Josh Freeman

PhD Candidate at UNSW Canberra - Modern Historian - NTEU Member

Interested in the history of the Third Reich, Soviet Union, and modern Europe generally.

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Set up at the other place

@historianjosh.bsky.social

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

@Meghan1_Adams Thank you!

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Well, there it is 👀

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@Meghan1_Adams

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Sadly not successful, bugger. I basically came 3rd but only two are picked.

Suggested that I apply again year though so 🤷‍♂️

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Interview with the AWM for the 2025 Summer Scholarship went well I think 👍 Sounds like there have been a few applications though. Will find out either this afternoon or Monday! 👀

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Interview with the AWM for the 2025 Summer Scholarship went well I think 👍 Sounds like there have been a few applications though. Will find out either this afternoon or Monday! 👀

[Benjamin Pope @fringetracker]

imo you're not really a uni if you don't teach history

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

What a joke

[Damien Cahill @DamienCahill8]

Devastating, short-sighted and shamefully irresponsible announcement by @UOW management today of 135 proposed sackings, including whole teaching departments such as history. All the while the VC is a partner in a consultancy firm reviewing the university’s operations. @NTEUnion

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

14 November (approx) for PhD news

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Finally! Been waiting to apply since June 😅

[Aust War Memorial @AWMemorial]

The Memorial's Summer Vacation Scholarship applications are now open: https://t.co/7xUk1Q735i.

Applications close at 5pm AEDT, 27 October 2024.

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

When you're 16 generations back and your family tree turns into a wreath 😅👁️

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

The 🇬🇭 was certainly a surprise! 2% West African.

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Upon receiving the results of my Ancestry DNA test, as well as doing some research via the site, it looks like the makeup of my 32 great-great-great-great grandparents is 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇩🇪🇨🇭🇬🇭

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Crazy that the 2025 rate of the RTP is $18.60 an hour, 40 hours full time (UNSW, which is still higher than the base rate).

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

One of the few ancestors I know something about on my Dad's side (given I haven't heard from him since I was about 7).

My great-grandad, Pvt. Lynton Alexander Griffiths, served 1940-49, saw service at both Tobruk/North Africa and the Pacific. Stationed in Japan after the war.

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Got an Ancestry DNA test from my partner from my birthday so I've been attempting to set up some sort of a family tree on the site. Holy shit my family is a complicated mess.

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Sorted. Thankfully birth certificate was accepted.

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Spoke to soon...caught up on the proof of citizenship hurdle. Don't have a passport and can't afford one (or a proof of citizenship certificate) right now... 😭 Scholarship cut off is September 13 so I think I'm buggered re starting in February. 💀

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

@Michael09709536 It seems to for undergraduates but not postgraduate? Odd. I have sent an email through to confirm.

I wish it did cause I have my birth certificate right here!

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Spoke to soon...caught up on the proof of citizenship hurdle. Don't have a passport and can't afford one (or a proof of citizenship certificate) right now... 😭 Scholarship cut off is September 13 so I think I'm buggered re starting in February. 💀

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

@Michael09709536 It was pretty straight-forward (at least so far)! The thing I worked the most on was the research proposal itself, otherwise it's been smooth. 👍

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

@Michael09709536 It was pretty straight-forward (at least so far)! The thing I worked the most on was the research proposal itself, otherwise it's been smooth. 👍

[Josh Freeman @HistorianJosh]

Now comes the waiting game 🤞