The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies History

Current Graduate Research Students


Name

Course

Thesis title

Email

Angelatos, Sue Veronica PhD Piety and propaganda at the venerable English College, Rome s.angelatos@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Argirides, Andrea PhD Seascapes and Maritime Cultural Landscapes of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Cyprus a.argirides@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Arnott, Georgina Claire PhD Judith Wright and the Search for a Possible National Culture g.arnott@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Ballinger, Robyn Leigh PhD Created in our own image: landscapes of the northern plains of Victoria 1836-1930 r.ballinger@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Barrett, Maria Alice PhD Male circumcision in the 20th Century: A comparison of popular opinions in Australia and America m.barrett@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Batt, John Stephen MA James Bonwick, biographer and historian j.batt@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Beecham, Rodney Gerald PhD Literature or History? The 'Myth' of the First World War r.beecham2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Berclouw, Marja Esther MA First Rain on the Ovampo; Sir Francis Galton's Journey to Africa and its Aftermath: The beginnings of Biometrics and other Adventures m.berclouw@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Blake, Heath Ashley PhD History erased: Mark Antony, memory, misconception and myth h.blake@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
Brasier, Angeline Mary PhD Prison or paradise: An investigation into conditions in the Bermudian convict establishment a.brasier@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Butler, Kelly Jean PhD Voices of authority k.butler1@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
Champion, Matthew Simeon MA Reforming Confession m.champion1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Chantha-phavong, Samaya Lea Sukha PhD Apocalyptic millenarian discourse in contemporary world cinema: An analysis of cinematic representations of apocalyptic and millenarian theory and its dissemination throughout popular cinema s.chanthaphavong@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Christie, Iain David PhD Counter factuals: A valid tool in military history i.christie@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Claudio, Lisandro Elias MA Militarism and Techno-Colonialism:Discourses of American Colonial Power in Philippine History l.claudio@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 experiencee of living history museums j.clyne@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Collingwood, Peter PhD Space without place? The re-networking of commercial radio in Australia p.collingwood@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Connell, Liam Michael PhD Ten Thousand Lying Stories: Witchcraft and Folk Magic in Seventeenth-Century New England l.connell@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Crennan, Michael Joseph PhD English Tacitus: Receptions and Reactions m.crennan@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Crisci, Roberta PhD Mapping Degas: a geographic approach to the life and works of Edgar Degas (1834-1917) r.crisci@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
de Frutos, John PhD Decline of the country? A survey of quality of life in non-metropolitan Victoria j.defrutos@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
Downes, Elizabeth Marion MA American sealing and whaling in the southern ocean: 19th century cultures & economics e.downes@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Dunn, Emily Clare PhD Heterdoxy in contemporary Chinese Protestantism: The case of Eastern Lightning e.dunn1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Ebel, John PhD Biography of Isaac Deutscher j.ebel@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Evans, Suzanne Jillian MA History, Memory and Emotion s.evans1@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
Fitzgerald, Emily Jane PhD The relationship between Australia and the USA during the development of Australian Federation e.fitzgerald2@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
Gentry, Kynan Harley PhD Associations make identities: Pakeha preservation of Maori historic places in New Zealand, 1890-1955 k.gentry@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
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
Hearman, Vannessa Corine PhD The Old and the New: the Left in Indonesia v.hearman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hemingway, Michael Ian PhD Aboriginal community-control: Colonialism, white politics and indigenous autonomy m.hemingway@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hibben, Jennifer Anne PhD Biography of Shirley Andrews j.hibben@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Hills, Stephen Charles Robert PhD A comparative history of the development of nuclear energy in Britain and France s.hills@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Holman, Brett Anthony PhD The impact of airpower on the British people, 1908-1939 b.holman@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
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
Juliff, Laura Jayne MA The Manichaean in Early Byzantine Canon Law l.juliff@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Kleinhenz, Elizabeth Mary PhD Kathleen Fitzpatrick: A biographical study e.kleinhenz@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Klugman, Matthew PhD Loves, hates, tragedies and ecstasy: the seasonal lives of Australian football followers m.klugman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Kobayashi, Ai PhD William MacBall 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
Krongold, Jeanette Carole PhD Breaking the Rules? Judicial Discourse on Asylum Seekers from Mandatory to Indefinite Detention (1989 - 2009) j.krongold@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
