New histories of an ancient megacontinent
The Gondwana/Land Project
The Gondwana/Land Project is researching and writing the modern history of an ancient megacontinent. It brings together historians across the former Gondwanaland, now India, Australia, Southern Africa, South America, and Antarctica. Our international team aims to think through the connections between modern earth and human sciences across southern lands.
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Dr Andrea Westermann at New Earth Histories
New Earth Histories is delighted to host Dr Andrea Westermann as a Visiting Fellow in August 2023. Dr Westermann is a specialist in the history of the history of earth…
Reconnecting Gondwanaland
Joint Conference: Sydney and the Southern Highlands, July 31 – August 5, 2022 We aim to push forward the conceptual and substantive work that thinking Gondwanaland enables: what were the…
Antarctica and Gondwanaland
Alessandro Antonello The geological and human histories of Antarctica and Gondwanaland are intimately linked. East Antarctica was at the heart of Gondwanaland when it began to form over 600 million…
Gondwanaland Fictions
Alison Bashford In real time, it was geologically slow. But now we can enjoy the breakup of Gondwanaland as a moment’s internet entertainment on computer-generated imagery: 200 million years or…
Gondwana/Land is a joint international research project supported by the ARC and AHRC
