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Melbourne’s statues overwhelmingly depict powerful white\u00a0men and represent a narrow selection of our history. Recent campaigns to increase the representation\u00a0of women and Indigenous Australians in Melbourne statues and memorials have\u00a0begun to change the public face of Melbourne’s past and present. This Making Public Histories webinar will explore\u00a0challenges and opportunities\u00a0for recreating Melbourne statues and memorials and re-visualising our past. Panelists will include\u00a0visual artist\u00a0Catherine Bell<\/strong>\u00a0(Australian Catholic University) whose\u00a0\u2018Maker Unknown\u2019\u00a0<\/a>project reimagines the City of Melbourne\u2019s Memorial Drinking Fountains as feminist monuments;\u00a0\u00a0Daniel Browning<\/strong>,\u00a0ABC Editor Indigenous Radio<\/a>\u00a0and Presenter of The Art Show; and historian\u00a0Clare Wright<\/strong>\u00a0(Latrobe University)\u00a0co-convenor of\u00a0lobby group\u00a0A Monument of One’s Own<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Professor Al Thomson<\/strong>\u00a0of Monash University will host the evening and HCV Executive Officer\u00a0Alicia Cerreto<\/strong>\u00a0will facilitate the Q&A.\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n

The seminar is part of an ongoing series,\u00a0Making Public Histories<\/em>, that is offered jointly by the\u00a0Monash University History Program<\/a>, the\u00a0History Council of Victoria<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Old Treasury Building<\/a>. Each seminar aims to explore issues and approaches in making public histories. The seminars are open, free of charge,\u00a0to anyone interested in the creation and impact of history in contemporary society. Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0to learn about other events in the series.<\/p>\n

We thank the series sponsors,\u00a0Monash University Publishing<\/a>,\u00a0the\u00a0Monash University History Program<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Old Treasury Building.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"the-changing-face-of-melbournes-history-transforming-our-statues-and-memorials","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2023-05-18 17:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"05","day":"18","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2023-05-18 18:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"05","day":"18","hour":"18","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2023-05-18 07:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"05","day":"18","hour":"07","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2023-05-18 08:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"05","day":"18","hour":"08","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"Australia\/Melbourne","timezone_abbr":"AEST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"https:\/\/www.historycouncilvic.org.au\/changing_face","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Making Public Histories","slug":"making-public-histories","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","id":44,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/44","collection":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":3671,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2020-06-15 10:26:32","date_utc":"2020-06-15 00:26:32","modified":"2020-06-15 10:26:32","modified_utc":"2020-06-15 00:26:32","url":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/venue\/online\/","venue":"Online","slug":"online","country":"Australia","geo_lat":-25.274398000000001474063537898473441600799560546875,"geo_lng":133.775136000000003377863322384655475616455078125,"json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Online","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/venue\/online\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressCountry":"Australia"},"geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":-25.274398000000001474063537898473441600799560546875,"longitude":133.775136000000003377863322384655475616455078125},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au?id=3671","global_id_lineage":["www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au?id=3671"]},"organizer":[{"id":720,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2017-06-26 16:04:55","date_utc":"2017-06-26 06:04:55","modified":"2017-06-26 16:04:55","modified_utc":"2017-06-26 06:04:55","url":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/organiser\/history-council-victoria\/","organizer":"History Council Victoria","slug":"history-council-victoria","phone":"0418 814 957","website":"http:\/\/www.historycouncilvic.org.au","email":"info@historycouncilvic.org.au","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"History Council Victoria","description":"","url":"http:\/\/www.historycouncilvic.org.au","telephone":"0418 814 957","email":"info@historycouncilvic.org.au","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.historycouncilvic.org.au"},"global_id":"www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au?id=720","global_id_lineage":["www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au?id=720"]}],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"The Changing Face of Melbourne’s History: Transforming our Statues and Memorials","description":"<p>Melbourne\\'s statues overwhelmingly depict powerful white\u00a0men and represent a narrow selection of our history. Recent campaigns to increase the representation\u00a0of women and Indigenous Australians in Melbourne statues and memorials have\u00a0begun […]<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/event\/the-changing-face-of-melbournes-history-transforming-our-statues-and-memorials\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2023-05-18T17:00:00+10:00","endDate":"2023-05-18T18:30:00+10:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Online","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/venue\/online\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressCountry":"Australia"},"geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":-25.274398000000001474063537898473441600799560546875,"longitude":133.775136000000003377863322384655475616455078125},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"History Council Victoria","description":"","url":"http:\/\/www.historycouncilvic.org.au","telephone":"0418 814 957","email":"info@historycouncilvic.org.au","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.historycouncilvic.org.au"},"performer":"Organization"}}