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Anisa Puri

@anisapuri.bsky.social
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Historian, Author, Research Manager. Oral history, public history, Australian history, migration history, digital history. she/her anisapuri.com

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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
If you're interested in learning more about the existence and condition of precarious oral history collections in Victoria, check out our newly released Report & Online Database! precariousoralhistories.com/project-outp...
Front page of Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project Final Report. Includes images of VHS tape, cassette tape, floppy disks and magnetic tape.
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Mike Jones @mikejonesphd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Join the campaign! A protest is planned at the SLV this coming Saturday, 13 December at 12:30pm. Hope to see you there. #SaveSLV #libraries #GLAM
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
More on the destruction of MqUni Arts. Every PoC in Sociology has been sacked or pushed into teaching only. Only 1 woman left in Politics & Intl Relations, & 1 in Sociology. At least 3/9 sacked academics are neurodiverse. Several successful researchers have been sacked or made teaching only. 2/2
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Shocking analysis of the gendered, racial & disability dimensions of the sackings in Arts at Macquarie University. 7 women and 2 men made redundant. 5 of the 7 women sacked are Women of Colour. 3 of the 4 people pushed onto teaching only roles are PoC. 1/2
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
I signed this to prevent the State Library of Victoria (one of my favourite places on earth) from becoming a fun park. It's a library and it needs librarians! In 2025, spaces like this have never been more vital.
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Hands off our State Library!
Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
"VICTORIA’S TREATY: IT’S HERE is a free and family-friendly celebration to mark the historic commencement of Victoria’s Treaty" - in Narrm on Friday 12 December. Tickets: premier.ticketek.com.au/Shows/Show.a...
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Thrilled to share that the outputs from the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project are now available! Access the Final Report and Online Database here: precariousoralhistories.com/project-outputs 1/
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Project outputs – Precarious Oral Histories
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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...
megaphone.org.au
Hands off our State Library!
Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Excited to share that my article 'Oral History and Linguistics: Exploring Connections' has been published in the latest issue of Studies in Oral History! ⭐ online & open access ⭐ oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/wp-content/u...
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Emily Fitzgerald @emily-fitzgerald.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Know anyone who would want to come work with me? 1 year position for someone with a HASS background (don’t need to be a programmer), working on a tool to search historical documents like colonial Hansard. unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex...
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Research Assistant in Digital Humanities
Role type: Full Time; Fixed term until February 2027 Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Department: School of Computing and Information Systems Salary: Level A - $87,226 - $118...
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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Call for chapters! Amy Tooth Murphy and I are editing the Routledge Handbook of Oral History Theory, and we are seeking contributions from a range of scholars and practitioners. See our full call here. oralhistory.org/2025/11/11/c...
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Call for Chapters: Routledge Handbook of Oral History Theory - Oral History Association
Co-editors George Severs and Amy Tooth Murphy are inviting expressions of interest to contributechapters to the forthcoming Routledge Oral History Theory
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Eureka Henrich @eurekahenrich.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Pride History Group and Oral History NSW are hosting a joint event on LGBTQIA+ Life Stories in Sydney on Nov 27. All welcome! Book your free ticket here: www.pridehistory.org.au/events/2025/... #oralhistory #queerhistory #sydney
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Emily Gallagher @as-ruby.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Excited to be part of this incredible team writing the first history of grandparenting in Australia! grandparentsaustralia.net
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Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories
Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been overlooked in Australian history.
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frankbongiorno.bsky.social @frankbongiorno.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Delighted that the University of Canberra has announced my appointment as Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, and Director of UC's new Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas. Looking forward to developing this exciting initiative from early 2026. www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med...
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UC launches newly established Vice-Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas and appointment of inaugural director
UC to establish the Vice-Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas, and Prof Frank Bongiorno AM to take up Donald Horne Professorship as Centre director.
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Simon Farley @sighmonger.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Some of you may be interested in this symposium on 'truth-telling' (in its many guises) being held at the University of Melbourne this week. Students and mob can attend for free, Unimelb staff get a 20% discount, and unwaged scholars get a 75% discount. I will be there for some of Friday's sessions!
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Canberra friends, don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the launch of brilliant childhood historian Emily Gallagher's new book!
