Offering students a one-of-a-kind experience nationally, The Media School in #tasmania’s historic Salamanca opened today, collocated with Mercury and Sky News Australia. Preparing a new generation of communicators for a challenging information age.

The official opening of the University of Tasmania Media School today with the virtual cutting of the red ribbon by our head of discipline Dr Kathleen Williams. 👏 👏👏 So thrilled to be part of the School. The 1st Semester in the new Salamanca digs has been a huge success!

oh hi there #ohhitherehistory - for my PhD I produced a pocket-sized web-series intro to #convicthistory and quantitative analysis to help me research the process of adapting history. Check em out! m.youtube.com/watch?feature=…

Dr Kristyn Harman evoking middle earth through wearing an evenstar pendant when filming for our new convict archaeology field school #Tasmania #History #Archaeology #Convicts #Heritage #twitterstorians

The term 'gaslighting' is used often today. But what exactly does it mean? theconversation.com/explainer-what…?

Congratulations to Associate Professor Penny Edmonds, winner of the A&NZ Law & History Society inaugural TRACE award for 'Emancipation acts on the oceanic frontier? Intimacy, diplomacy, colonial invasion and the legal traces of protection in the Bass Strait world, 1832.' University of Tasmania

Journal of New Zealand Studies: "The book [Cleansing the Colony] is a pleasure to read and certainly worth recommending to readers with an interest in New Zealand history and lecturers seeking a monograph to engage students regarding New Zealand’s foundation."

This is a colonial-era Koran. It was brought to Australia to enable Muslims to give evidence in courts in the 1830s. It predates the arrival in Australia of a squatter named Charles Cumming Stone #Anning by over a decade and a half. #auspol #twitterstorians

'Was Charlotte Badger a Colonial Renegade?' Find out what Elsbeth Hardie thinks about this (in)famous #Convict #twitterstorians by reading her open access journal article at ojs.victoria.ac.nz/jnzs/article/v…

Those interested in Antarctic 'gateways' might want to check out our new article in the journal m/c - written by some of the Hobart members of the 'Antarctic Cities' research team. @ English at UTAS IMAS

#Australia's #catholic #bishops have the chance to make #history if they are bold enough. thetablet.co.uk/features/2/162…

Are you keen to learn more about how to research your family history? Applications (for Australians) close soon for our popular unit 'Introduction to Family History'. You can apply now online at: utas.edu.au/arts-law-educa…

For Semester One 2020 University of Tasmania Hobart students may enrol in HUM309 Reacting to the Past, an immersive learning experience in which the classroom is transformed into a historical arena. Students become characters from the past. More details: utas.edu.au/courses/cale/u… #twitterstorians

Aussie bishops can't shy from celibacy questions eurekastreet.com.au/article/aussie… via EurekaStreet

Our best wishes to Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart for the future as he departs from History & Classics at UTAS today after a stellar career spanning 27 years.

New documentary examines Captain Cook's arrival from a First Nations perspective | NITV sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2… via NITV

Student-focused learning: "Professor Readman proposes mini-lectures, with associated online activities and interactions; curated content with associated online activities and interactions; integrating lecture content with active-learning (without growth in overall contact time)"