The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft
The most accessible overview of Griffiths's historical interests and approach to writing history.
Author guide
Tom Griffiths Books in Order
Tom Griffiths is an Australian historian and author, emeritus professor and former W. K. Hancock Professor of History at the Australian National University. His research and writing explore Australian social, cultural, environmental, and Antarctic history, public history, and the craft of historical writing. His books include Hunters and Collectors, Forests of Ash, Slicing the Silence, Living with Fire, and The Art of Time Travel.
Australian historyenvironmental historysocial historycultural historyAntarctic historyhistorical nonfiction
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- Forests of Ash: An Environmental History
book · 2001
- Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to Antarctica
book · 2007
Frequently asked questions about Tom Griffiths
Who is Tom Griffiths?
Tom Griffiths is an Australian historian and author who became an emeritus professor at the Australian National University. He has also led ANU’s Centre for Environmental History.
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What is Tom Griffiths known for?
He is known for public-facing work on Australian social, cultural, and environmental history, as well as the history of Antarctica. His scholarship also examines how historians write and communicate nonfiction.
Who influenced Tom Griffiths as a historian?
Griffiths has identified his university teachers Greg Dening and Pat Grimshaw as important influences. He particularly valued Dening’s experimental, immersive approach to teaching history and writing.
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What awards has Tom Griffiths won?
His writing has received major recognition, including the joint 2008 Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History, the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, and the NSW Premier’s Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction.
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What is Tom Griffiths’s legacy?
ANU describes Griffiths as influential in researching Australia’s cultural and environmental history, mentoring students, and advocating for history and the humanities in public life. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2000.
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