Finally my book on Australian soldiers’ experiences of education and entertainment is about to arrive!!
Boredom is the Enemy: the Intellectual and Imaginative Lives of Australian Soldiers in the Great War and Beyond
It is being published by Ashgate and will available as both an eBook and in hard copy from January.
Information about my book is available here. It is cheaper to purchase it directly from the publisher than elsewhere. SHARP members can also get a discount on all Ashgate titles.
Welcome to my blog …
This will be a blog about my research and writing, and more generally History, books and culture.
I’d like for this blog not just to be an exercise in shameless self-promotion, but also an opportunity to share my love for History and books.
I have been a historian and academic for some ten years (longer, if you count my time as a PhD student). I have taught at several universities – everything from World History to Latin American history, but mostly teaching US history. I’ve also worked at the Australian National Dictionary Centre as a researcher and editor studying historical aspects of Australian English.
I’ve published in both Australian and US history. My research interests include: the history of print culture and reading; the social and cultural history of war; the history of entertainment, entertainers and film; literary biography. I’ve recently completed a manuscript on Australian soldiers’ intellectual and imaginative lives in wartime which focuses on their experiences of education and entertainment. The projects I’m working on at the moment include a biography of Australian writer Henrietta Drake-Brockman, a study of an American Cold War publishing program and a history of entertainers at war.
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