Knowledge Commons | Shahzeb Khan | Group Activity https://hcommons.org/members/shahzeb/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Shahzeb Khan is a member. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:47:15 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 6b9b290a5f87ad05f29a647500f27fae Matthew Kidd started the topic Participate in a survey on generative AI and archival research practices in the forum Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/groups/environmental-humanities/forum/topic/participate-in-a-survey-on-generative-ai-and-archival-research-practices-8/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:18:45 -0500 Dear all,

We would like to invite you to take part in an anonymous online survey exploring how the growing use of generative AI tools (including ChatGPT) is reshaping user practices and expectations in relation to searching, discovering, and interpreting digitised and born-digital archival records.

The survey forms part of a research project…[Read more]

]]> 8f677f5f43a64e6d9c920bbeb430e7e3 José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Evolutionary thought in the forum Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/groups/environmental-humanities/forum/topic/evolutionary-thought/#post-98478 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:18:01 -0500 Bibliography on COMPLEXITY: https://bibliojagl.blogspot.com/2026/01/complejidad.html

]]> 229a3638ace966e4e27905758119f078 Hui Chien Ngoi started the topic CFP: Silence &—CSLC Graduate Colloquium at USC in the forum Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/groups/postcolonial-studies-902027986/forum/topic/cfp-silence-cslc-graduate-colloquium-at-usc-2/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:33:45 -0500 Silence &—Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Graduate Colloquium at the University of Southern California. Due 01/24/26

The 2026 USC Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Graduate Colloquium “SILENCE &—” invites inquiries that consider silences/ing within/as overdetermination, foreclosure, aporias, and impasses as they manifes…[Read more]

]]> 257e421c4785fccd1365078f7d662b5a Hui Chien Ngoi started the topic CFP: Silence &—CSLC Graduate Colloquium at USC in the forum Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/groups/political-philosophy-theory/forum/topic/cfp-silence-cslc-graduate-colloquium-at-usc/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:28:22 -0500 Silence &—Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Graduate Colloquium at the University of Southern California. Due 01/24/26

The 2026 USC Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Graduate Colloquium “SILENCE &—” invites inquiries that consider silences/ing within/as overdetermination, foreclosure, aporias, and impasses as they manifes…[Read more]

]]> 395354d416b02d659e93ac5676d3fc73 Gregory F. Tague posted an update in the group Environmental Humanities: Climate stability is a matter of forests. Opinion essay in […] https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1930737/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:28:34 -0400 Climate stability is a matter of forests. Opinion essay in The Ecologist (UK). https://theecologist.org/2025/oct/10/sovereign-forests

]]> 0 66003655a945bc3f81893a035fa3bed2 Barbara Franchi replied to the topic CFP; The Blue Humanities in the forum Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/groups/environmental-humanities/forum/topic/cfp-the-blue-humanities/#post-94102 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:40:14 -0400 This looks fantastic, I have saved and shared it.

]]> 1862c1362e2b97e0067eeec141f347d2 Serpil Oppermann started the topic CFP; The Blue Humanities in the forum Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/groups/environmental-humanities/forum/topic/cfp-the-blue-humanities/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:00:34 -0400 <p class="p1"><b>Call for Papers: 4th International Environmental Humanities Conference — “The Blue Humanities”</b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We are pleased to announce the </span><b>4th International Environmental Humanities Conference</b><span class="s1">, to be held </span><b>20–23 May 2026</b><span class="s1">at </sp…[Read more]

]]> 5d9bc3988896844c50ad272a694c5766 José Angel GARCÍA LANDA started the topic Economy & Organization in the forum Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/groups/environmental-humanities/forum/topic/economy-organization/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:52:09 -0400 Bibliography on AGRICULTURE: https://bibliojagl.blogspot.com/2025/09/agricultura.html

]]> 23a929a12fceb97d5d6d57330719bedc Gregory F. Tague posted an update in the group Environmental Humanities: I'm pleased to announce the publication of my new book, […] https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1924444/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:48:25 -0400 I'm pleased to announce the publication of my new book, Forest Sovereignty: Wildlife Sustainability and Ethics (Oxford: Peter Lang). Please ask your library to order a copy. https://sites.google.com/site/gftague/forest-sovereignty/

