Chariot

01/05/2025

In "We Can’t All Be Citizens: In what ways did the vote affect the proliferation of democratic ideals in the US during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?", Maeve Sharrock critically examines the effects enfranchisement in the realisation of political rights in the 19th and 20th century US. It was argued that the milestone of voting rights did not transform effectively into democratic equality for all groups.

Click the link below to read this article in our website!

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/we-cant-all-be-citizens-in-what-ways-did-the-vote-affect-the-proliferation-of-democratic-ideals-in-the-us-during-the-nineteenth-and-twentieth-centuries/

22/04/2025

In "From Protest to Proposals: The Political Story & Successes of the Marriage Equality Movement Down Under", Mineka Edirisooriya thoroughly outlines how the Marriage Equality Movement played a huge impact in promoting the legalisation of same s*x marriage in 2017 in Australia.

Click the link below to have a look at this article in our website!

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/from-protests-to-proposals-the-political-story-successes-of-the-marriage-equality-movement-down-under/

20/03/2025

Take a study break and join us for some history related trivia!

We will run some History themed Kahoots, and there will be small prizes for people who place in the top three.

Trivia will be held in Cussiona Court Room 2, near the Old Quadrangle, from 4-6pm.

As always, there will be snacks provided!

We look forward to seeing you there!

08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day from the CHARIOT team! March is Women’s History Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about the extraordinary contributions of women through the ages in all fields and disciplines. It’s also an ideal time to submit your historical writing to CHARIOT Journal! Essay, review, or creative piece, we’re excited to read it. If you’re looking for some inspiration, swipe to meet some of the historic women we’re honouring this IWD.

Please send your submissions to [email protected]

03/03/2025

Hello Charioteers!

We are hosting a movie night on Friday the 14th of March in Medley Theatre at 5:30pm.

There will be pizza, snacks and drinks so come along to enjoy our first official event of the semester!

The movie will be decided by a poll on our Instagram story so head over there to vote for your favourite movie.

When: 5:30pm, Friday 14th of March
Where: Medley Theatre, Redmond Barry building
Movie: TBA as decided by our members!

24/02/2025

Attention Charioteers!

We’re excited to announce that applications to join Chariot Journal’s 2025 sub-editor team are now open!

Are you a keen bean at scouring out grammatical errors? Do you relish pruning texts and polishing turns of phrase? Or do you just want an opportunity to collaborate with fellow history enthusiasts? Whatever your passion, we encourage you to apply to join Chariot as a sub-editor!

To apply, simply fill out the Expression of Interest form here: https://forms.gle/qEjThtVWEpCkRWTm6
(the link can also be found in our bio)

Applications will close on Sunday 16 March at 11:59pm AEDT.

If you have any queries about applying, reach out to us at [email protected]

Or chat with us in person at the Chariot Journal stall during the Summerfest Clubs Expo on Wednesday 26 February. We’ll be more than happy to answer any questions about the sub-editor role and what we do at Chariot!

Best of luck!

21/02/2025

Hello Charioteers

Here are more recently published articles for you to have a read if you are interested!

A “silver lining in the dark cloud of AIDS”, the galvanising effect of the AIDS crisis on homos*xual liberation.

In “A ‘silver lining in the dark cloud of AIDS’, the galvanising effect of the AIDS crisis on homos*xual liberation”, Indigo Coulson discusses the complexity of AIDS on homos*xual community, such as increasing social stigma against them, but also helped promote unity in homos*xual community as the communities took actions together to help curtail the spread of AIDS.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/a-silver-lining-in-the-dark-cloud-of-aids-the-galvanising-effect-of-the-aids-crisis-on-homos*xual-liberation/

Echos, screams and silence: how should history tell the story of violence?

In “Echos, screams and silence: how should history tell the story of violence”, Alicia Savy discussed how actions of violence were legitimised throughout history, by providing and analysing examples of these acts such as Spain’s conquest of Mexico.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/echos-screams-and-silence-how-should-histories-tell-stories-of-violence/

What does the writing of Amiri Baraka reveal about how Black Arts Movement projected ideology through art?

In “What does the writing of Amiri Baraka reveal about how Black Arts movement projected ideology through art”, Joseph McIntyre explored Amiri Baraka’s personal transition as well as his political influence, as well as how he shaped Black Arts movement.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/what-does-the-writing-of-amiri-baraka-reveal-about-how-the-black-arts-movement-projected-ideology-through-art/

The English History Play, Crown Propaganda or public creation?

In “The English History Play, Crown Propaganda or public creation”, Alicia Savy discussed how the English History Play acted as the role of crown propaganda or public creation under the hand of different theatre companies.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/02/06/the-english-history-play-crown-propaganda-or-public-creation/

Sincerely
The Chariot Team

17/02/2025

Hello Charioteers

Here is some of the recent articles we published on our website, and if you are interested, feel free to click the link, go to our website and have a read of these articles.

Fascism and the Far-right after 1945: Hungary and Greece.

