Core expertise
Oral history
Life history
Biography
Alistair's research and teaching explores the ways in which different kinds of life-story evidence can illuminate the past and its meanings in the present lives of individuals and society. His current work explores the opportunities and challenges of digital (oral) history, and the history of fatherhood in 20th-century Australia. from 2011-15, Alistair led the Australian Generations oral history project, an ARC Linkage collaboration between Monash and La Trobe university historians, ABC Radio National and the National Library of Australia.
Alistair leads the Monash Historical Studies Graduate Research Program, and supervises graduate research students working on a wide range of 20th century history projects.
