Episodically collected pieces by historians writing into the world. If historians don’t think temporally, who will?
- Frances Flanagan (@FNFlanagan) – beautiful and mobilising reflection on the work of care: ‘A consensus for care’ in the Griffith Review/Inside Story
- Frank Bongiorno (@fbongiornoanu) – ‘Donald Horne’s ‘lucky country’ and the decline of the public intellectual’ (July 11, 2017) asking, who will be the next Donald Horne?
- Clare Monagle (@ClareMonagle) – ‘Q&A on The Scholastic Project’ which made me ask, are econometricians today’s scholastics?
- Kate Fullager (@kfullagar) – ‘The story of Bennelong is potent and evocative – but it is being contested’, on Bangarra Dance company’s latest production (Sat 8 July).
- Or Rosenboim (@OrRosenboim) in Foreign Affairs with a timely piece on why interconnectedness does not threaten sovereignty.
And finally, my find of the week:
- the absolutely fabulous LOOM – a big data collaboration between the State Library of New South Wales’ DX Lab and the creative agency Grumpy Sailor : every story has a thread. See Sydney like you’ve never seen it before.
Cap and Gown 