]]> 0 3775ad37e61875e596f47707206149a5 Gregory F. Tague posted an update in the group Environmental Humanities: Darwin and the Art of Botany. Read my review on Leonardo, […] https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1917606/ Sat, 03 May 2025 16:26:27 -0400 Darwin and the Art of Botany. Read my review on Leonardo, here: https://leonardo.info/review/2025/05/darwin-and-the-art-of-botany-observations-on-the-curious-world-of-plants

]]> 0 e699b3809d9a5489d0848f3cef5fbc88 Shashi Bhusan Nayak started the topic Call for Chapters – Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing in the forum Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/groups/postcolonial-studies-902027986/forum/topic/call-for-chapters-scripting-selves-new-directions-in-life-writing-3/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:23:05 -0500 Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing
Editors: P. Muralidhar Sharma & Shashibhusan Nayak

Until recently, Life Writing has emerged as a loose critical label encompassing a variety of genres, including biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, letters, and dairies. The later decades of the 20th century, in particular, have witnessed a surge…[Read more]

]]> 36dfc5594fb1959173f0f39f2a6edd1a Gregory F. Tague posted an update in the group Environmental Humanities: Humanity's language and nature, an opinion essay. […] https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1908094/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:28:54 -0500 Humanity's language and nature, an opinion essay. https://www.asebl.net/2025/01/humanitys-language-meditation-on-nature.html

]]> 0 062a4c6e58bbabac801a13d9761eafde Ian Willis deposited Exploring ‘Just the Two of Us’ at Tegel Gallery 581 in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902199/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:00:13 -0400 This blog post explores a new exhibition at the Tegel Gallery 581 in Cobbitty, NSW, called 'Just the Two of Us'. It features 100 paintings by local artists Nola Tegel and Patricia Johnston. This collection reflects their artistic journeys and love for the Camden countryside and their travels. The exhibition runs until 27 October 2024, excluding…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad23c9ba59fb8c2df4fb7d814fa4df80 Ian Willis deposited Exploring Camden Realism: Art as storytelling in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902148/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:00:12 -0400 This blog post explores Camden Realism, an art style emerging in the Macarthur region, characterized by storytelling through representational artworks. Artists like Nola Tegel and Patricia Johnston, influenced by Alan Baker, capture local history and change. Exhibitions at Campbelltown Arts Centre showcase their work, reflecting the evolving…[Read more]

]]> 0 57020e39f62a6f699ef66da74457c8e4 Valeria Graziano deposited The Rabble’s Lifecraft: Institutional Tinkering and Popular Illegalisms in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902091/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:01:02 -0400 Article published in Croatian translation as ‘Životna Vještina Raje: Institucionalno Krparenje I Pučki Ilegalizmi’, Kritika, 5(1), 125-146.

Figure it Out (FIO) is an artistic and research project engaging practices and phenomena of coping, tinkering, making-do and circumventing exclusions that are developed by marginalized, underserved, discri…[Read more]

]]> 0 d8689258efceaa8ace052d39ee3de647 Valeria Graziano deposited We in the plural. Performance gestures of antifascism in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902084/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:00:20 -0400 We in the plural. Performance gestures of antifascism

]]> 0 845ab1ccd7dce68b58b75dd5b3c442a8 Katja Thieme deposited First-Year International Students and the Language of Indigenous Studies in the group Indigenous Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902004/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 03:00:07 -0400 We advocate for the inclusion of Indigenous studies within first-year writing and academic English courses, particularly those taught to multilingual, international students. We argue that asking international students to learn about local and international Indigenous issues productively intersects with coursework in academic English. Our…[Read more]

]]> 0 7bc5b1f9a799e319e08f9916f72806f6 Ian Willis deposited Exhibition Notes: Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024, University of Sydney Library in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901505/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 03:00:12 -0400 This bulletin article provides an overview of the exhibition Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024 at the University of Sydney Library. William Hardy Wilson was an architect, artist, and author of profound importance in architectural history in Australia, despite his odious views on race and politics in the late 1920s and 1930s. The e…[Read more]

