of Memory: Artistic Expression and the Representation of Memory.
  Working class culture, art and politics
• Migration, Exhile, Disaporas, and Borderlands.
  Internal migrations, migrations from neighbouring countries, diasporas and exile.
• Native peoples, memory, politics and Oral History
  Culture, traditions and identities. Stories of resistance: colonialism, racism and exploitation. Current fights: territory, autonomy, education.
• Memory, Oral History and community
  Teaching and learning narratives, educative experiences, school life. Family and inter-generational exchange.
  Maternity, Paternity and the Transmission of the Cultural Heritage.Shared Beliefs, Religious Traditions, and the Oral Transmission.
  1. Non-hegemonic cultures and Oral History
  2. Tradition and Memory: Communities, Histories, Heritage and Traditions.

Important dates:

Proposal Deadline: 15 October 2011
Acceptance Date:: 15 November 2011
Deadline for Submission of  Presentation Paper: 30 March 2012

SKILL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Copyright Council Training
Issues of copyright affect nearly every business, institution and government organisation in Australia today. Designed for both users and creators of copyright works, the Copyright Council's user-friendly seminars provide expert advice on how to work with copyright in the digital age.
Sydney Seminars 29 August – 2 September 2011
Canberra 1 – 3 August 2011

Informative Basic Reader:   “Copyright Essentials – a practical guide Australian Copyright Council” 2008 B127v03   order on line $40
This book is an introductory guide to copyright law. It is written for people who create things such as books, artworks, music and films; for people who want to use other people’s works; and for students. Its aim is to help people understand why we have copyright law, how it works in practice, and how to recognise when their activities may have copyright implications.Each chapter in the book deals with an aspect of copyright law, and includes examples to illustrate the law in practice. The book contain examples of how copyright law can apply in a particular situation. Chapters include: What is copyright and why we have it; How you get copyright; Who owns copyright; How long copyright lasts; When you need permission; When you don’t need permission:special exceptions; Who to contact for permission; Selling and licensing rights; What happens if there is an infringement; Some copyright related terms.
www.copyright.org.au

 Thinkspace Creative Digital Media Workshops, Powerhouse

Thinkspace offers adult learners workshops in creative digital media.  Those of particular interest to oral historians are:

Digital Storytelling
Digital storytelling is the art of combining narrative with images, sound, video and text to create a short movie, typically with strong emotional content.  Suitable for beginners.
2 day course $320 per person   10am – 5 pm daily
3 day course $420 per person    10am – 5 pm daily 

Digital Video Editing
1 day course $200 per person 10am – 4 pm   Suitable for beginners
Full details on website www.powerhousemuseum.com/thinkspace/courses/al&tpd.php