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ProfessorKirsten McKenzie

Chair of Australian History

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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  • Chair of Australian History
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Kirsten researches broadly within British imperial history, specifically by connecting British, South African and Australian history in the period 1780 – 1850. She employs the perspectives of cultural history to ask questions about the relationship between identity, social status and political liberties.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    FASS humanities, AI and education collaboration with University of Toronto
    Office of Global and Research Engagement1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Remaking the British world after 1815
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Roberts D,
    • Halliday P,
    • Lester A,
    • McKenzie K,
    • Doherty S
  • GRANT
    Personal Liberty, British Identity and Surveillance in the Antipodes, 1780s - 1830s
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • McKenzie K
  • GRANT
    Social status and political power at the Cape of Good Hope: the cross-colonial connections of William Edwards/Alexander Lockaye.
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • McKenzie K
  • GRANT
    University of Sydney - Near Miss Scheme
    University of Sydney (CHASS)1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • McKenzie K
  • GRANT
    John Dow, convict impostor, and the social hierarchies of colonial Australia
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2005
    People funded by this grant:
    • McKenzie K
  • GRANT
    Scandal in the press: changing gender relations in Sydney 1880-1930
    DVC Research1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • McKenzie K