My book Milton Keynes in British Culture, which came out last year with Routledge, has just been published in paperback. This is great news as it means the book will be much more accessibly priced and able to reach a wider audience. Routledge also have regular sales so it is worth keeping an eye out … More Now in paperback: Milton Keynes in British Culture
Some reviews of my book Milton Keynes in British Culture have been published in recent months, and I’m very grateful for the ways in which the reviewers and editors have engaged with the work in such thoughtful and considerate ways. The first review, by James Greenhalgh, appeared in History Australia in February, and it was … More Reviews of Milton Keynes in British Culture
Finishing up the summer conference season, I’ll be presenting two papers at this year’s Australian Urban History and Planning History Group conference, which will be held in February at the University of Tasmania campus in Launceston. My first paper is co-authored with Professor Hannah Lewi and is entitled “Canberra on Film, 1913-1964.” This paper explores … More Conference season part 3: UHPH 2020
At last month’s wonderful Historical Materialism Melbourne conference held at Trades Hall, it was fantastic to be asked by 3CR’s Earth Matters programme to record my conference paper to be aired as part of their show. The recording was aired last week, and is now available to listen to as a podcast here: In excess … More In Excess: 3CR Earth Matters Podcast
This week continues a busy conference season, as I’ll be presenting at two conferences (in two states!) With the support of the School of Culture and Communication Sessional Researcher Support Grant, I will be back in Canberra on 5 December to present at the ANU Humanities Research Centre conference titled “What We Talk About When … More Conference season, part 2: ANU Humanities Centre and Historical Materialism Melbourne
It was a great honour to sign the Culture for Labour open letter, alongside over 500 other writers, artists, architects and academics, in support of the Labour Party Manifesto for the 2019 British General Election. The final paragraph sums up my thoughts on this exciting and important political document: We are excited at the prospect … More Culture for Labour: for the many, not the few
This semester has been quite a whirlwind, but it was great to commence the end of year conference season with a visit to Canberra for the 2019 Romantic Studies Association of Australasia Conference at UNSW’s Canberra campus, from 20-23 November. The programme was diverse but cohesive, and it was wonderful to have the opportunity to … More Conference season, part 1: Romantic Studies Association of Australasia
It’s hard to believe that it is now two years since my PhD passed examination! I placed the text of my PhD under embargo for two years from 13 November 2017, while I developed the monograph of my first book, Milton Keynes in British Culture: Imagining England, published in February of this year. The embargo … More PhD thesis now open access
In November 2019 I commenced work on a policy briefing report with Prof. Ralph Horne and Dr. Elizabeth J. Taylor, exploring some of the historical factors which would need to be considered in developing any future decentralisation policy for the state of Victoria. This report, prepared for the bipartisan policy forum Balance Victoria, has just … More Balancing Victoria: Prospects for Decentralisation
I’m pleased to be presenting on my book and current works in progress at the first Deakin Cultural Heritage seminar of the semester on 31 July 2019. The seminar title is “Ideal landscapes, planning and heritage in postwar British culture”, and the abstract as follows: While Britain’s postwar planned landscapes, including modernist urban redevelopments and … More Deakin Cultural Heritage seminar, 31 July 2019
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