]]> 0 bb90d862ef4829f4034ee8c1884d2c19 Pragya Ranjan deposited Morality in Premchand’s Kafan: For Dalits or Anti-Dalit ? in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901229/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:00:45 -0400 It is an article on Premchand's most controversial short story, Kafan. This article attempts to describe how the story gives an alternative voice to the downtrodden and how the characters define a morality of their own, which is outside the purview of the Brahmanical framework. In an extremely hierarchical religious structure as in Hinduism, this…[Read more]

]]> 0 90eafdabb5a6fe607ae0ea405c74f168 Anne Pasek deposited DIY Methods 2024 in the group Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901183/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:03:32 -0400 As the past years have proven, the methods for conducting and distributing research that we’ve inherited from our disciplinary traditions can be remarkably brittle in the face of rapidly changing social and mobility norms. The ways we work and the ways we meet are questions newly opened for practical and theoretical inquiry; we both need to s…[Read more]

]]> 0 aa1e0c45a7eeb2a1cd7cca04a5c0344d Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Dreamer of Tomorrow in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901088/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:01:00 -0400 This essay examines the stellar, wind, eagle, and light imagery in Muneer Niazi’s “Futility,” “Now is Not the Time,” “Signaling to a Friendly Star to Keep Shining,” and “Horizons.

]]> 0 58e583c881844193196221b617adfa8c Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Dreamer of Tomorrow in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901087/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:57 -0400 This essay examines the stellar, wind, eagle, and light imagery in Muneer Niazi’s “Futility,” “Now is Not the Time,” “Signaling to a Friendly Star to Keep Shining,” and “Horizons.

]]> 0 fd9a4058b1166286599ab1523e4da751 Ian Willis deposited Camden Police Station and Residence in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901077/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:25 -0400 This newspaper article examines policing in the Camden district of NSW. Policing was an integral part of the NSW colony, as was the building of residences for the local police constables and premises to keep offenders. Policing started in the Camden village in 1840, with the first police presence at the Nepean River crossing in 1804. With the…[Read more]

]]> 0 b10e59606f056d0fea2aa4a1a2eb4382 Ian Willis deposited Revitalizing John Street: A Vision for Community Placemaking in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900967/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:16:23 -0400 This blog post explores a proposal to transform John Street in Camden into an Italian-style piazza, enhancing community bonding and social capital. By activating and enhancing various existing and under-utilised elements, this revitalized space could foster deeper connections among residents and serve as a vibrant, meaningful heart for the town.

]]> 0 e94bcf7f4a6c29a1af4df2ef6e608b5f Ian Willis deposited Unveiling Hardy Wilson’s architectural legacy and his influence on Camden’s aesthetics in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900825/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:00:17 -0400 This blog post examines the role of William Hardy Wilson, a largely unrecognized architect and artist, who authored The Cow Pasture Road in 1920, impacting Camden's cultural narrative. His work celebrates colonial architecture and aesthetics, leading to a recent exhibition at the University of Sydney Library, which explores his dual legacy as both…[Read more]

]]> 0 bec99cd8e697ce4e2b848a504f8ae8b9 Arif Camoglu deposited Gönül Ferman Dinlerse in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900462/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:00:51 -0400 Galib’in mesnevisindeki aşk hikayesi tahtlar, hazineler, keşifler ve ordularla bezenmiş bir emperyal düştür aynı zamanda. Sonunda kutsanan şey mistik boyutlara taşınmış mutlak sayılan siyasi otoritedir. Âşık olunan, kendisine tam bağlılığı esas bildiren, göze gelmeyen ama gözünden hiçbir şey kaçmayan bir yönetim tahayyülüdür. Bu hayalde nefs…[Read more]

