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Uncurated

The saying ‘truth is hidden in plain sight’ paints an appropriate picture of the University of Melbourne - hidden within the walls of its notorious buildings, and the people that gave them their names, are colonial legacies of injustice and tales of multiculturalism.  Join students from the Centre for Advancing Journalism on a journey to discover the stories behind our iconic buildings in 8 illuminating episodes where we uncover what our University was really built on, both literally and figuratively. Uncurated Season 3 coming October 2024.

  1. Atomic Testing

    NOV 28

    Atomic Testing

    Did you know that the University of Melbourne was involved in the testing of atomic bombs in South Australia?   University academics were enlisted to ensure the safety nuclear blasts at Maralinga and Emu Field. But how good of a job did they really do?  Interviewees: Karina Lester - Senior Aboriginal Language Worker at The University of Adelaide Dr James Waghorne - Senior Research Fellow and University Historian at The University of Melbourne Elizabeth Tynan - co-ordinator of the professional development program at the James Cook University Graduate Research School and researcher of the history of British atomic weapons testing in Australia  Note:  This episode has been updated to reflect further details of Leslie Martin's role in atomic testing.  Music Gold Hands – Holly Sweeney Piano Study – Joel Keith   SFX: Kangaroovindaloo – Camping with the Warlpiri day atmos Kangaroovindaloo – Spinifex wind 1 no eq Kangaroovindaloo – Ethel creek dawn chorus Noahbangs – Earthquake Melbourneatmospheres – Australian birds in rural nature reserve yarra ranges Victoria Clip from Operation Totem – Imperial War Museum (still trying to nail this down) Edufigueres – Australia outback birds Mrcalum – heat duct Nox sound – footsteps mountain boots wet sand sequence mono Kyster – cows in a barn 2011 12 7   Special mention to the following sources: Yami: The Autobiography of Yami Lester Tim Sherrat The McClelland Royal Commission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    25 min
  2. Community

    NOV 22

    Community

    For many international students, International House is more than just a place to stay—it’s a welcoming oasis in an unfamiliar city. But did you know that the community at International House holds a rich history dating back to 1957? Dive into the history of International House and one of its most cherished traditions: the Great Trike Race. A race that symbolises the spirit of unity at the International House. INTERVIEWEES Frank Larkins Caitlin Stone Frank Schrever MUSIC CREDITS Flight by Alex Garla Monster by Rock Vishal Shah Forest by Kabas KAS Grainger Things by Daniel Cropley  Focus by Ambient Vibes Our world by Coverr Inspiring Cinematic by StudioKolomna Magic Inspiration by Artlss22 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    16 min
  3. Eugenics

    NOV 15

    Eugenics

    John Medley was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1938 to 1951. But Medley was also a member of the Eugenics Society of Victoria, a group which called for the sterilisation and institutionalisation of minority groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, prostitutes and members of the LGBTQI+ community. So why does the university have a building named after him? Unearth the role the University played throughout the dark history of the eugenics movement and the truth behind who John Medley was.  INTERVIEWEES Dr Ross Jones Professor Dennis Foley MUSIC CREDITS Cold and Hard by Cold Case Dolly and Pad by Piano Mover Hickory Interlude by Onesuch Village Leaving Baffin Island by Baffin Island Stepback by Dasjardins   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 min
  4. Donations

    NOV 8

    Donations

    The Baillieu Library is the largest library here at the University of Melbourne. Walking through the library, the shelves are filled with books on everything from philosophy and history, to science and computing, all from a Western Eurocentric perspective. But the library also holds one of the largest collections of Rare East Asian books and materials in the Southern Hemisphere.  Throughout this episode, Jiaxuan Zhu explores how knowledge has been built here at the University of Melbourne and reflects on the importance of diversity and looking past just Eurocentric knowledge foundations.  INTERVIEWEES: Dr Shiqiu Liu This podcast is on the exhibition “Learning Beyond Borders: Thomas Chong’s Study and Practice of Medicine”, presented by the Archives and Special Collections of the university. MUSIC CREDITS  Epidemic Sound: Sowing the Summer Barley by Francis WellsEpidemic Sound: Shrines by David Celeste See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min
  5. Collectors

    NOV 1

    Collectors

    The Harry Brookes Allen Museum is one of many collections at the University of Melbourne. The University has collected artefacts that has contributed to a wealth of knowledge that is vital to Melbourne, Australia and the world.  But the way University scholars collected these artefacts was not always done in an ethical way. Reporter Haoyue Deng learns how a rare marsupial mole is the key to the forgotten people behind some of the University's collections.  INTERVIEWEES:  Rohan Long, Curator of the Harry Brookes Allen Museum at the University of Melbourne  Emma Kowal, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Deakin University  Inspiration for this episode was informed by the recently published book Dhoombak Goobgoowana: A History of Indigenous Australia by Ross L. Jones, Dr. James Waghorne, and Professor Marcia Langton of the University of Melbourne. If you would like to know more about The University of Melbourne’s response, you can download the book for free here.   MUSIC CREDITS Bird(Magpie) sound from Freesound Bush walking from Freesound  Mouse squeak from Pixabay  Snake from Pixabay  Eternality by Nathan Zammit from the Living Instruments Project  Tundra by Jack Burmeister from the Living Instruments Project  Marimba by Olivia Marsh from the Living Instruments Project  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 min
  6. Country

