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Dr James Bennett

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Position Senior Lecturer
School of Humanities and Social Science
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office HO1.13 (Ourimbah) , Humanities Offices (ourimbah) Behavioural Sciences (callaghan)

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Melbourne, 1998
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
  • Master of Arts (Honours), University of Canterbury - New Zealand
  • Royal Society of Arts Certificate in TEFL, International House London

Research

Research keywords

  • Comparative/transnational settler society histories
  • Gender and sexuality
  • History through film
  • The Labour movement

Research expertise

  • Historical Studies

Languages

  • German

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
210300 Historical Studies 50
219999 History And Archaeology Not Elsewhere Classified 45
220299 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields Not Elsewhere Classified 5

Memberships

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

  • Conference Co-convenor - Australian Homosexual Histories Conference, 2002
  • Member of program committee - British World Conference IV program committee, 2005
  • Conference Co-convenor - Interdiscipinary Gender Studies, 2001
  • Member, Acting Secretary, AGM Nov. 2005 - New Zealand Historical Association Executive

Editorial Board.

  • Co-editor - Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies

Appointments

Lecturer in New Zealand and comparative history
The University of Auckland (New Zealand) 		01/08/2004 - 01/02/2007
Acting Secretary
NZ Historical Assocation Conference (New Zealand) 		01/11/2005 - 01/12/2005

Awards

Research Award.

2002 Faculty Enhancement Program award (FEP)
International Council for Canadian Studies (Canada)
External competitive grant

Invitations

Trans Tasman Labour History Conference
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand (Conference invited paper)
2007
Dr Graham Willett
Australia Centre, University of Melbourne, United Kingdom (Invited conference paper)
2007
Dr Graeme Ball
Auckland History Teachers' Association, New Zealand (Invited paper)
2005
Dr David Pomfret
Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (Invited seminar paper)
2007
Associate Prof Anna Green
University of Waikato, New Zealand (Invited to coordinate a course at another university)
2004
Associate Prof Malcolm Campbell
University of Auckland, New Zealand (Research Masters Assessor)
2007

Teaching

Teaching keywords

  • Australian history
  • Comparative and Transnational histories
  • History through film

Courses

Published Books

Related Links

Published Books

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