]]> 0 ba7ec5295f019b3d9b7c3b478675d8ee D. Gregory MacIsaac deposited The False Appearance of the Sophist Himself in the First Six Definitions of Plato’s Sophist in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900002/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:06:04 -0400 The key to how the definitions in Sophist fit together is the seventh definition, the maker of false appearances. The first six definitions are a false appearance of the sophist himself, as a businessman who sells an art of disputation to rich young men. Because this is a deception, to unmask him we need to supplement the brief descriptions in…[Read more]

]]> 0 debd4f06ac3e9380bc8e58e696bbec84 Ian Willis deposited Camden History Journal September 2024 v5n8 in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899677/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:00:28 -0400 CAMDEN HISTORY, Journal of the Camden Historical Society Inc. Ian Willis (editor). Contents: Kellee Cordina, ‘Celebrating the life of Neidra Hill AM’, p.357; Dianne Matterson, ‘Government Savings Bank: Camden Branch’, p.362; Zoe McPherson, ‘Always was, always will be, wasn’t easy’, p. 370; Paula Muir, ‘The Elizabethan Way’, p. 376; Jacques Mich…[Read more]

]]> 0 bb21175f5bd2bdbb7c5ddbb48ab8aa6c Gennady Shkliarevsky deposited THE POST-HEGEMONIC WORLD ORDER: THE CASE FOR PERPETUAL PEACE in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898620/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:00:20 -0400 Tensions and rivalries are proliferating in the contemporary world at an unprecedented rate. There are many signs that human civilization faces a real possibility of a new global conflict. Some observers even claim that the Third World War has already began. There are few other times in human history when the need to bring order and peace to…[Read more]

]]> 0 f599a1e8bed4a4c58f445552b2455756 Ian Willis deposited Force or Face, Community Consultation in Local Government in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898618/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:00:13 -0400 Trust and understanding in the community engagement process are considered by many an essential part of a successful urban planning process. Yet these issues have proved problematic for the stakeholders in one New South Wales local government area.
This paper examines a case study of a community engagement process in New South Wales which has…[Read more]

]]> 0 03e7c500e57bd8462dbe5957f705358d Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Voice of the Forgotten in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898198/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 03:00:18 -0400 This article discusses the sea imagery in Ahmed Faraz’s poem “Spray on the Eagle’s Pinion,” which appears here in a previously unpublished translation by Daud Kamal. Two other poems, “Siege” and “Remorse” exemplify the defiance and revolt that characterizes Faraz’s dissident poetry during the eleven years of General Zia-ul-Haq’s military regime.

]]> 0 d0c5a9b4c7f6ccc216edcdf64a722698 Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Voice of the Forgotten in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898197/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 03:00:15 -0400 This article discusses the sea imagery in Ahmed Faraz’s poem “Spray on the Eagle’s Pinion,” which appears here in a previously unpublished translation by Daud Kamal. Two other poems, “Siege” and “Remorse” exemplify the defiance and revolt that characterizes Faraz’s dissident poetry during the eleven years of General Zia-ul-Haq’s military regime.

]]> 0 4546590a38ad1193b6990c2b883fdf10 Ian Willis deposited Hawaii arrives in Camden in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898150/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:00:12 -0400 This newspaper article examines the arrival of Hawaiian music and dance after sweeping the rest of the country on the stage, at the movie and broadcast across the radio waves. The craze of the 1920s and 1930s was centred on hula dancing and the steel guitar. The first mention of Hawaiian culture in Camden occurred in 1925 when young Daphne Butt…[Read more]

]]> 0 bbea1f2daef543ca5862dbe67d1a0153 Ian Willis deposited Explore Unlock Camden 2024: Uncover Camden’s Rich History in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898105/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 03:01:05 -0400 This blog post explores how Unlock Camden is back in 2024, offering a celebration of the town's history and culture. The event, scheduled for September 28th, will feature a variety of activities, including historical re-enactments, art demonstrations, musical performances, and guided walking tours. The event aims to promote the area's historic…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa7045c72d2e4a0959e2abb67bf576c5 Ian Willis deposited History Week 2024, ‘The Memory Landscape of the Cowpastures’, Ian Willis in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898032/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:00:13 -0400 Australia Historical Association Newsletter 5 September 2024
History Week 2024, ‘The Memory Landscape of the Cowpastures’, Ian Willis
Camden Library, John Street, Camden, Saturday 7 September 2024, 1.00pm AEST
In this talk, Dr Ian Willis OAM will offer a new look at the Cowpastures story in the Macarthur region. Ian will use examples of mem…[Read more]

