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History Teachers' Association NSW

History Teachers' Association NSW

History Teachers' Association of NSW

The History Teachers' Association of NSW seeks to promote the study and teaching of history and to provide professional support for those working in the area of history education. The episodes in this podcast provide a variety of material including lectures from conferences and interviews with historians and teachers. Some episodes provide a content focus (discussing popular areas of history and historiography) and others focus on the art of teaching history. For more information regarding membership, resources, professional development and upcoming events, please visit our website: https://www.htansw.asn.au/
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best History Teachers' Association NSW episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to History Teachers' Association NSW for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite History Teachers' Association NSW episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

History Teachers' Association NSW - #1 - Red Empire: Professor Mark Edele

#1 - Red Empire: Professor Mark Edele

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10/16/18 • 57 min

Professor Mark Edele's keynote address at the National Conference of the History Teachers' Association of Australia (2 October 2018).

In this lecture, Professor Edele provides an overview of Soviet historiography and Soviet history developed for his book 'The Soviet Union: A Short History' (Wiley-Blackwell, 2018).

Professor Edele is the Hansen Chair in History at the University of Melbourne (Australia).

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Dr. Rohan Howitt from the University of Sydney joins us to discuss some broad themes from Australia's 19th and early 20th centuries including migration, transnationalism, Federation and the White Australia Policy.

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #24 Michael Street – Witch Trials in History and Historiography
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07/25/21 • 38 min

This episode explores the history and historiography of witch trials and witch hunts. Our guest is Michael Street, history teacher and recipient of a 2019 Premier's Teacher Scholarship sponsored by HTANSW. Michael used his scholarship to travel to the United States and England to study the history of witch hunts and has written a chapter on this topic for the second edition of the History Extension Resource Book (HTANSW, 2020).

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #3 The new Modern History Core

#3 The new Modern History Core

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11/11/18 • 19 min

This episode explores some common questions about the new HSC Modern History Core topic: Power and Authority in the Modern World. We explore ideas around timing, teaching strategies and how to prepare for a new and updated examination.

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #20 Anne Gripton – Teaching History Extension

#20 Anne Gripton – Teaching History Extension

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12/02/20 • 21 min

In this episode, we interviewed Anne Gripton and talked about some practical ideas for teaching History Extension. The discussion mainly concentrated on the 'key questions' component of the course but it also offers some ideas for approaching Question 1 in the History Extension HSC Exam.

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #19 Professor Pierre Asselin – Vietnam's American War
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08/03/20 • 57 min

Professor Pierre Asselin from San Diego University recently joined us to talk about his most recent book, 'Vietnam's American War' (CUP, 2017). The episode discusses recent scholarship on the Vietnam War with a particular focus on exploring the conflict from the perspective of North Vietnam.

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #14 Mark Dapin - Australia's Vietnam War, Myth vs History
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10/22/19 • 36 min

Mark Dapin has recently published a new history of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War entitled Australia's Vietnam War, Myth vs History (NewSouth, 2019). We sat down with Mark to talk about the book which raises important questions about the stories we tell about this period of Australia's past.

https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/vietnam-myths/

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #13 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 2)

#13 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 2)

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09/27/19 • 41 min

This is the second of two episodes in which we interviewed Professor Stephen Hodkinson from the University of Nottingham (UK). Professor Hodkinson is a widely published and widely respected Spartan specialist who founded the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies at the University of Nottingham with his colleague Professor William Cavanagh in 2005. The interview explores Professor Hodkinson's broader view on Sparta and also explore some contemporary appropriations of Spartan history.

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #12 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 1)

#12 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 1)

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08/18/19 • 56 min

This is the first of two episodes in which we interviewed Professor Stephen Hodkinson from the University of Nottingham (UK). Professor Hodkinson is a widely published and widely respected Spartan specialist who founded the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies at the University of Nottingham with his colleague Professor William Cavanagh in 2005. The interview addresses key themes of Spartan history and will be followed by another interview in which Professor Hodkinson discusses broader view of Sparta, the role of archaeology in understanding Spartan history and some of the ways Spartan history has been appropriated in more recent years.

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History Teachers' Association NSW - #6 Tim Briscoe - Ancient History Personality Study
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01/31/19 • 15 min

In this first episode for season #2 we talk to Tim Briscoe about the changes to the HSC Ancient History Personality Study. We briefly discuss the requirements of this topic and how it might be assessed in examination questions.

http://www.htansw.asn.au/

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How many episodes does History Teachers' Association NSW have?

History Teachers' Association NSW currently has 27 episodes available.

What topics does History Teachers' Association NSW cover?

The podcast is about History, Podcasts, Historiography and Education.

What is the most popular episode on History Teachers' Association NSW?

The episode title '#13 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 2)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on History Teachers' Association NSW?

The average episode length on History Teachers' Association NSW is 42 minutes.

How often are episodes of History Teachers' Association NSW released?

Episodes of History Teachers' Association NSW are typically released every 30 days, 20 hours.

When was the first episode of History Teachers' Association NSW?

The first episode of History Teachers' Association NSW was released on Oct 14, 2018.

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