Kyle Harvey
@kyle-harvey.bsky.social
Historian & researcher based in Naarm/Melbourne. Interested in migration, media, radicalism, oral history & memory in AU/NZ/US/Pacific.
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Kyle Harvey
@kyle-harvey.bsky.social
· Jul 15
'Migrants, Television & Australian Stories' is finally here! Thanks to @michellearrow.bsky.social for a great dialogue at a workshop last week, and to @gleebooks.bsky.social for the book launch with Pearl Tan and my brilliant colleagues @sukhmanikhorana.bsky.social Sue Turnbull & Kate Darian-Smith.
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CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nostalgia, defined most simply as a wistful or...
www.northampton.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
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If Gough Whitlam hadn’t been dismissed 50 years ago today, he may never have gone on to popularise fax machines and the “smart phone” in these 1989 ads for Voca #vhsrevue #dismissal
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
If Gough Whitlam hadn’t been dismissed 50 years ago today, he may never have gone on to popularise fax machines and the “smart phone” in these 1989 ads for Voca #vhsrevue #dismissal
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Excited to be part of this incredible team writing the first history of grandparenting in Australia! grandparentsaustralia.net
Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories
Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been overlooked in Australian history.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Excited to be part of this incredible team writing the first history of grandparenting in Australia! grandparentsaustralia.net
Thanks to Ien Ang and @insidestory.bsky.social for this very thoughtful review of my new book! inside.org.au/screening-mu...
Screening multicultural Australia • Ien Ang
How migrants have made their presence felt in an evolving TV landscape
inside.org.au
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Thanks to Ien Ang and @insidestory.bsky.social for this very thoughtful review of my new book! inside.org.au/screening-mu...
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Congratulations to AHA member David Lowe for the publication of his new book, "The Colombo Plan: Development Internationalism in Cold War Asia"! It's available to purchase here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Congratulations to AHA member David Lowe for the publication of his new book, "The Colombo Plan: Development Internationalism in Cold War Asia"! It's available to purchase here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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We would like to extend our congratulations to all the recipients of The State Library of New South Wales 2026 Fellowships including #hcnswmember Dr Mark Dunn and our 2025 Max Kelly Award winner Ruby Ekkel!
Check out the full list of recipients via the link below
Check out the full list of recipients via the link below
2026 Fellowships announced
The State Library has awarded $314,000 in research funding.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
We would like to extend our congratulations to all the recipients of The State Library of New South Wales 2026 Fellowships including #hcnswmember Dr Mark Dunn and our 2025 Max Kelly Award winner Ruby Ekkel!
Check out the full list of recipients via the link below
Check out the full list of recipients via the link below
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Straya!!! Albanese, Bowen and Watt helping break the world record. Go ALP.
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Straya!!! Albanese, Bowen and Watt helping break the world record. Go ALP.
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Really strong story from @newcastleherald.bsky.social about the Hunter Region’s role sending F35 jet fighter weapons parts to Israel for its genocide in Gaza. The F35 regional hub in Williamtown isn’t for Australia’s defence, it’s a US controlled global weapons hub run by the US, for the US
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Really strong story from @newcastleherald.bsky.social about the Hunter Region’s role sending F35 jet fighter weapons parts to Israel for its genocide in Gaza. The F35 regional hub in Williamtown isn’t for Australia’s defence, it’s a US controlled global weapons hub run by the US, for the US
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Two History postdocs at UNSW (Sydney) and the net is wide: "open to candidates working on any time period from Ancient History to Contemporary History, any area or region, incl. global and international history, and any methodology, incl. oral history, gender history, history of race and more."
School of Humanities & Languages #unsw is hiring TWO postdoctoral fellows in history! 2 years fixed term, open to different specialisations. Deadline is Nov 2
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
Postdoctoral Fellow in History
Undertake independent research and contribute to UNSW’s vibrant History program as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in any area of historical study.
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Two History postdocs at UNSW (Sydney) and the net is wide: "open to candidates working on any time period from Ancient History to Contemporary History, any area or region, incl. global and international history, and any methodology, incl. oral history, gender history, history of race and more."
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I have a new article out.
TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.
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TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.
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Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973*
Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported
academic.oup.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I have a new article out.
TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.
academic.oup.com/past/advance...
TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.
academic.oup.com/past/advance...
