Australian cultural and social history

Summary

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Julia Horne is University Historian at the University of Sydney. She has published widely on Australian cultural and social history including the history of landscape, travel and tourism, and the history of higher education.

Supervisor

Professor Julia Horne.

Research location

History, School of Humanities (SOH)

Synopsis

Research interests:

• Australian social, political and cultural history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
• History of higher education
• American philanthropy in Australia between the wars
• Australian-American relations
• History and heritage
• History of women’s education and professions
• History of travel and tourism
• Student movements

Additional information

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3153