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School of History · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Becoming a well-rounded historian depends on the acquisition of professional skills as well as the deepening of intellectual engagement. Key skills and capabilities include being able to situate one's own research within a broader historical field, identify the key 'question' or 'problem' which that project addresses, and communicate historical ideas and interpretations in appropriate styles, genres and modes. Historians now need to be able to engage with a wide range of audiences, to speak publicly about their own research in academic, pedagogical and public contexts, and to translate research into accessible - including digital and online - forms. They also engage with the work of others through various forms of reviewing (books, films, exhibitions and peer review of unpublished research). And they make connections between their own research discoveries and public and policy debate through opinion pieces, essays, expert advice, and media interviews and commentary. This course will offer instructional programs and activities designed to nourish and enhance the professional development of historians in the widest sense.
Translation of piece of their own research for a public audience, OR an equivalent-length critical review of a piece of public history, OR a reflective response to Masterclass (c. 1000 words) (assessed by primary supervisor)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 6
Public presentation at a work-in-progress symposium (c. 20 minutes), abstract (c. 300 words) and written script for the spoken paper (c. 2000 words) (assessed by primary supervisor)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Expanded written version of work-in-progress paper that indicates responses to questions/discussion and supervisor feedback (c. 5000) (assessed by primary supervisor)
Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) Compulsory attendance at an intensive on 'What's your problem? From topic to thesis' (3x4-hour workshops = 12 hours) b) Compulsory attendance at a workshop on "Public Address: Communicating historical research" (4 hours) c) C ontribution to online forums, including posting comments and questions, based on assigned readings for both intensives (4 hours) d) Participation in an HDR work-in-progress mini-conference, including contributing to convening it and presenting at it (6 hours) e ) Participation in ONE additional intensive offered in the School of History (or elsewhere with permission) - either a 'masterclass' or a 'skills' workshop and which requires preparation in advance (6 hours) f) Participation in regular (i.e. monthly) meetings of a reading or writing group (e.g. biography reading group, gender and history reading group, history writing group etc) and which requires preparation in advance (6 hours) g) Independent student reading, research, and writing (92 hours)
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