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Michael Klapdor @mklapdor.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Frank Bongiorno leaving ANU - but staying in academia and Canberra. Big loss for ANU
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Doug Boyd @dougboyd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Long stories are my specialty, so I wrote a very short book. "Oral History: A Very Short Introduction" is a compact, comprehensive, and global overview of oral history. I'm so proud of this little book. Shipping October 10. Pre-order your copy today! www.amazon.com/Oral-History... #OralHistory
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Oral History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Amazon.com: Oral History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions): 9780190067625: Boyd, Douglas A.: Books
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Dr Una McIlvenna @unamcilvenna.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign to stop needless cuts to our national university: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...
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Petition to ANU Council
In support of our petition, we observe that:  • ANU Council has the entire control and management of the University and is required to act in all matters concerning the ANU in the way it thinks w...
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Australian Migration History Network @amigrationhn.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
theconversation.com/how-migrant-...
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How migrant stories and contributions have shaped Australian TV since the 1950s
New research uncovers stories of resilience, entrepreneurship and thriving cultural creativity across seven decades of Australian TV history.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Deadline Extended! Oral history collections hold invaluable insights into our historical, cultural and linguistic past. This project is taking an important first step by identifying and listing details about these collections in Victoria, Australia. Visit: www.precariousoralhistories.com
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Oral History Victoria @oralhistoryvic.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO RECORD DETAILS OF PRECARIOUS ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS – FORM CLOSES 28th SEPT. The Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collection Project is creating a list of precarious collections in Victoria, Australia. Learn more and get involved at precariousoralhistories.com
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
It's not too late to get involved! The project form deadline has been extended to 28 September.
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History Council of NSW, Inc. @historynsw.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Come along to #hcnswmember Oral History NSW online panel discussion with oral historians, Dr Scott McKinnon, Dr Margaret Cook, and Professor Katie Holmes, who will reflect on their interviews about water on 11th September at 6pm Register your spot now via buff.ly/UasufZA 📷 Courtesy pexels
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Mike Jones @mikejonesphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Standing in the shower this morning I was thinking about the many restructures and redundancies I’ve seen over the course of my career in the Humanities, so I turned it into a blog post www.mikejonesonline.com/contextjunky... #humanities #universities
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Coming of age in the Humanities
Looking back over nearly 18 years working in the Humanities in Australia.
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Laura Rademaker @laurarad.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
theconversation.com/universities...
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Universities have lost their way, but cost-cutting and consultants are not the answer
Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally.
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Oral History Victoria @oralhistoryvic.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
FINAL DAYS to record details of your precarious Victorian oral history collection – FORM CLOSES AUGUST 31. The Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collection Project is creating a list of precarious collections in Victoria, Australia. Find the form and info at precariousoralhistories.com
Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project. Tell us about your collection before Aug 31! www.precariousoralhistories.com
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Royal Historical Society of Victoria @historyvictoria.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Do you have an oral history collection in Victoria, Australia? If so, the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collection Project likely wants to hear from you! The project is creating a list of precarious collections. Learn more and get involved via precariousoralhistories.com
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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Read Prof Bongiorno’s full response to the CASS change proposal here: shorturl.at/VBhCO We have published it alongside other staff feedback on ANU CMPs. We welcome everyone to publicly share their own responses to ANU cuts (anonymously if you prefer) by emailing them to: ourANU25@gmail.com
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ANU staff feedback to CMPs - Google Drive
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Kate Fullagar @kfullagar.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
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Australia can't withstand further humanities cuts
The Australian Academy of Humanities views with great concern the impact on staff, students and the wider community of the ANU’s plan for the humanities and social sciences. Now is not the time to red...
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
If you have a relevant oral history collection in Victoria, we'd love to hear from you! #oralhistory #history #GLAM
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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
www.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org/2025/06/voic...
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Voices from the Basin: Digital stories are live!
For two years a group of researchers from La Trobe University have been conducting oral histories throughout the Murray-Darling Basin, recording the voices and lived experiences of people who live …
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Jen Rose @jenmrose.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Do you have an oral history interview in Victoria? Then you need to know about the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project! Come to OHV's (@oralhistoryvic.bsky.social) free, online Info and Q&A Session - 17th July. Bookings via link: events.humanitix.com/identifying-...
