Gallipoli and the Great War

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The Anzac involvement in the Gallipoli Campaign has had a lasting cultural impact in Australia. Why is it considered such sacred ground? These podcasts will draw together different perspectives on Gallipoli, the ANZACs and the Great War.


    • May 24, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    #15 Gallipoli in Film

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2015 10:19


    Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the portrayal of Gallipoli and ANZACs in films and television. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find out more at: www.latrobe.edu.au/gallipoli Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #14 Commemoration of Gallipoli

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2015 21:08


    Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the legacy of the Gallipoli campaign, and the fine line between commemoration and celebration. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find out more at: www.latrobe.edu.au/gallipoli Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #13 The Gallipoli Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2015 19:04


    Professor Robin Prior (History, Flinders University) on the Gallipoli campaign, Australia's contribution on the battlefield, and the growth of myth. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find out more at: www.latrobe.edu.au/gallipoli Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #12 Life on the Gallipoli Battlefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2015 19:53


    Dr Michelle Negus-Cleary (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on life on the Gallipoli battlefield and the conditions the soldiers were living with, such as poor food and supplies, illness and traumatic stress. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find out more at: www.latrobe.edu.au/gallipoli Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #11 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2015 10:55


    Dr Bart Ziino (History, Deakin University) on the concept of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and how they represent the fallen of World War I who never returned. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find out more at: www.latrobe.edu.au/gallipoli Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #10 Australian Nurses in World War I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2015 21:53


    Dr Janet Butler (History, La Trobe University) talks about the Australian women who went to the frontlines in World War I and supported their men in their time of need. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #9 The Anti-Conscription Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 19:48


    Dr Clare Wright (History, La Trobe University) talks about the anti-conscription movement, the public response to war and the driving force of Vida Goldstein. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #8 The Fall of the Ottoman Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 18:11


    Assoc Professor Adrian Jones (History, La Trobe University) on the Ottoman defence to the Gallipoli campaign, the fall of their empire, and the rise of Turkey. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #7 Grief and Commemoration of WWI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2015 17:24


    Dr Bart Ziino (History, Deakin University) on grief and how Australians coped with the loss of soldiers, and how the growth of monuments changed the landscape. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #6 Charles Bean and the ANZAC Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2015 15:39


    Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the ANZAC book, written by soldiers in the trenches and edited by Charles Bean, and how it shaped the ANZAC myth. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #5 Friendship at War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 9:39


    Dr Janet Butler (History, La Trobe University) on the strong and unique bonds of friendship that develop between soldiers in a war situation. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #4 The Turkish Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2015 14:38


    Erdem KoƧ (Journalism, La Trobe University) on the Turkish perspective of the Gallipoli campaign and the ANZAC legacy. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #3 Battlefield Archaeology at Gallipoli

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2015 20:04


    Dr Jessie Birkett Rees (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on archaeological studies of the battlefield on the Gallipoli peninsula, and the challenges of working in such an environment. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #2 The Imperial Camel Corp

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2015 18:32


    Dr Janet Butler (History, La Trobe University) on the Imperial Camel Corp, and the Australian soldiers who faced the revolt of pro-Turkish Senussi tribesmen in Egypt's Western Desert. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    #1 A History of Gallipoli Before 1915

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2015 14:16


    Professor Christopher Mackie (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the history of the Gallipoli peninsula and its historical context prior to World War I. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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