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Associate Professor, School of Humanities, University of New England
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Janis Wilton’s areas of interest include oral history, ethnic community history, and history and museums, as well as the variety of ways in which historians can engage with and present the past. She was the historian and coordinator of the state funded Golden Threads Project on the Chinese in regional NSW which resulted in a book, a website, a travelling exhibition, articles , public lectures and assistance to a number of local museums and historical associations. Her other public history projects include work with local museums and historical societies across New England to document the histories of immigrants from non-English-speaking backgrounds and projects in collaboration with Maitland Regional Art Gallery to explore the ways in which art and history working together can offer new interpretations and experiences in local and regional history. She has also been involved with public and professional organisations serving as a Trustee of the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, a Council Member and President of the International Oral History Association, and a member of the national committee of the Oral History Association of Australia. She has received recognition for her community and oral history work through the award of an OAM in 2006 and the Hazel de Berg Award for Excellence in Oral History in 2009.
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