History & Memory: Oral Histories and the Science of the Dreaming, Prof. Patrick Nunn, for HCNSW First Nations Stories Series, 2024

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This lecture is the first online offering of the 2024 First Nations Stories Series, facilitated by the History Council of New South Wales' Project Officer for First Nations' Histories. For more information about the HCNSW First Nations programs, please see our website: https://historycouncilnsw.org.au/abou...

"History and Memory: Oral Histories and the Science of the Dreaming
The power of recall in oral societies is phenomenal … but many scientists have only just started to understand this and think about its implications. In Australia, some of the stories that have been told longest are about ocean rise after the last ice age and the effects of volcanic eruptions, both topics which are covered in this talk.

Geologist and climate scientist, Patrick Nunn, Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast, has written extensively about how many ‘myths and legends’ are not fictions but culturally-filtered memories."

Many thanks for Patrick for sharing his work and his insights. For more information about Patrick's work, see his website: https://patricknunn.org/

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Credits:
- Music by licence with Canva: Ecg, Blackout Memories.
- Red dirt background by licence with Canva.
- All images and text in lecture slides supplied by Patrick Nunn.

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HCNSW Cultural Partners:
City of Sydney 
Macquarie University, Faculty of Arts 
Museums of History NSW 
National Archives of Australia 
Placemaking NSW 
Reserve Bank of Australia 
State Library of New South Wales 
University of New England 
University of Newcastle, School of HCISS 
University of New South Wales, School of History & Philosophy 
University of Technology Sydney, Australian Centre for Public History

The History Council of NSW is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

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