School of Historical Studies History

Current graduate student research

Student Course Thesis title Email
Ballinger, Robyn Leigh PhD Created in our image: The northern plains of Victoria r.ballinger@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Barry, Amanda Jane PhD A colonial education? Missionary and government education of indigenous children in South-eastern Australia, 1788-1930s a.barry2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Beling, Joel Lorensz PhD A genealogy of the construct of sex addiction in psycho-medical discourse in post-World War II United States of America j.beling@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Blake, Heath Ashley PhD History erased: Mark Antony, memory, misconception and myth h.blake@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Booth, Simon David PhD Picturing politics: visual culture and identity in Melbourne's labour press, 1890-1920 s.booth@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Borelli-Mear, Shawn Edward PhD Stalin as foreign-policy-maker: Soviet foreign policy, 1926-1933 s.borelli-mear@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Butler, Kelly Jean PhD Voices of authority k.butler1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Cadman, Samuel James PhD Criminal trials & the process of settlement s.cadman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Carolane, Peter James PhD A history of John Bulmers mission work at the Lake Tyers aboriginal mission station in the nineteenth century p.carolane@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Chenu, Christian Langtry MA The Art of Holy War: Internal Crusading in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries c.chenu@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Close, Kirstie Louise MA A Look at Civil Rights Movements across the Pacific k.close@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Clyne, Joanna Melinda PhD Making connections: a critical investigation of the factors which shape the public experience of living history museums j.clyne@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Connell, Liam Michael PhD Witchcraft and folk magic in seventeenth-century New England l.connell@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Courtis, Kenneth Peter MA Government Control of Gunpowder in Early Stuart England k.courtis@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Dalton, Heather Gaye PhD Roger Barlow and Tudor Mercantilism h.dalton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Davies, Julie Anne PhD Science in an enchanted world: Attitudes to magic and the occult in seventeenth century Britain j.davies1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Davis, Fiona Lee PhD Lessons in living: Gender, family and faith in Cummeragunja, Australia and Kemala, India 1920-1930 f.davis2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Debney, Ben MA The Early Years of Americanism 1900-1930 b.debney@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Dick, Ruth Wendy PhD Ellen Mulcahy: A study of her life in the context of her era r.dick@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Finger, Eleanor Rose PhD Aboriginal women, discourses of domesticity and assimiliation in Australia and Western Canada, 1900-1960 e.finger@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Fisher, Sally Anne MA Rural Life in Fourteenth-Century Southern England: A Study of Women and Spaces s.fisher@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Fitzgerald, Emily Jane PhD The relationship between Australia and the USA during the development of Australian Federation e.fitzgerald2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Flowers, Prudence Genevieve PhD The abortion wars in the United States: Feminism and the new right in the 1970s and 1980s p.flowers@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Fraser, Margaret Eleanor MA Australian Samplers m.fraser@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Frigo, Nicholas James PhD Posing, poster and personal promotion: An examination of the commercialisation of Oscar Wilde n.frigo@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Fulu, Emma Marie PhD Gender based violence in the Maldives e.fulu@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Furphy, Samuel Charles PhD Edward Micklethwaite Curr, 1820-1889 s.furphy1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Gentry, Kynan Harley PhD Associations make identities: Pakeha preservation of Maori historic places in New Zealand, 1890-1955 k.gentry@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Gillard, Nicholas Jeffrey MA The McNamara Line: Efficiency, Force and Folly n.gillard@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Griffiths, Tracey Eleanor MA Tying the Knot: The Social Life and Visual Culture of Oriental Carpets in Renaissance Venice t.griffiths@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Grigg, Julianna PhD Transition, development and nationhood in early 8th century Pictland j.grigg@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Grosser, Elise Michelle PhD In memory of me: Fame in the Florentine Renaissance e.grosser@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Grote, Terri Fay PhD Irony, paradox and politeness: Opposition to feminism in Victoria, 1890-1990 t.grote@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Guli, Claudia Catherine PhD The legitimacy of the trial of Charles I: Historical precedent, the right of revolt and the roots of political power in England c.guli@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hallett, Keith Robert PhD Biography of Rev. George Brown k.hallett@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hamill, Kylie Gaye PhD Latent images, dead artists, and the politics of theory: A critical examination of the effects of 'The Death of the Author upon visual theory k.hamill@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hamilton, Madeleine Mary Cutler PhD Pin-up: a history of Australian swimsuit and glamour models, 1939-1960 