]]> 0 b52764c7555c4b052b502b79b3b6adb2 Aleksandra Fostikov deposited Metoh manastira Konče kroz prizmu povelje cara Uroša i Končanskog praktika – prilog ubikaciji poseda in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897887/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:01:19 -0400 Metoh manastira Konče nalazio se u dolini Krive Lakavice, u neposrednoj okolini samog manastira posvećenog Svetom Stefanu. Podatke o metohu donose svega dva dokumenta. Prvi je povelja cara Uroša, kojom potvrđuje dar velikog vojvode Nikole Stanjevića Hilandaru iz 1366. godine, a u kojoj se poimenice navodi 14 sela. Končanski praktik, to jest popis…[Read more]

]]> 0 d6403e10890307f0749711158481749d Aleksandra Fostikov deposited Метох манастира Конче кроз призму повеље цара Уроша и Кончанског практика – прилог убикацији поседа in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897885/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:01:13 -0400 Метох манaстира Конче налазио се у долини Криве Лакавице, у непосредној околини самог манастира посвећеног Светом Стефану. Податке о метоху доносе свега два документа. Први је повеља цара Уроша, којом потврђује дар великог војводе
Николе Стањевића Хиландару из 1366. године, а у којој се поименице наводи 14 села. Кончански практик, то јест п…[Read more]

]]> 0 621891bb64e594480782e6d685afaf5f Ian Willis deposited Why does the sale of a local church create community angst? What is going on? in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897545/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:22 -0400 This blog post examines the sale of church land, which has sparked community angst, particularly at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Bankstown. The proposed heritage listing has led to concerns about redevelopment and closure. Similar issues have arisen in Tasmania, where local church sales have evoked strong emotional and historical attachments. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 6b50869a6d790f16b53d4bef6f610876 James Gifford deposited "The Frontiers of Love" and Queer Literature of Place: Sexual and Territorial Ambiguity in Durrell's Novels in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897543/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:02 -0400 My title queers Lawrence Durrell’s notion of “spirit of place,” the idea that identity is protean and has more to do with embeddedness in place than any essentialist or fixed being. To do so, this article reads two passages in Durrell’s novel Monsieur that link sexuality and colonialism by presenting similar ambiguities. The novel’s formal in…[Read more]

]]> 0 020521ac12371a6906767a68858af5b6 André Francisco Pilon deposited "The Party of the Dead": Join or Die, a Tale that Repeats Itself in the group Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897478/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:00:41 -0400 In this essay the author discusses the condition of man in today's world, overwhelmed by a huge political, economical and cultural machinery, which entangle people in surreptitious and shrewd ways, encompassing different aspects of the individual and collective project of life. Brutally affected by wars, disasters and scourges, mankind have only…[Read more]

]]> 0 6e9b26a3fb465af6afe07544961f3015 Ian Willis deposited Back to Belgenny 2024, a festival of living history in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897199/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 03:01:12 -0400 This blog post examines the 2024 Back to Belgenny festival at Belgenny Farm in South Camden. The festival showcased living history with reenactments, traditional trades, and stalls selling arts and crafts of the past. Activities included sheepdog trials, live music, vintage cars, and guided history tours of the site. The farm represents settler…[Read more]

]]> 0 8660edaf42ece2c4420a585e8f36c546 Ian Willis deposited Australia Day 1915 in Camden: Record-breaking Wartime Fundraiser in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897196/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 03:01:02 -0400 This blog post examines the story of mid-1915, when the Camden Patriotic Fund took over Australia Day fundraising, directing proceeds to the Red Cross for Australian wounded. Supporting the Camden Red Cross, the fund raised substantial funds through various events. Meanwhile, on a national scale, Australia Day's significance evolved, and in 1915,…[Read more]