In “Fascism and the Far-right after 1945: Hungary and Greece”, Dominique-Dee Jones describes in great detail about the history of fascism and far right organisations within Hungary and Greece.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/fascism-and-the-far-right-after-1945-hungary-and-greece/

Soul Surfers, Pro Athletes, and Capitalists: The modern Surfing movement in Australia and its contradictions.

In “Soul Surfers, Pro Athletes, and Capitalists: The modern Surfing movement in Australia and its contradictions, Freya Smart argued that Australia’s surfing movement had shifted from a countercultural movement in the 1960s and 1970s to a more professional and industry based movement.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2024/08/23/soul-surfers-pro-athletes-and-capitalists-the-modern-surfing-movement-in-australia-and-its-contradictions/

Repentant radicals: An interpretation of the Protestant reformation.

In “Repentant radicals: An interpretation of the Protestant reformation”, Jesse Allen describes that the reformation was a paradox, although reformation were radical in many ways, the heavy conservative aspects of the movement also needs to be recognised.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/repentant-radicals-an-interpretation-of-the-protestant-reformation/

The Amarna Revolution: The differences and similarities between Aten and Egyptian traditional deities.

In “The Amarna Revolution: The differences and similarities between Aten and Egyptian traditional deities”, Yan Xu outlines the fundamental differences between the god Aten and previous deities, while also recognising that despite such differences, Aten still served similar purpose of enforcing the legitimacy of the pharaohs just like the previous pharaohs.

https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/2025/01/23/the-amarna-revolution-the-differences-and-similarities-between-aten-and-egyptian-traditional-deities/

Sincerely
The Chariot Team

15/02/2025

Introducing you to the members of our new 2025 committee!!!

We can’t wait to make 2025 an exciting and memorable year for all our members!

Looking forward to the great year ahead!

18/07/2024

It’s that time of year again 🌚
Have you ever written an essay for your history class and thought “damn I actually slayed in that”? Or do you have a short story set in the 18th century that is moving enough to rival ‘Pride and Prejudice’? If not, surely you’ve watched at least one historical fiction film in your life where you thought it was compete garbage, and you realised that at the end of the film, you’d just wasted 2 hours and 43 minutes of your life that you were never going to get back (*cough* Troy *cough*).

All this is to say that ‘Chariot’ Volume 7 will be dropping in October, and we want your submissions! In an effort to be more organised than last year, the cut off for receiving pieces will be Sunday the 25th of August. We take essays, reviews, short fiction, poetry, and illustrations so long as they pertain to history, and are under 2,000 words in order to fit within the page limit of our printing company. Like last year, ‘Chariot’ will have physical copies this year, so if you’ve ever wanted to see your work in a book, now is the time to do something about it!

Please submit all pieces to [email protected] by the cutoff deadline. As a student journal, we only accept submissions from current students.

24/04/2024

The deadline for our short story competition has been extended to Tuesday the 7th of May 11:59pm!!!

DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO TUESDAY THE 7TH OF MAY 11:59PM!!!

Attention Charioteers!

Are you looking for a creative challenge? Something to distract yourself from your upcoming assignments? Well, look no further because Chariot is holding a short story competition!

We challenge you to write, in 2,000 words or less, a short story that encompasses the theme “monumental”. Interpret it however you will, but our key requirement is that your piece contains distinct links to history in some capacity.

But what exactly do you have to gain from this? A good question! For our first prize winner – not only will we guarantee their piece’s inclusion in printed Volume 7 of Chariot, they’ll also be rewarded with a $30 Readings voucher. A second prize winner will also be chosen, and will receive a $15 voucher to the Professors Walk cafe.

The winner will be determined by careful consideration from our committee, and submissions will be judged based on:

- Writing ability
- Incorporation of the theme
- Relevance to history

Get your pen and start writing, because submissions are due on Tuesday the 7th of May at 11:59pm AEST. Please direct all submissions to [email protected], and make sure you mention in the subject heading of the email that your piece is for this competition. All other regular submissions to Chariot are still OPEN during this time too. Good luck!

01/04/2024

DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO TUESDAY THE 7TH OF MAY 11:59PM!!!

Attention Charioteers!

Are you looking for a creative challenge? Something to distract yourself from your upcoming assignments? Well, look no further because Chariot is holding a short story competition!

We challenge you to write, in 2,000 words or less, a short story that encompasses the theme “monumental”. Interpret it however you will, but our key requirement is that your piece contains distinct links to history in some capacity.

But what exactly do you have to gain from this? A good question! For our first prize winner – not only will we guarantee their piece’s inclusion in printed Volume 7 of Chariot, they’ll also be rewarded with a $30 Readings voucher. A second prize winner will also be chosen, and will receive a $15 voucher to the Professors Walk cafe.

The winner will be determined by careful consideration from our committee, and submissions will be judged based on:

- Writing ability
- Incorporation of the theme
- Relevance to history

Get your pen and start writing, because submissions are due on Tuesday the 7th of May at 11:59pm AEST. Please direct all submissions to [email protected], and make sure you mention in the subject heading of the email that your piece is for this competition. All other regular submissions to Chariot are still OPEN during this time too. Good luck!