Inaugural John Maynard Aboriginal History Lecture & Purai Showcase
Bringing unheard voices back into collective memory
Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO delivered the inaugural John Maynard Aboriginal History Lecture at University House to an on-line and face-to-face audience of over 180, on 17 March 2021.
After Professor Behrendt’s lecture, film maker Associate Professor Pauline Clague launched a webisode site, through the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning which hosts artwork and Professor Maynard’s notes, as well as short films of historical individuals who had inspired Professor Maynard’s research and writing.
The event also provided the opportunity to launch the Ayahs and Amahs wesbite and showcase the work of Purai Global Indigenous History Centre, a research centre co-founded by Professor Maynard with Professor Victoria Haskins in 2013, that promotes, inspires and privileges global Indigenous voices in the truth-telling of historical narratives.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.