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Tanya Evans is a public historian with expertise in family history, cultural heritage, sports history, and public history. She directs the Centre for Applied History at Macquarie University and serves as President of the International Federation for Public History. Tanya is committed to revealing the value of history in everyday life, emphasizing the stories of ordinary people and their experiences. Her research includes a focus on the intersection of history and memory, particularly in relation to sports and gender. Tanya is currently leading an Australian Research Council funded project examining grandparenting in Australia from 1945, and has previously collaborated on projects exploring the environmental history of deindustrialized landscapes and public heritage tourism. Her publications include the acclaimed book 'Fractured Families: Life on the Margins in Colonial New South Wales' and she is involved in the supervision of multiple PhD candidates in related fields. Tanya's teaching philosophy includes democratizing historical knowledge and challenging predominant narratives about family history.
Macquarie University • Australia
Director of the Centre for Applied History, specializing in public history and historical research.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).