m.hamilton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hearman, Vannessa Corine PhD The Old and the New: the Left in Indonesia v.hearman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hibben, Jennifer Anne PhD Biography of Shirley Andrews j.hibben@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Holloway, Anne Michelle MA Fractured Conscience, Created Identity: the Early Dominican Order a.holloway@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Holloway, David MA Why the Light Horse is excluded from the ANZAC legend d.holloway@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Holman, Brett Anthony PhD The impact of airpower on the British people, 1908-1939 b.holman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Holst, Heather Margaret PhD Making a home in post-goldrush Castlemaine h.holst@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Horton, Luke PhD The construction of authenticity in early twentieth century American popular music l.horton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Howard, Leanne Maree PhD Community involvement in managing cultural landscapes: Reality or rhetoric? l.howard@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Ingles, Ainslie Blair PhD Memory, identity and violence: Comparing contemporary Catalonia and the Basque country in France and Spain a.ingles@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Ireland, John De Courcy PhD Richard Davies' Ireland: An Irish confederation lawyer in Australia j.ireland@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Itoh, Mayuko MA Japanese immigrant women in mixed marriage in Australia: 1980s-2000s m.itoh@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Johnston, Peter Wyllie PhD Who's playing our song? Barriers to the success of Australian musicals 1900-2000 p.johnston@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Kleinhenz, Elizabeth Mary PhD Kathleen Fitzpatrick: A biographical study e.kleinhenz@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Klos, Natasha Elisabeth MA Thomas Wolsey and early Henrician factions n.klos@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Klugman, Matthew PhD Aussie rules football and devotion m.klugman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Kobayashi, Ai PhD William McMahon Ball a.kobayashi@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Koehne, Samuel Peter PhD Nazi Germany as a moral state? A comparative study of the Tempelgesellschaft and the Korntaler Brudergemeinde, 1933-1939 s.koehne@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Kreltszheim, Shanya Leander MA The 1970 Hijacking by Leila Khaled s.kreltszheim@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Krongold, Jeanette Carole PhD Fortress Australia: Migrant group responses to the Tampa incident j.krongold@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Kurzak, Karolina PhD The Face of the Poor: A History of Poverty and Charity from 1890-1970 Through the Eyes of the Society of St Vincent de Paul k.kurzak@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Leach, Daniel Harry PhD Refuge Ireland: European minority nationalists and Irish asylum, 1937-60 d.leach@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Lee, Edwin Roughton PhD John Buchan: The moderate man  
Lemon, Barbara PhD The power of giving: Australian women philanthropists 1880-2000 b.lemon@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Ligouris, Joanne MA A History of Displacement: Migration, Exile and Oppression in the Films of Theo Angelupunlos j.ligouris@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Limpangog, Cirila PhD Revising the notions of workplace discrimination: The lived experience of skilled professional Filipino women migrants in Melbourne c.limpangog@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Lindsey, Kiera Jane Elliot PhD Colonial contexts - motion, money, reinvention and gender k.lindsey@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Liston, Ruth Alexandra PhD History of Probation Officers in Victoria r.liston@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Llewellyn, David Geoffrey Matthew PhD Utilitarianism and the Australian constitution d.llewellyn@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Lowe, Bianca PhD How does the migrant experience of nationalism support the national identity of the ethnic majority b.lowe@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
MacLeod, Christine Rachel MA Eusebius of Caesarea and the Church History: A Secular Study c.macleod2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Mann, Prudence Jane PhD Autobiographies of the Third Reich p.mann2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Marmion, Robert James PhD Defending Victoria: A history of Victoria's colonial defences 1851-1901 r.marmion1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Martin, Leo Mathwin PhD Interpreting historical landscapes: a study of Castlemaine l.martin3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Martin, Philip PhD Renovating masculinity: Urban men's experiences and emergent masculinity models in post Doi Moi Vietnam p.martin3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Martin, Sara PhD Striking it rich: Material culture and family stories from the central Victorian goldfields s.martin7@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Martin, Sarah Ellen MA Davis McCaughey: A life s.martin12@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Mayersen, Deborah PhD The danger signs: Identifying factors that cause genocide d.mayersen@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McArthur, Robert Iain PhD An exploration of the philosophical, ideological, political and religious beliefs of radical Protestant clergy involved in the post-war peace movement and their interactions with mainstream Australia r.mcarthur@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McCarthy, Rosslyn Mary PhD A life of Lorna Osborn r.mccarthy@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McDonnell, John Terence MA Where do our Federal Politicians