Lindsey, Kiera Jane Elliot PhD Colonial contexts - motion, money, reinvention and gender k.lindsey@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Liston, Ruth Alexandra PhD History of Probationa 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
Maccallum, Alexandra Susan PhD A study of Australian children of men who returned from World War II a.maccallum@
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
Martin, Leo Mathwin PhD Interpreting historical landscapes: a study of Castlemaine l.martin3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Martin, Sarah Ellen PhD David McCaughey The Australian Years 1953-2005: A Biography s.martin12@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McCarthy, Rosslyn Mary PhD A life of Lorna Osborn r.mccarthy@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McIntyre, Iain Boyd MA AIDEX '91 i.mcintyre@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Merritt, Helen Louise PhD The Yorkshire plot (1676-1686): Servants, catholic plots and houshold disorder h.merritt@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
Mountford, Benjamin Wilson PhD Rethinking urban underworlds b.mountford@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Munro, Marita Rae PhD A struggle for identity and direction: Victorian Baptists, 1960-2000 m.munro2@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Musgrove, Nell Jane PhD Child welfare in Victoria, 1851 - 1945 n.musgrove@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Naughtin, Patrick James PhD Championing Irish causes in colonial Victoria: A study of the leadership of the Irish nationalist movement, 1880-1990 p.naughtin@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Nichol, Barbara June PhD The breath of the wok: Chinese restaurant business to 1950s b.nichol@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Noble, Ainslie Blair PhD Memory, identity and violence: Comparing contemporary Catalonia and the Basque country in France and Spain ainslie.noble@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Norrie, Jasmine Ruth PhD Perceptions and Meanings of Prostitution in Late Medieval England j.norrie@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
Osborne, Christopher James MA World War II Intelligence: The Pacific Theatre c.osborne@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Oshake, Mohammed Faisal Ahmed PhD The political elite of the islamic movement in Sudan: A sociological study of the Muslim brotherhood and its impact on the Sudanese political system 1989 - 2004 m.oshake@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
Patrick, Rachel Joanne MA As in the school, so in the nation: The teaching of history in New Zealand primary schools 1900-1940 r.patrick@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Pendleton, Mark Aaron PhD The ghost of Aum: Terrorism, memory and state power m.pendleton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Pickering, Michael Geoffrey PhD The Birth of the Vampire in Eighteenth Century Europe 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
Reidy, Susan Joan MA Fairy Hills - Art and The Suburbs s.reidy2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Riley, Philippa Ann PhD Contested space: confronting the past in Taipei's urban landscape p.riley@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Ritchie, Jessica Frances PhD The Position of Women in Military and Organised Forces in the Late-Twentieth and Early-Twenty-First Century j.ritchie@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Robson, Ross McKenzie PhD Ronald Reagan's Notion 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
Ropers, Heinz-Erik PhD Diametric Opposites: an analysis of the Japanese Left-versus-Right Discourse of Comfort Women and Forced Labour h.ropers@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 When only The shoes Are left: A Study of Material and Memorial Culture in Holocaust Museology 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
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: The Implications of Web 2.0 for Public History m.sheehy2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Shiells, Georgia Renee PhD A different shade of white? Continental European immigrants in white Australia, 1901-1939 g.shiells@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
Silverstein, Benjamin Daniel PhD Indirect rule in a settler colony b.silverstein@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Slaveski, Filip PhD The Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany: Soviet occupation policies, 1945-1947 f.slaveski@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Slucki, David PhD The Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany: Soviet occupation policies, 1945-1947 d.slucki@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
Smith, Charlotte Colding PhD Printed images of the Turk in Western Europe c.smith16@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Smithies, Kathryn Louise PhD TBA 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
Soeterboek, Christopher Parry PhD A history of the Goulburn Valley as a man made rural environment c.soeterboek@
pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Strugnell, Emma 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
Thompson, David John MA The establishment and development of Australian football in Melbourne d.thompson3@
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
Vitelli, Francesco Paolo PhD Robert Hoddle and the ornament of empire: Melbourne memory - cartography and architecture 1834-1934 f.vitelli@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
Weeda, Peter James MA Setting the Basis for the Study of Medieval Irish Christian Vita Contemplativa p.weeda@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
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, 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

 

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