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Prof

Sara Wills

Deputy Dean, External Relations
Arts
arts & humanities
history
social sciences
16 peace, justice and strong institutions
literature
literary reviews
psychiatry
clinical research
violence research
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Sara Wills

 
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Arts
 
Primary Interest
Migration
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Projects

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The Hellenic Chair in Global Diasporas

2020 - 2025
Active
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Narrating trauma and displacement: historical and cultural experiences of Iran-born men in Australia

This project aims to understand the trauma facing Iranian men who have settled in Australia in the last 30 years, and to contribute to progr..

2011 - 2017
Completed
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"Hostels, Hosts and Hospitality: A Social and Cultural History of Migrant Temporary Accommodation in Australia Since the Second World War"

Because it promotes a deeper understanding of migrant experience, the social relations and outcomes that derive from that experience, on-arr..

2006 - 2015
Completed

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Project Types

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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William Morris

SJ WILLS

Book Chapter  |  2014

William Morris is arguably the person who produced the most compelling vision of a simpler life in the nineteenth century:a vision..

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History('s) Re-turns

Sara Wills

Journal article  |  2013  |  Cultural Studies Review

A review of Klaus Neumann's Refuge Australia: Australia's Humanitarian Record (UNSW Press, Sydney, 2004).

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Legacies of war and migration: Memories of war trauma, dislocation and second generation Greek-Australians

J Damousi

Book Chapter  |  2012

A common refrain among immigrants when asked about the motivation for migrating is that they wish to leave the life in the old cou..

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Negotiating migration, sentiment, and insecurity: Encounters with sadness and shame in Australia

S Wills

Book Chapter  |  2012

In 2005, Australians were witness to revelations about the treatment of two women caught up in the ‘border disorder’ around refuge..

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Lashings of sex in place of sociology? Not quite the MHJ in the 1990s

SJ Wills

Book Chapter  |  2012

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Dark Paradox

SJ Wills

Journal article  |  2012  |  History Australia

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Film and Radio Reviews

Sara Wills, Georgine Clarsen

Journal article  |  2012  |  History Australia

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Experiences of violence at work in community intellectual disability teams

Shona Daynes, Sarah Wills, Peter Baker

Journal article  |  2011  |  ADVANCES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Purpose – Much of the research related to experiences of violence at work in intellectual disability services has focused on paid ..

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Developing an Alternative to the Randomised Controlled Trial in Clinically Evaluating 'Yao'

S WILLS

Journal article  |  2010  |  Shanxi Zhongyi Xueyuan Xuebao

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Diasporic Dialogue Among the British in Australia

S WILLS

Book Chapter  |  2010

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Keyword Analysis

Understanding Past Societies
Cultural Studies
Historical Studies
Other Culture and Society
Cognitive and Computational Psychology
Communication
Community Services

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

1989

Dwight Prize

University of Melbourne
1989

Wyvern Medal

Queens College

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Deputy Dean, External Relations

Arts

Professor

Historical and Philosophical Studies

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts

University of Melbourne

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