A philosopher for our troubled times: Brian Medlin
2020 began with Australia ablaze, forests from Brazil to Siberia have been devastated, with billions of human and non-human lives destroyed. The global pandemic has changed […]
It’s holiday time, so give a (Flinders) book
A book can be the best solution to finding that ‘just right’ Christmas present. As South Australia celebrates the 125 years since women won the right […]
Irish identity ‘buried’ by SA’s colonial rule
The ‘Irishness’ of Irish settlers was commonly ‘buried’ during British colonisation of South Australia, with many Irish emigrants such as farm workers and domestic help treated […]
Historians pay tribute to Eric Richards
A new book Emigrants and Historians (Wakefield Press) will be launched today in honour of Flinders historian Emeritus Professor Eric Richards.
Red Professor hits the headlines, again
A gripping tale about the controversial Cold War communist, anthropologist Fred Rose, has put The Red Professor in the shortlist for a 2016 Prime Minister’s Literary Award.
Labor and Cornish tradition in SA
A new and distinctive account of the Labor movement in South Australia sheds new light on the origins of the Labor Party in our state.
Colonial Australia through German eyes
A Flinders University historian has revealed a vivid ‘new’ portrait of colonial Australia, written in German in the mid-19th century.
Chief Scientist backs poet’s STEM-arts alliance
Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb will officially launch a new collection of poems by respected South Australian educator Erica Jolly.
How millions make a new home
The circumstances that attend migration are myriad, but Flinders academics Associate Professor Diana Glenn and Dr Eric Bouvet, editors of a new book, say that all migrants, voluntary or otherwise, share a sense of dislocation that is far more than physical.