Join us for a talk by Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC as he brings to life some of the well-known and the forgotten people and events in the history of the Ballarat region. Professor Blainey will delve into a diverse range of topics from: ‘when miners were national heroes, not villains,’ to ‘we should not forget Ballarat football’.
Professor Blainey is one of Australia's most significant historians, authors and public intellectuals. His impeccably researched presentations are delivered with humour and reveal breathtaking insight.
A social and economic historian, his book ‘The Tyranny of Distance’ (a history of the effect of isolation on Australia) gave the term international currency. His 40 published books include ‘The Rush That Never Ended’ (a history of Australian mining), ‘Triumph of the Nomads’, ‘The Causes of War’, ‘A Shorter History of Australia’ and the international bestseller, ‘A Short History of the World’.
Professor Blainey was Professor of Economic History at the University of Melbourne, Ernest Scott Professor of History, and is now Professor Emeritus. He has been a visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University. He was also inaugural Chancellor of the University at Ballarat.
In 2000, Professor Blainey became the most honoured Australian historian and commentator when he was appointed as a Companion in the Order of Australia for service to academia, research, scholarship, and public debate.
A Ballarat Heritage Festival event presented by the Eureka Centre.
Image: Ian Reid, ‘Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey’, 2009. Federation University Historical Collection.
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