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Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collection Project: Presentation and Q&A session
A free, online information and Q&A session about the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project.
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Prof Sandy O’Sullivan (Wiradjuri, trans they/them) @sandyosullivan.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The following thread contains 201 open access articles, books, chapters & reports written and led by First Nations’ researchers. We write our own research across all areas. The order is random and ranges across disciplines, because of course it does. #201FirstNationsArticles
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Alexandra Dellios @alecadell.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Testimony in ‘But I wouldn’t want my wife to work here: a study of migrant women in Melbourne industry’, 1975
Over the last few months, I’ve spent a lot of time with one document—the well-cited (but rarely in detail) ‘But I wouldn’t want my wife to work here: a study of migrant women in Melbourne industry’…
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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Haven't registered for the 2025 AHA Conference ?? Get moving, today's the last day you can! Follow the link to secure your place and join us in sunny (and warm) Townsville! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/looking-up...
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Do you have an oral history collection held in Victoria, Australia? If so, we likely want to hear about your collection! Learn more about the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections project & get involved via precariousoralhistories.com
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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Next Tuesday PHA NSW&ACT will be hosting History on the Radio. Three speakers will share their experiences, tips and tricks on writing audio history. Register: www.phansw.org.au/upcoming-eve... @mfoster-history.bsky.social @kathyprokhovnik.bsky.social #history
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I'm excited to share details about The Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project! This project is identifying & creating a list of precarious oral history collections held in Victoria, Australia. Tell us about your collection via www.precariousoralhistories.com #oralhistory
Image of a flyer introducing the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project
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History Australia @historyaustralia.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We're now on Bluesky, along with @austhistassoc.bsky.social! We'll post about our latest publications as well as journal updates.
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historyausjournal's Creator Profile
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Australian Policy and History @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Australian Policy and History is on Bluesky! We are a network of historians that provides politicians, bureaucrats, journalists and the public with historical knowledge in the pursuit of better public policy outcomes. You can read our latest pieces and find out more here: aph.org.au
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Home | Australian Policy and History Network
Australian Policy and History is a network of historians that provides politicians, bureaucrats, journalists and the public with historical knowledge in the pursuit of better public policy outcomes. We publish a range of material that connects historical research to current-day policy issues, and we run conferences and workshops. Australian Policy and History is run chiefly by historians at Deakin University, with support from the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University.
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Huge thanks to OHA and OHV for a truly fabulous oral history conference! Wonderful to spend a few days listening and learning, catching up with old friends & meeting new practitioners
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Gwyn McClelland @gwynjapan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
@oralhistoryvic.bsky.social Studies in Oral History Issue #46 was launched last night at the Oral History conference in Naarm/Melbourne oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/journal/issu... Congratulations to all involved! #oralhistory #openaccess
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Issue No. 46, 2024 - Oral History Australia
Oral History and Working Lives View or download the full issue (PDF 10.8 MB) Editors Skye Krichauff and Carolyn Collins Guest editors Nicholas Herriot and Paul Sendziuk Contents To access a specific a...
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Only a couple of days until the OHA Conference 🥳 The program looks amazing
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Michelle Arrow @michellearrow.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The AHA has joined the exodus from the bad place and has set up here (probably in both places for a while) - please follow and share for Aust History news:
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Sophie Loy-Wilson @sophieloywilson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Come to our Opening Australia’s Multilingual Archives conference in December . Registration is free - we are bringing hist of language and translation into conversation with hist of settler colonialism, historicism and nationalism www.eventbrite.com.au/e/opening-th...
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Opening the Multilingual Archive of Australia Conference
A two-day conference to explore historical materials from national and international collections in languages other than English
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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rahs20/5... Our special issue on multilingual Australia
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Australian Historical Studies
Themed Issue: Opening Australia’s Multilingual Archive. Volume 55, Issue 4 of Australian Historical Studies
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Alice Garner @soundslikealice.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Attention oral historians, journalists, podcasters! Oral History Australia’s biennial conference registrations close tonight (11 Nov) at midnight! (AEDT) oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/biennial-con...
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Anisa Puri @anisapuri.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
A new oral history podcast!
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