I’m on holidays in Greece after a very busy first half of the year. Back to work, teaching my new University of Newcastle course HIST2253: Bodies and Brains: Histories of Illness, Disability and Disease, in just under two weeks. Here is a video of the sea closest to our family village.

Thanks to Panos Apostolou from SBS Greek for interviewing me about my book Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War, published by @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social. www.sbs.com.au/language/gre...

The Greeks behind Australia's anti-Vietnam War movement: Dr Effie Karageorgos

A new book by historian Dr Effie Karageorgos, "Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism During the Vietnam War", uncovers a hidden side of the movement, the letter-writing, legal aid, fundraising and ...

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Watching the World Cup on SBS reminds me of how much SBS has been a staple for Greek-Australian (& other) communities. I remember visiting family friends with my parents as a kid where SBS was on in the background all day, in case a Greek show came on. An absolute institution for so many Australians

Invitations to our Finding Home: Life Outside Institutions exhibition have arrived! This exhibition is one of the outcomes of our (@cathycoleborne.bsky.social and I) ARC DP about mental health aftercare in Aust 1900-1960, held at Watt Space Gallery, curated by Gillean Shaw. It opens on 8 July 6pm.

Our University of Newcastle Centre for Society, Health and Care Research is holding an online winter webinar tomorrow featuring the medical anthropologist Professor Kate Senior speaking on the ‘Living the Social Determinants of Health’. All welcome. www.newcastle.edu.au/events/colle...

Winter Webinar - Living the Social Determinants of Health

Join this Winter Webinar with featured speaker for the Centre for Society, Health and Care Research Professor Kate Senior.

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Another image of beautiful Lake Macquarie, taken this morning (the morning of the day I submit the final grades in my 650 student Uni of Newcastle Australian history course for 2026 🎉🎉

This is fantastic. I want to know more about the actors’ actual lives though - who are they? Were they existing activists? 👏🏼👏🏼

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Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.

Here is a calming video from my morning walk/run (of a pelican slowly moving over a grey lake under a grey sky) to help us all deal with the fact that it’s Monday morning again.

Episode #215 Delving deep into the archives of Australian history, we speak with historian Effie Karageorges about her new book, Quiet Protest. The Vietnam War sparked the largest demonstrations Australia had ever seen. player.captivate.fm/episode/822c...

Quiet Protest...a chat with Effie Karageorges

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I had a great chat with Greg T Ross on his The Last Post podcast about my @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social book ‘Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War’, democracy, conscription, anti-war veterans, Simon Townsend and art (among other things) podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

Quiet Protest...a chat with Effie Karageorgos

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Another Monday of an incredibly full week, made somehow more bearable by this view of a heron, lake and cloudy blue sky first thing in the morning.

I had a chat with Philip Clark on ABC Nightlife last night about my @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social book 'Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War'. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Quiet Protests of the Vietnam War - ABC listen

A new book delves extensively into the archives of the wide diversity in the protest movement, with women especially taking part in what's called Quiet Protest during the Vietnam War.

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A reminder that this author talk is tomorrow at the State Library of NSW: myself in conversation with Ann Curthoys, Rowan Cahill & Lee Rhiannon - & my new book Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War (@newsouthpublishing.bsky.social). www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/quiet...

Quiet protest from the anti-Vietnam War movement to today

Vietnam era activists Rowan Cahill, Ann Curthoys and Lee Rhiannon discuss their experiences of quiet protest in the 1960s and 1970s with Effie Karageorgos.

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Exciting post received yesterday, looking forward to digging in. @eleaud.bsky.social

I had a great half hour chat with Trevor Chappell and some really incredible callers on ABC Overnights this morning about my new @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social book Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... (go to 2:24:00 or so).

Overnights - ABC listen

On Overnights, there's great music and interesting guests from Australia and all parts of the globe.

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#histbookchat excellent book. It is really enlightening about the quieter Vietnam protest movement. Published by New South so readily available in Australia.

My book Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War (@newsouthpublishing.bsky.social) is out tomorrow (but I have seen photo evidence that it's already out on display in an array of bookstores if you want to get in early). (1/3) unsw.press/books/quiet-...

My first copy of Quiet Protest just arrived! It will be out on 1 April, published by @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social (although there will be early copies for sale at the Newcastle Writers Festival from 27-29 March) and launches and author talks to follow.

I was up early this morning to speak to Trevor Chappell on ABC Overnights about Australian participation in the South African (Boer) War. It was fun to go back and talk about my older research! It’s here if you want to listen (It starts at about 2:24:00). www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Overnights - ABC listen

On Overnights, there's great music and interesting guests from Australia and all parts of the globe.

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I’m so looking forward to this history walk with a group of my friends and colleagues from the University of Newcastle, part of the Newcastle Writers Festival & only a few days before my book Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism in the Vietnam War is published (there will be early copies there!)

The self-removal of artist-activist bodies from the AWW has created some of the most impactful quiet(er) protest seen in this country in recent years, and shows us the extent to which we believe that freedom of speech is a core democratic right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler

Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation

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This list of esteemed authors who have withdrawn from the Adelaide Writers Festival emphasizes how such responses can, in fact, strengthen social movements, illustrated by these words by musician Marian Henderson before Arts Vietnam Week of October 1968: 'It mightn’t have much effect on… (1/2)

A very Australian beach scene, a photo of Newcastle Beach taken yesterday, my last day of a 3 week work-free summer holiday. I post this to mark an excellent, restful break with wonderful friends & family (and sadness that I am currently sitting in front of my computer again). Happy new year all!

The figurative gods are looking out for me. I am writing a book review that I thought needed to be 800 words, but I have written 1010 (and will be difficult to reduce). I just checked the original request and, lo and behold, they've actually asked for 1000 words. Me right now:

a woman in a sweater says phew thats such a relief

ALT: a woman in a sweater says phew thats such a relief

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Amazing History of Medicine PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Newcastle (Australia), part of Prof Cathy Coleborne's ARC grant on Australian experiences of polio: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear...

A Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950s to 1970s

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Happy to share my new book 'Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War', which will be published by UNSW Press on 1 April 2026.

Nanas joined a packed public gallery today at NSW Parliament House as Kobi Shetty gave a powerful second reading to repeal NSw protest laws. NSW stands condemned by the UN, human rights lawyers and organisations for its anti-protest laws. The worst in Australia.

Just spent the first bit of my last day of work before a couple of weeks of annual leave (to visit Greece before going to the EAHMH conference in Berlin) setting the automatic reply on my work email.

four men are jumping in the air with their arms in the air

ALT: four men are jumping in the air with their arms in the air

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Josh Lees this morning on Channel 9’s the Today show speaking about the March for Humanity on the Sydney Harbour Bridge today for Palestine and Palestinians. (Apologies for the blurry photo, I was on a treadmill when I took it) 🇵🇸👏🏼

The attempts by the NSW ALP government to block the pro-Palestine protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge this weekend has so many parallels with the second Vietnam Moratorium rally of 30 September 1970, when activists attempted many times to work with police so they could show...(1/2)