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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · 1d

A new chapter I just published with Brill on how oral history and testimonies have been used in Timor-Leste's independence campaign and their status as a potential resource for future generations. But what are the ethical, material and structural constraints? brill.com/display/book...

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · 7d

Why does ABC News uses 'baku tembak' (crossfire) when the Balibo 5 journalists were murdered by Indonesian army operatives in October 1975? And the English version refers to 'murders'. Shame. #timorleste www.abc.net.au/indonesian/2...

Keluarga Jurnalis Australia yang Terbunuh Saat Baku Tembak Militer Indonesia Masih Cari Keadilan

Tahun ini adalah 50 tahun peristiwa Balibo Five, saat lima jurnalis Australia tewas saat meliput masa pendudukan Indonesia di Timor Leste. Keluarga masih berduka atas kehilangan orang yang mereka cint...

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'll be speaking at this event: The 80th anniversary of World War II & the formation of the #UN United Nations. What have we learnt and what may the next 80 years hold? Join us at
@curtinuniversity.bsky.social tomorrow evening, brought to you by the Faculty of Humanities and #GlobalFutures Curtin.

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Sep 9

Coming up in 2 days! Don't miss it.

Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dr Samson Lim (Monash U) is giving the next seminar of the Historians of Southeast Asia Network (HiSEAs) on the 'feral territories' of Eastern Bangkok, Thailand. Intrigued? Join us on Thu 11 September, 4.00 pm AEST on Zoom:
anu.zoom.us/j/8293727404....
Meeting ID: 829 3727 4043/ Passcode:491526.

Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dr Samson Lim (Monash U) is giving the next seminar of the Historians of Southeast Asia Network (HiSEAs) on the 'feral territories' of Eastern Bangkok, Thailand. Intrigued? Join us on Thu 11 September, 4.00 pm AEST on Zoom:
anu.zoom.us/j/8293727404....
Meeting ID: 829 3727 4043/ Passcode:491526.

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don't know about that. The Jirdarup Bushland shows the long-term impact of a warming climate and overall drying. Hard for some rain one year to take care of a longer-term problem. Trees are still dying from being heat-stressed and disease-stricken.

Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Excited to be co-launching this book along with Dr Indah Utami from Universitas Negeri Malang - new and decolonial perspectives on Indonesian history. Join the Historians of SE Asia Network, 5.00 PM AEST Wed 27th, on Zoom.
anu.zoom.us/j/8293727404...
Meeting ID: 829 3727 4043/ Passcode:491526

Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Aug 7

Ha, it would have been good if they did those 2 things way back in the 1970s: Not accept integrasi just like and not tell the East Timorese their country would be unviable. How many lives could've been saved?

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Aug 7

Link to this exciting new book: press.anu.edu.au/publications...

Rethinking Histories of Indonesia

<p><em>Rethinking Histories of Indonesia: Experiencing, Resisting and Renegotiating Coloniality</em> provides a critical evaluation of histories of Indonesia from the formal period of colonisation to ...

press.anu.edu.au

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Aug 7

After a brief hiatus, the Historians of Southeast Asia network are back! Come join us for a book launch and discussion on Wed 27 August, 5.00 pm Melbourne time, on Zoom of @anupress.bsky.social new book (out Open Access on 21 Aug). #coloniality #decoloniality #sejarah

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Aug 6

I have the Last Tour by Ann Curthoys!

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Aug 6

Have the Zoom links been sent out for this? I don't seem to have received mine.

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David Bridie @davidbridie.bsky.social · Aug 1

Hamoris Lian Timor first show. Apollo Bay, Gadubanud

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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · Aug 1

Economic inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 20 years — if the goal is to improve living standards, our leaders should be addressing it.
~ Carl Rhodes

Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality

Economic inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 20 years — if the goal is to improve living standards, our leaders should be addressing it.

independentaustralia.net

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Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono.bsky.social · Aug 1

Five of the six primate species found in the Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands have traditionally been hunted. With widespread deforestation and the erosion of traditional practices that governed hunting behavior, all of the islands’ primates are now endangered news.mongabay.com/2025/05/indi...

Indigenous conservationists lead the fight to save Mentawai’s endangered primates

SOUTH SIBERUT, Indonesia — As night falls over the Siberut jungle, a fire crackles inside the Tateburuk clan’s wooden home, or uma. The walls are covered in traditional Mentawai carvings of forest cre...

news.mongabay.com

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · Jul 31

BOOK LAUNCH NEWS: You're invited to attend the launch of "Fathering: An Australian History"—details on the attached flyer.

@phavictas.bsky.social

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Australian Policy and History @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 1

** NEW REVIEW **

On the website, Peter Hobbins reviews Raina MacIntyre's Vaccine Nation

aph.org.au/2025/08/book...

#auspol #COVID19 #Vaccines #healthhistory

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David Bridie @davidbridie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Release day. ffm.to/hamorisliant...

Various Artists - Hamoris Lian Timor

Choose your preferred music service

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Jul 25

And with famine being increasingly human-induced, how does society deliver justice to famine victims? So many variables in a post-conflict, post-occupation country, such as East Timor. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Challenges in the pursuit of justice for East Timor’s Great Famine (1977–1979)

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Jul 25

In 1979 Australian newspapers published images of famine in East Timor. What impact did famine images have in that particular case? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Australian News Photography and Contested Images of Famine in Indonesian-Occupied East Timor

The Indonesian invasion of East Timor in December 1975 and subsequent military operations to suppress the East Timorese resistance led to widespread displacement and famine in 1977–79. With Indones...

www.tandfonline.com

Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Jul 25

Following!

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Jul 25

While it's a gesture to be seen to reduce plastic, this move just disproportionately punishes the poor who buy items in small quantities.

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Jul 25

How does one mount an exhibition on women's history that is new, fresh and exciting in the context of a government intent on radical forgetting? Read about what I think are the manifest tensions. www.insideindonesia.org/archive/arti...

The absences that remain in a history of Indonesian women - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment

www.insideindonesia.org

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Lynette Russell @lynetterussell.bsky.social · Jul 9

humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

Australia can't withstand further humanities cuts

The Australian Academy of Humanities views with great concern the impact on staff, students and the wider community of the ANU’s plan for the humanities and social sciences. Now is not the time to red...

humanities.org.au

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Vannessa Hearman @vhearman.bsky.social · Jul 9

What is it?

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