Ranajit Guha, the renowned anti-colonial historian of South Asia and the founder of the series Subaltern Studies and the historiography association with it, passed away peacefully in Vienna on 28 April 2023, a few days short of his hundredth birthday. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Mechthild Guha, an anthropologist and a librarian. Guha […]
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Emeritus Professor Mark Elvin FAHA 1938 – 2023, was a master sinologist. Mark was the author of several ground-breaking works that changed the way in which China and its history were conceived. Dr Douglas Ernest Yen FAHA 1924 – 2023, was an influential ethnobotanist and archaeobotanist. Douglas was a central figure in the study of
David’s research focused on ancient Greek and Latin literature, especially comedy and the novel, and classical philosophy. He was a major figure in encouraging international dialogue among classical scholars and across disciplines, especially with psychology and cultural studies. We extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed. An
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Elected to the Academy in 1990, Alan made a valuable contribution to European Imperial history and exploration, particularly in relation to the British occupation of Australia. His substantive digital archive relating to the colonisation of Australia, comprising over 2500 documents gathered from across the world, was acquired by the State Library of New South Wales
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Andrew ‘Andy’ Stewart, best known for his wide-ranging scholarship in the field of Greek sculpture but master of so much more, passed away after an extended struggle with respiratory illness early in January 2023. It was just days after the Archaeological Institute of Americas honoured him with the Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement. Ten
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A charming, quietly spoken and well-suited gentleman, Robert ‘Bob’ Edwards AO FAHA had an old-world air that belied the ‘steely determination’ of an ‘inveterate strategist’ and ‘seasoned general’ (McDonald 2023). He leaves a remarkable legacy. Across his career, he was a pioneer in the systematic study of Australian rock art, founder and landmark director of
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The passing of Elizabeth Pemberton is a great loss to classical archaeology, not only on account of her publication, in three magisterial volumes as well as many articles, of Classical and Hellenistic pottery and finds from ancient Corinth, but also for her rigour, integrity and intelligent approach to all the topics she investigated and interpreted.
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Anthony or “Tony” Stephens, as he was called, was a distinguished scholar of German literature and philosophy and a decorated expert on the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and the playwright Heinrich von Kleist. He belonged to a rare breed of Australian-born academics who was as well known in German-speaking academic circles as he was at
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John Oastler Ward was a scholar, humanist, and educator such as we no longer find. His interests and enthusiasms were so rich and wide, that they are hard to pin down. Whether he was talking about transformations of classical rhetoric in medieval and renaissance traditions, heresy and historiography, music (above all opera), or steam trains,
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Graham was an internationally renowned Archaeologist whose main research field was African archaeology. He was also considered one of the pioneers of Australian historical archaeology, with his major contribution being ‘The Archaeology of Australia’s History’. Graham was the founding editor of the journal Australasian Historical Archaeology, and a past President of the Australasian Society for
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With the death of Brian Matthews in June 2022 we lost a major figure in Australian Studies with a prodigious output over many years as lecturer, critic, biographer, creative writer, columnist, commentator, book reviewer and, of course, as lecturer and then professor in Australian Literature. Brian Ernest Matthews was born in East St Kilda to
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A few weeks ago (in August 2023) my partner and I flew down to Melbourne to have lunch with Tim. He’d told me he wasn’t doing well in his long struggle with cancer, and when I asked whether it would help if we came down to see him, he said yes, and come as soon
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