come from? j.mcdonnell1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McKinnon, Crystal Amber PhD Indigenous arts and musical resistance c.mckinnon@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McLisky, Claire Louise PhD Settlers on a Mission: faith, power and subjectivity in the lives of Daniel and Janet Matthews c.mclisky@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Meaher IV, Augustine PhD The road to Singapore: Australian defence and foreign policies 1919-1941 a.meaheriv@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Merritt, Helen Louise PhD The Yorkshire plot (1676-1686): Servants, catholic plots and household disorder h.merritt@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Millar, Erica Rose PhD Women's responses to abortion: The cultural gendering of an emotional experience in Buenos Aires and Melbourne during the 1980s and 1990s e.millar@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Minchinton, Barbara PhD Education in the Otways: Attitudes and emotions b.minchinton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Morrow, Daniel William PhD The Chicago school and public policy in Australia and New Zealand d.morrow@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Mullis, Christopher PhD American Doho and the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 c.mullis@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Munro, Marita Rae PhD A struggle for identity and direction: Victorian Baptists, 1960-2000 m.munro2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Murray, Caitlin PhD Race and Madness: Western Medical Understandings of ‘Aboriginal Insanity’ in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Australia c.murray@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Musgrove, Nell Jane PhD Social welfare and the family in Victoria 1864-1945 n.musgrove@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Nash, Meredith Burke PhD To be advised m.nash2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Naughtin, Patrick James PhD Championing Irish causes in Victoria, 1880-1920: A study of the Irish nationalist leadership through the work of Dr Nicholas O'Donnell p.naughtin@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Neal, Henry Nikolai PhD Charity, welfare and mortality in pre-revolutionary Russia h.neal@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Nichol, Barbara June PhD The breath of the wok: Chinese restaurant business to 1950s b.nichol@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
O'Toole, Peter John PhD Newspaper coverage of the Vietnam war: A Comparative analysis across three continents p.o'toole@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Pace, Katherine Leah PhD Modernity as the meeting of class, race and gender: A logic of power, Melbourne, Australia, 1926-1939 k.pace@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Panayiotou, Mary MA Contested Places and the Mobilisation of Communities - Northcote and Sunshine m.panayiotou1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Patrick, Rachel Joanne MA Our Nation's Story: a comparative study of primary school history textbooks in two Australian states and New Zealand r.patrick@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Patterson, Susan Elizabeth Acte MA The Pastor, the Mayor and "The Grand Old Man of the s.patterson2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Pendleton, Mark Aaron PhD The ghost of Aum: Terrorism, memory and state power m.pendleton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Penman, Leigh Travis PhD Eschatological anxiety in 17th century Germany l.penman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Pickering, Michael Geoffrey MA Vampirism, popular belief and soteriological discourse in England, C.1660-1800 m.pickering2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Prince, Anne Helen PhD The bearers of dangerous memories: Intergenerational communication and subjectivities of five Victorian women a.prince1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Rabinovici, Dan MA The Jewish Question in Post Communist Romania d.rabinovici2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Rachko, Anastasia MA Public Reception of Literary Exiles in Russia a.rachko@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Reid, James Douglas MA The Irish in Castlemaine: A Study of the Irish Immigrant Experience in Gold Rush Castlemaine j.reid3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Reidy, Susan Joan MA Fairy Hills - Art and The Suburbs s.reidy2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Rhodes, Jane Elise MA Spectacular, Spectacular: A History of Coles Book Arcade j.rhodes1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Riseman, Noah Jed PhD In defense of Arnhem Land: The Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit in World War II n.riseman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Roberts, Janet Irene MA The Yachtsmen Scheme: Australian volunteers in the Royal Navy 1940-1942 j.roberts5@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Robson, Ross McKenzie PhD Reagan and Kennedy: Their view of liberty r.robson@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Rogers, Kate Elizabeth PhD For the empire: Fitter, smarter, stronger. Social Darwinism in Australian schools 1901 - 1950 k.rogers3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Rowe, Belyndy Irene MA The Life and Works of George Pat Hanna b.rowe1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Ruljancich, Sally Bridget PhD Beyond written data: an exploration of urban history and the importance of material culture s.ruljancich@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Russell, Peter PhD Yugoslavia and the West: Human Rights, 1989-1999 p.russell@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Rynderman, Jessica PhD An architecture of mnemonics: An examination of holocaust memorialisation in post-shoah migrant communities j.rynderman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Sanders, Eileen Rebecca PhD People