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Email

sjfarley@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Lecturer, History
School of Historical and Philosophical Studies
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
The University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-6909-6077

DR Simon Farley

Lecturer, History
School of Historical and Philosophical Studies

9 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    ‘Do-it-yourself biological control’: the unauthorised introduction of blackberry rust to Australia
    DOI: 10.1080/14490854.2026.2651103
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Eat the Invaders by Matthew Bate (writer and director), Tony Armstrong (presenter), Closer Productions, 2025, ABC iview
    DOI: 10.1080/14443058.2025.2576291
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Enchantment by Birds: A History of Birdwatching in 22 Species
    DOI: 10.1080/1031461x.2025.2545959
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Emma Kowal, Haunting Biology: Science and Indigeneity in Australia Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2023. Pp. 248. ISBN 978-1-4780-2537-5. $27.95 (paperback).
    DOI: 10.1017/s0007087424000517
  • 2025

    Journal article

    John Büsst: Bohemian Artist and Saviour of Reef and Rainforest
    DOI: 10.1080/14443058.2025.2455344
  • 2025

    Journal article

    ‘Their beneficial effect upon a people’: settlers, songbirds and civilisation in nineteenth-century Victoria
    DOI: 10.1080/2201473X.2024.2445911
  • 2024

    Thesis / Dissertation

    'Alien Hordes': A cultural history of non-native birds in Australia
Simon Farley

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    ‘The Menace of Acclimatization’: the advent of ‘anekeitaxonomy’ in Australia
    DOI: 10.1071/hr24019
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Mateship with Brumbies: Horses, Defiance and Indigeneity in the Australian Alps
    DOI: 10.1080/14443058.2022.2142835

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