History
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| The department of History, the oldest and largest History department in Australia, has internationally recognised scholars researching and publishing in the areas of Asian history, Australian history, Medieval, Early Modern and Modern European history and United States history. In 2007, staff from the department published 10 books, including 2 in Australian history and 1 in American history. In 2008, members of the department are involved in eighteen projects supported by Australian Research Council Grants in excess of six million dollars. For more information on research strengths and projects, and ARC projects, see this page. Postgraduate research students work on a wide range of topics. See the departmental webpage, for a list of current postgraduate research see this page. Research students have access to the Faculty's Postgraduate Research Centres, and to the outstanding research collection at the Fisher Library. The department holds regular colloquia, at which staff and visiting academics present up to the minute research findings and scholarly papers. In the last 5 years, 18 doctoral graduates have taken up lectureships or postdoctoral fellowships at leading national and international institutions. In 2003 Ruth Balint's thesis manuscript, 'Troubled Waters: Australian Maritime Expansion in the Timor Sea', was the first non-literary work to win the Australian Vogel Award. Margaret Poulos received the American Historical Association's Gutenberg-e prize in 2003. James Curran's book arising from his PhD research, The Power of Speech: Australian Prime Ministers Defining the National Image, was published by Melbourne University Press and shortlisted for the 2004 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Prize for a First Book of History. |
