
Richard Scully
@drrscully
Historian of Modern Europe, esp. cartoons, comic art, and caricature (1720-2020). Dad. Partner. BA (Hons), PhD (Monash), FRHistS. Views my own.
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22-07-2020 10:54:38
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Not sure this needs any additional commentary: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Hannah Forsyth she/her 🍉 @hannahforsyth.bsky.soci NTEU Save Australian Universities Jason Clare MP Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Australian Academy of the Humanities AHA (Australia) Nathan Wise #universitiesaccord #universitiesombudsman NTEU Victoria NTEU New South Wales Andrew Norton

Just so long as Jason Clare MP doesn’t appoint THE SAME PEOPLE to his ‘Expert Council’ as have driven the sector into the ground since the late ‘80s. Academics - REAL ones like Brian P Schmidt - need to be central. Save Australian Universities NTEU NTEU New South Wales

Superb stuff from David Ritter (but then, what else should we expect?) AHA (Australia) Australian Academy of the Humanities Save Australian Universities NTEU Uni of New England Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities #twitterstorians UWA Francois Soyer Frank Bongiorno Greenpeace Australia Pacific griffithreview.com/articles/the-i…

I guess this means I'm an Australianist now (?) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… AHA (Australia) Uni of New England Australian Research Council Australian Historical Studies #CartoonNation Cartoonists PUNCH Cartoons Punch Cartoons ... and more Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP) State Library Vic



I’m surprised Gutierrez’s passing is not bigger news across the world - or maybe just the ‘First World’, which ignores too much as its peril…. Tom Holland Archbishop Peter A Comensoli Pope Leo XIV amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

Published online, an article by Richard Scully 'Germany in the Melbourne Punch, 1855–1914: British Entanglement or Autonomous Developments?' It's part of a themed issue on Australasia & Anglo-German relations, out in 2025. Open access bonus 👏👀tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


'The Value of History in UK Higher Education and Society': Royal Historical Society's new briefing, published today bit.ly/RHS_Value_of_H…. The threats we face; the value of our discipline; what we risk if cuts continue; and how we need to engage with new audiences. #twitterstorians



39th Annual Russel Ward Lecture - this Thursday, 31 October, from 5pm - Prof. Heather Goodall (UTS Uni of New England) 'Dramatic Histories: Learning from Russel Ward about creativity and people’s histories' AHA (Australia) Australian Academy of the Humanities Registration: une-au.zoom.us/meeting/regist…



Appalling. Absolutely appalling. 😡 UOW is abdicating its cultural role on a national and international level. This is ACU all over again Save Australian Universities NTEU New South Wales AHA (Australia) Australian Academy of the Humanities Jason Clare MP

Surely this is more newsworthy than a token reference in the Financial Review? Is it true, Jason Clare MP ? Is this the death-knell for JRG? Too soon coming. Australian Academy of the Humanities Michelle Arrow @kfullagar afr.com/politics/feder…