Thanks @uncommonsenseradio.bsky.social @3rrrfm.bsky.social for a wonderful interview this week about our new book 'Migrants, Television & Australian Stories'. Listen back here from 2hrs19mins: www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
Programs: Uncommon Sense – 7 October 2025, Uncommon Sense — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
An episode of Uncommon Sense on 7 October 2025
www.rrr.org.au
October 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Thanks @uncommonsenseradio.bsky.social @3rrrfm.bsky.social for a wonderful interview this week about our new book 'Migrants, Television & Australian Stories'. Listen back here from 2hrs19mins: www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
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Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”
October 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”
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This woman is amazing, not making her capture & mistreatment the story, keeping all eyes on Gaza and their plight against a genocidal regime. She is the best of us. Our governments around the world must act. Stop the genocide.
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
Greta Thunberg after being released #FreedomFlotilla
October 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This woman is amazing, not making her capture & mistreatment the story, keeping all eyes on Gaza and their plight against a genocidal regime. She is the best of us. Our governments around the world must act. Stop the genocide.
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
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Congratulations to AHA member Geraldine Fela, who last week won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian History for her book "Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia's AIDS crisis" (UNSW Press)! Read more about the winners here: creative.gov.au/news-events/...
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
Celebrating outstanding literary talent in Australia and the valuable contribution Australian writing makes to the nation’s cultural and intellectual life.
creative.gov.au
October 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Congratulations to AHA member Geraldine Fela, who last week won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian History for her book "Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia's AIDS crisis" (UNSW Press)! Read more about the winners here: creative.gov.au/news-events/...
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
Interview about my new book from co-authors @sukhmanikhorana.bsky.social and Kate Darian-Smith on @2ser.bsky.social! www.2ser.com/stories/migr...
Migrants, Television and Australian Stories - 2SER
When TV was introduced to Australia in the late-1950s, it came alongside the post-war migration boom. And both tv and migration have been inextricably linked to one another ever since, and in some sur...
www.2ser.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Interview about my new book from co-authors @sukhmanikhorana.bsky.social and Kate Darian-Smith on @2ser.bsky.social! www.2ser.com/stories/migr...
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I wrote about how I am not buying the narrative that the anthropic AI settlement is good for authors: defector.com/if-the-thiev...
If The Thieving AI Company Can Survive The Legal Settlement, Then It Is Not Big Enough | Defector
There is an easy answer to the question “How long does it take to write a book?” but it is not a true one. The easy answer is the duration between when you actually start putting your pen down on the ...
defector.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I wrote about how I am not buying the narrative that the anthropic AI settlement is good for authors: defector.com/if-the-thiev...
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Learned so much from his work. R.I.P.
Robert Jay Lifton, One of Most Important Writers Ever on Nuclear Threat, Has Died
open.substack.com/pub/oppenhei...
open.substack.com/pub/oppenhei...
Robert Jay Lifton, One of Most Important Writers Ever on Nuclear Threat, Has Died
He was my friend, mentor and co-author on two books and dozens of articles.
open.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Learned so much from his work. R.I.P.
New from me, @sukhmanikhorana.bsky.social, Sue Turnbull and Kate Darian-Smith with some stories from our new book! @theconversation.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New from me, @sukhmanikhorana.bsky.social, Sue Turnbull and Kate Darian-Smith with some stories from our new book! @theconversation.com
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Melbourne Uni is killing the literary journal Meanjin. It's cultural vandalism. Australian universities are now deeply anti-intellectual places www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Melbourne Uni is killing the literary journal Meanjin. It's cultural vandalism. Australian universities are now deeply anti-intellectual places www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
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This is the big one. Anyone is welcome to sign, you don't have to be at ANU, you just have to care about higher ed. www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...
Petition to ANU Council
In support of our petition, we observe that:
• ANU Council has the entire control and management of the University and is required to act in all matters concerning the ANU in the way it thinks w...
www.megaphone.org.au
August 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is the big one. Anyone is welcome to sign, you don't have to be at ANU, you just have to care about higher ed. www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...
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ANU and the Search Foundation are offering a PhD with $100,000 top up to complete the final (1970-91) volume of the history of the Communist Party of Australia. 👇
Calling for Applicants to the Australian National University-SEARCH Foundation PhD Scholarship | School of History
history.cass.anu.edu.au
August 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
ANU and the Search Foundation are offering a PhD with $100,000 top up to complete the final (1970-91) volume of the history of the Communist Party of Australia. 👇
"A “win-win” between the victims of genocide and the perpetrators? He said that. Why not a win-win between the scorched rubble of Hiroshima and the nuclear bomb?"
August 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"A “win-win” between the victims of genocide and the perpetrators? He said that. Why not a win-win between the scorched rubble of Hiroshima and the nuclear bomb?"
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Brilliant 👏, Vale🙏
August 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Brilliant 👏, Vale🙏