]]> 0 f64b828597a3af6b70e1a7a69d43829c Tobias Kraft deposited Archivos Abiertos. El patrimonio documental cubano y la transformación digital in the group Global Digital Humanities Symposium https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897131/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:01:13 -0400 La incorporación de tecnologías y métodos digitales en las humanidades y las instituciones del patrimonio cultural ha provocado una reflexión fundamental de sus áreas de investigación y tareas de divulgación: en los archivos y las bibliotecas, se reorganizan los procesos de preservación y documentación. Colecciones del patrimonio cultural reaparec…[Read more]

]]> 0 b5f4469cb7e65011b5d124e67a04332a Tobias Kraft deposited Archivos Abiertos. El patrimonio documental cubano y la transformación digital in the group Digital Heritage https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897128/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:00:41 -0400 La incorporación de tecnologías y métodos digitales en las humanidades y las instituciones del patrimonio cultural ha provocado una reflexión fundamental de sus áreas de investigación y tareas de divulgación: en los archivos y las bibliotecas, se reorganizan los procesos de preservación y documentación. Colecciones del patrimonio cultural reaparec…[Read more]

]]> 0 c5f89757f998c2f9666489f2d41c502c Ian Willis deposited Australia Day 1918, Red Cross Fundraising Activities in Camden in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897126/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:00:27 -0400 This blog post examines Australia Day fundraisers in 1918, which were crucial in supporting the war effort. There were various activities, such as selling badges, public subscriptions, prayer services, lectures, and doorknocks. The Camden Red Cross raised a significant amount, as did the Menangle and Narellan branches. The total effort amounted to…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa6a0b84bcdc9f32881d08afdd7fc58c José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Pandemic literature in the forum Environmental Humanities https://hcommons.org/groups/environmental-humanities/forum/topic/pandemic-literature-2/#post-88819 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:54:50 -0400 El alarmismo pandémico de la Covid-19: Una bibliografía https://www.academia.edu/62127938/

]]> e801c64d499a29a77ed52ad75a891564 Ian Willis deposited Menangle, A Historic English-Style Estate Village in Camden Park in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896785/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 03:01:09 -0400 This blog post outlines a brief history of the village of Menangle. The village is situated within the Camden district and reflects an English-style private estate village that has evolved over 150 years. Embodying rural Englishness, it has experienced both prosperity and decline, closely tied to the history of the Camden Park estate. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 2bf33847086f0c1780b5e5938c0c5f0e Adam DJ Brett deposited REL 500/600: The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M'Intosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in the group Indigenous Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896636/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 03:00:27 -0400 In a series of Papal Bulls from the 15th century developed what is now known as the “Doctrine of Christian Discovery” (DoCD). These documents granted land title to Christian explorers when they entered the territories not ruled by a Christian Prince. While there have always been localized expressions of intolerance and hatred toward other cul…[Read more]

]]> 0 cb9325bac60c2495316379355e86a204 Arif Camoglu deposited Anti-Black Racism, British Orientalism, and the Ottoman Empire: Rereading The Turkish Embassy Letters in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896020/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:17 -0400 This essay reads Mary Wortley Montagu’s The Turkish Embassy Letters (1763)
as an entry point for an investigation of the entwinement between the
British anti-Black racial consciousness and orientalist rhetoric concerning
the Ottoman Empire. Montagu’s racially marked depictions of women in
Ottoman lands not only reveal the limits of her cap…[Read more]

]]> 0 b62123668ee2276ee1bd96324254732f Ian Willis deposited Camden Police Station and Residence: A Historical Landmark in Camden in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1895955/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 03:00:33 -0400 This blog post is about the Camden Police Station, a single-storey brick building designed by colonial architect James Barnet in the late 19th century. It has historical significance as the centre of the Police District, with well-preserved features such as the corrugated iron-hipped roof and carved timber posts. It is no longer used as a police station.

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