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Prof

Sean Scalmer

Professor Of Australian History
Historical and Philosophical Studies
arts & humanities
history
social sciences
political science
business & economics
government & law
industrial relations & labor
literary reviews
literature
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Sean Scalmer

 
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Primary Interest
Political History
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Projects

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Graham Berry and the Making of Colonial Democracy

This project offers the first major biography of Graham Berry - Victoria's leading statesman of the nineteenth century. It uses Berry's life..

2013 - 2016
Completed
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REMAKING AUSTRALIAN POLITICS: ELECTIONEERING FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE 21ST

Critics have lamented the apparent decline of elections as meaningful opportunities for rational deliberation; journalists' election reports..

2009 - 2013
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THE CIRCULATION OF NONVIOLENCE: GANDHI AND THE HISTORY OF GLOBAL POLITICS

Global protest movements have become a feature of recent campaigns against war and corporate power. The diffusion of protest across national..

2007 - 2008
Completed
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Sketching the Politician: A History of Biographical Writings Since the 19th Century

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Internal Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

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Democratic Adventurer Graham Berry and the Making of Australian Politics

Sean Scalmer

Book  |  2020

Graham Berry (1822-1904) was colonial Australia's most gifted, creative and controversial politician. A riveting speaker, a newspa..

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Frontiers of Labor: Comparative Histories of the United States and Australia

Sean Scalmer

Journal article  |  2019  |  LABOUR HISTORY

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SarahAzaransky. This Worldwide Struggle: Religion and the International Roots of the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.

Sean Scalmer

Journal article  |  2019  |  Peace & Change

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TLO 6: Examine historical evidence, scholarship and changing representations of the past

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Book Chapter  |  2018

All rights reserved. Australian historians have long placed the examination of historical evidence, scholarship and changing repre..

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Transnational Radicalism and the Connected Lives of Tom Mann and Robert Samuel Ross

Sean Scalmer

Journal article  |  2018  |  Labour History

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Empire and Activism: Gandhi, Imperialism, and the Global Career of Satyagraha

Sean Scalmer

Book Chapter  |  2018

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Nonviolent activism and the media: Gandhi and beyond

Sean Scalmer

Book Chapter  |  2018

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The Transnational Activist: An Introduction

Stefan Berger, Sean Scalmer

Book Chapter  |  2018

The identity and association of the ‘transnational activist’ so far have not been the subject of detailed historical scholarship. ..

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On the Stump Campaign Oratory and Democracy in the United States, Britain, and Australia

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Book  |  2017

In his engaging book On the Stump, Sean Scalmer provides the first comprehensive, transnational history of the "stump speech."

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Public Opinion, Campaign Politics & Media Audiences New Australian Perspectives

Bridget Griffen-Foley, Sean Scalmer

Book  |  2017

From Indigenous voting rights and climate change to talkback radio and right-wing populism, this timely volume showcases new resea..

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Historical Studies
Government and Politics
Expanding Knowledge
Political Science
Understanding Past Societies
Human Resources and Industrial Relations
Communication and Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Curriculum and Pedagogy
International Relations

News

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How Graham Berry brought party democracy to colonial Australia – and then was forgotten

Sean Scalmer

WikipediaThe Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, exa..

July 28, 2020
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2018

NSW Premiers' Awards: General History Prize

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Credentials

Positions

Professor Of Australian History

Historical and Philosophical Studies

Education

PhD in Politics

University of Sydney

Honours Bachelor of Economics (Social Science)

University of Sydney

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