    OCT 25

    Country

    What would Australia look like if we had monkeys swinging around our cities? In the late 19th Century, a number of associations called “acclimatisation societies” sprung up across Australia with the goal of bringing familiar plants and animals to what the British colonists saw as an impoverished landscape.  This episode explores the massive ecological transformation that shaped what the university’s environment looks like today, and how Indigenous knowledge about land preservation was ignored for decades. INTERVIEWEES Dr Pete Minard (historian of colonial science and environmental history) Prof Lynette Russell AM (historian of Indigenous Australians and colonial anthropology) SOUND ATTRIBUTIONS axe chopping (in the forest) by Selector, accessible at www.freesound.org/s/410768, License: Creative Commons 0 1.0 Pied Currawong Strepera graculina by Sunny Tseng, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/871215, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0 Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus by Peter Boesman, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/859826, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0 Australian Raven Corvus coronoides by Zebedee Muller, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/801431, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0 Laughing Kookaburra Daceolo novaguineae by Ken George, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/858185, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis by Greg McLachlan, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/331396, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0 Peace Piano song by Calvin Clavier. https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-peace-piano-song-216338/  Birds and Insects near Dam - Cathedral Ranges by Sassaby, accessible at freesound.org/s/427877, License: Creative Commons 0 1.0 180081 Sheep Farm 01 by FST18008, accessible at https://freesound.org/s/441801, License: Attribution 4.0 Cinematic rythmline by SamuelFJohanns from Pixabay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min
  7. Stones

    OCT 18

    Stones

    The Old Quadrangle is one of the most photographed spots on the University of Melbourne campus, with students and tourists alike posing under its iconic archways.  The romantic European architecture feels like you've been transported to the set of Hogwarts, but did you know that the stones used to create this effect were stolen from Indigenous lands in Tasmania?  Reporter Giulia Scenna investigates the history of our campus's architecture and its relationship with Indigenous Australia.  —  Interviewees:  Dr Philip Goad, Professor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne  Dr James Waghorne, Senior Research Fellow and University Historian at the University of Melbourne  Inspiration for this episode was informed by the recently published book Dhoombak Goobgoowana: A History of Indigenous Australia by Ross L. Jones, Dr. James Waghorne, and Professor Marcia Langton of the University of Melbourne. If you would like to know more about The University of Melbourne’s response, you can download the book for free here.   MUSIC CREDITS (In order of appearance)  Our Fingers Cold from Blue Dot Sessions  Cold Summers from Blue Dot Sessions  Crosswire from Blue Dot Sessions  Temperance from Blue Dot Sessions  La Costilla from Blue Dot Sessions  10 Minutes Past from Blue Dot Sessions  Watercool Quiet from Blue Dot Sessions  Tape Player Sounds -Free for use under the Pixabay Content License  A Common Pause from Blue Dot Sessions  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min
  8. Remains

    OCT 11

    Remains

    Between the 1800s to1950s, anthropologists at the University of Melbourne were digging up burial sites of First Nations ancestors who had been laid to rest and collecting, rather stealing, their bodies. And while some of these human remains were returned to land and reburied, one collection remained hidden away at the university in a storage room until 2003.  Uncover the true story of The University of Melbourne’s troubled past of grave robbing and the efforts to repatriate the hundreds of Indigenous ancestors’ skeletal remains back to their land and families.  — Interviewees: Marie Havea, Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council  Rohan Long, Curator of the Harry Brookes Allen Museum   Inspiration for this episode was informed by the recently published book Dhoombak Goobgoowana: A History of Indigenous Australia by Ross L. Jones, Dr. James Waghorne, and Professor Marcia Langton of the University of Melbourne. If you would like to know more about The University of Melbourne’s response, you can download the book for free here.  MUSIC CREDITS (In order of appearance) The Lonely Instrument Series -Cello -Played by Natalie Haas - Music by Trygve Larsen from Pixabay Cold Sad Pianos - Music by Mike Kripak from Pixabay Meditative Background Mystical Yoga Nature Fantasy Music - Music by Dubush Miaw from Pixabay June  - Music by Marcel Pequel from Free Music Archive  Sad Tragic Dramatic Music Slow Melancholic - Music by Denis Pavlov from Pixabay Loneliness_Outro- Music by Grand_Project from Pixabay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min
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The saying ‘truth is hidden in plain sight’ paints an appropriate picture of the University of Melbourne - hidden within the walls of its notorious buildings, and the people that gave them their names, are colonial legacies of injustice and tales of multiculturalism.  Join students from the Centre for Advancing Journalism on a journey to discover the stories behind our iconic buildings in 8 illuminating episodes where we uncover what our University was really built on, both literally and figuratively. Uncurated Season 3 coming October 2024.

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    Centre for Advancing Journalism
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    23
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