Open Access‘walking a tightrope’: Shirley Fitzgerald, Public Historian
Author(s) -
Paul Ashton,
Lisa Murray
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sydney journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1835-0151
DOI - 10.5130/sj.v4i1.3044
Subject(s) - historiography , public history , work (physics) , field (mathematics) , art history , urban history , history , sociology , media studies , social science , archaeology , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
Shirley Fitzgerald has made a significant contribution to public history in Australia, primarily through her work as City Historian with the City of Sydney Council. This historiographical article traces and analyses her contribution to this field via her work on Sydney.