Carla Pascoe Leahy

Historian | Researcher | Writer | Facilitator

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

Sometimes a thing happens that’s so significant it’s hard to find the words to do it justice. My new book on the history of Australian mothering has been gestating for a decade. There’s so much of myself in this book - may it find the readers who need it https://t.co/BE64wj6g0H

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

In this new article, Anisa Puri & I argue oral historians must embrace flexibility to continue bearing witness to the impacts of climate crisis. Remote interviewing needn't sacrifice ethics or audio quality https://t.co/pa9NKHgxvu

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

@catherinegay_ @ConversationEDU Congratulations, Cat! Very well deserved

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

@catherinegay_ With thanks to our co-researchers Anisa Puri & Julia Hurst, the research participants who shared their stories with us, and our funder, @MCFunimelb

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

How have the disaster experiences of Australian families changed over time - and are they different in this era of climate-linked disasters? @catherinegay_ and I have just published 'Care and crisis: disaster experiences of Australian parents since 1974' https://t.co/QOuBpuLMv5

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

@catherinegay_ We conclude that the increasing frequency, ferocity and intensity of climate-fuelled disasters are changing personal experiences - and ultimately shifting cultural ideas about what it means to be a 'good' parent in an era of rapid environmental change.

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

Our new issue of Studies in Oral History is now available open access! This is my last year as Joint Editor and I want to thank the many people who've supported my work, esp Skye Krichauff, @gwynjapan, Alexandra Mountain, @AlecaDell, Judy Hughes & the OHA Executive

[Oral History Australia @oralhistoryaus]

The 2023 issue of our journal Studies in Oral History is now freely available online - https://t.co/OGszwyHTnh. And don't forget the deadline for peer-reviewed contributions for next year's journal 'Working Lives and Workplaces' is 1 December 2023. #oralhistory

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

How are the catastrophes of colonialism & climate change intertwined in the present & the past? The Australian Centre @UniMelb is hosting 'A Profound Reorganising of Things’ conference to explore these issues, 13-15 November 2023 https://t.co/uPeOOy1UOh

[PRO Victoria @PRO_Vic]

Get your local history project moving. Applications for the 2023-24 Local History Grants Program are now open! https://t.co/Bt3OfZvXjM
📸Boys with hoops, Geelong Rd. VPRS 14517/P1, Box 26, H910

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

It's pretty special when you get to talk about a topic close to your heart with real, live humans in a *library*! This Saturday 4 Nov at 1pm I'm excited to be speaking about my book Becoming a Mother at Caroline Springs library. Free registration at:
https://t.co/Do53KDEufk

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

@McKinnon_SJ Amazing, Scott. They are fortunate to have an oral historian of your sensitivity and intellect - I can't wait to hear more about what you are doing. Go, you good thing! 🩷🎙️🎧

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

Tonight! 👇

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

Many contemporary Australian women experience first-time motherhood as a profound transformation. But we have lacked research into the experience of becoming a mother & how its changed over time. This Thursday I'm excited to chat about my book Becoming a Mother with @History_Vic

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

@MaternalHealth2 @History_Vic It will, Joan. If you register you should receive the link to a recording afterwards. (PS hope you're well!)

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

Many contemporary Australian women experience first-time motherhood as a profound transformation. But we have lacked research into the experience of becoming a mother & how its changed over time. This Thursday I'm excited to chat about my book Becoming a Mother with @History_Vic

[History Council of Victoria @History_Vic]

We are thrilled to have @C_PascoeLeahy for our next Book+Author event:

Book here: https://t.co/KinUITaMQ6

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

I’m taking a wee break from Twitter to rest & rejuvenate

[Carla Pascoe Leahy @C_PascoeLeahy]

Critical research in an age of escalating disasters - how can we better support families with very young children during crises?

[ABA @OzBreastfeeding]

Today is the launch our report telling stories of hundreds of Australian families who endured the 2019/20 bushfires with infants and young children. This is the first part of Aus Gov project to build resilience in communities. #IYCFE #InfantFeeding https://t.co/r0dMQmZf0S

[State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw]

Happy #InternationalFairyDay! 🧚‍♀️ This whimsical watercolour titled 'The Wedding' was produced by children's book illustrator Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960).

See a selection of her work in our #Imagine exhibition before it closes on Sunday 9 July.

🔗 https://t.co/yzOtU8z5Rn

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

‘Labour of Love’ installation, 2022, a visual depiction of the 650 times artist Sarah Maple fed her baby over three months to highlight the sheer volume of work that is expected of mothers and to challenge people to rethink the value of the time spent #WomensArt

[Dr Jane Suzanne Carroll @Jane_S_Carroll]

What did you collect when you were a child? How did that collection shape who you are? How might a nation's collections shape how we think about childhood? Who gets to say what we collect and what we leave behind? Collecting Childhood aims to find out! https://t.co/67SmAdx4yr

[Jordy Silverstein @jordana_s_]

I’ve worked at @UniMelb since 2006 (except for one year) on more different contracts than I could count and I’m sick of management trying to take advantage of us. Precarity is the pits! Proper pay and conditions for all! #WhyIStrike @NTEUUniMelb