and place: Churchill Island and the practice of public history e.sanders2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Schmulow, Andrew David PhD Banking industry regulation and deregulation in Indonesia under the Soeharto government a.schmulow@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Scott, Celia Rachael PhD Sanctity and gender in early Irish hagiography c.scott3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Sheehan, David James PhD 'Celtic' ethnicity in the Iron Age d.sheehan2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Sheehy, Megan Grace MA Beyond the Book: History and Heritage in the 21st Century m.sheehy2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Shiells, Georgia Renee PhD Space, history-telling and citizenship: indigenous and immigrant engagement with museums in Australia g.shiells@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Silverstein, Benjamin Daniel PhD Indirect rule in a settler colony b.silverstein@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Silverstein, Jordana Leah PhD But what about the women?: Remembering Jewish women in the Holocaust j.silverstein@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Slaveski, Filip PhD The Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany: Soviet occupation policies from 1945 to 1946 f.slaveski@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Slucki, David PhD Jewish political diversity in Poland - 1919-1945 d.slucki@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Smith, Charlotte Colding PhD Printed images of the Turk in Western Europe c.smith16@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Smith, Merete Colding PhD Never any work but all joy: Frederick and Penelope Morgan and their collection of children's books in the Baillieu Library, the University of Melbourne m.smith4@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Smithies, Kathryn Louise PhD To be advised k.smithies@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Sobey, Gareth Ian PhD The conservative 'Christian right' in Australia and the United States: A comparative study g.sobey@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Strugnell, Emma Alexandra Jane PhD Roman foreign policy in the East e.strugnell@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Sulman, Ronald Alan PhD Does history have a future? An inquiry into history as research r.sulman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Taffe, Michael John MA Growing 150 Years of History: The Ballarat Horticultural Society m.taffe@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Taylor, Elizabeth PhD Lady Alice Northcote - a colonial governor's wife e.taylor7@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Taylor, Erin Marie PhD Burmese-Australian migration: a transnational history e.taylor4@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Thompson, David John MA The establishment and development of Australian football in Melbourne d.thompson3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Thornton, Danielle Labhaoise PhD Factory girls: Class, gender activism and the making of a female working class? Australia and Britian compared, 1880-1929 d.thornton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Trevarthen, Cora May PhD Making Mabo: A political journey from the High Court to the Native Title Act c.trevarthen@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Vickers-Willis, Robyn Patricia PhD Australian culture and honouring r.vickers-willis@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Vitelli, Francesco Paolo PhD Robert Hoddle and the ornament of empire: Melbourne memory - cartography and architecture 1834-1934 f.vitelli@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Waghorne, Edward James PhD Defending democratic rights: the Australian Council for Civil Liberties, 1936-1965 e.waghorne@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Walsh, Melissa Jean PhD Rituals and resilience: spectator culture and Australian rules football, 1980-2005 m.walsh2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Webster, Amy Jane PhD The outsourcing of the Australian welfare state a.webster3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Wejak, Justin Laba PhD Catholicism and Communisim in Indonesia in the 1960s: An analysis of the position of the Catholic Church on the coup attempt of 1 October 1965 and the ensuing mass political violence during 1965-1966 j.wejak@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Wheeler, Jillian Lea PhD Who own's Linton's past? Multiple histories in a Victorian goldfields town j.wheeler@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Whitehouse, John Alexander PhD Historical imaginations: Writing and teaching history j.whitehouse@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Williams, Damien John PhD A history of the National Council of Priests in Australia d.williams@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Wilson, Jennifer Warner PhD Relationship between iconography on Procession frescoes, religious offerings and Linear B texts in the late Bronze Age Aegean culture j.wilson11@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Winfield, Jordan Carlyle PhD Buddhism and authority in Burma j.winfield@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Wotherspoon, Keir John Paul MA From Community to Communications: Media and the New Left 1962 – 1972 k.wotherspoon@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Wright, John Marriott PhD History of the Holden motorcar and its role in Australian cultural and social history j.wright2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Wright, Nadia Helen PhD A re-examination of the roles of Sir Stamford Raffles and Major William Farquhar in the founding of Singapore n.wright4@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Yesil, Sevim PhD Nationalism, gender and the construction of Kurdish girl children in Turkey s.yesil@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

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