Australian historian specialising in Australian republicanism and Aboriginal history
Mark McKenna FAHA (born 1959) is a professor of history at the University of Sydney , noted for his work on Aboriginal history , a biography of Manning Clark and the history of republicanism in Australia .[ 1]
Biography
Early life and education
McKenna was born in 1959 and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie.[ 2] After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney , he lived in Europe for a period and then taught in high schools in Sydney before completing his PhD at the University of New South Wales in 1996.[ 2]
Awards and recognition
McKenna was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2013.[ 3]
His book Return to Uluru about the shooting death of Yokununna by William (Bill) McKinnon was shortlisted for the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian history.[ 4]
Bibliography
Books
McKenna, Mark (1996). The Captive Republic: A History of Republicanism in Australia 1788–1996 . Melbourne: Cambridge University Press .
—— (2002). Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place . Sydney: UNSW Press . [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
—— (2002). Building a Closet of Prayer in the New World: The Story of the Australian Ballot . London: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.
——; Hudson, Wayne (2003). Australian Republicanism: A Reader . Carlton: Melbourne University Press .
—— (2004). This Country: A Reconciled Republic? . Sydney: UNSW Press .
—— (2011). An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark . Carlton: The Miegunyah Press .
—— (2016). From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories . Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press . [ 8] [ 9]
—— (2021). Return to Uluru (1st ed.). Black Inc. [ 10]
Essays
McKenna, Mark (March 2018). "Moment of Truth: History and Australia's Future". Quarterly Essay . 69 : 1–86.
References
^ "Professor Mark McKenna" . Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. People. Staff Directory . University of Sydney.
^ a b "Q&A with Mark McKenna" . Early Career Researchers . Australian Historical Association. 11 April 2018.
^ "Fellow Profile: Mark McKenna" . Australian Academy of the Humanities . Retrieved 30 July 2024 .
^ "Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced" . Books+Publishing . 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022 .
^ McKenna, Mark; Brissenden collection (2002), Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place , UNSW Press, ISBN 978-0-86840-644-2
^ McKenna, Mark (5 May 2021), A preference for forgetting: some reflections on publishing: Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place , ANU Press, retrieved 16 February 2024
^ Foster, R (2003), Mark McKenna, Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place , Curtin University of Technology, Australia Research Institute, ISSN 1833-0932
^ McKenna, Mark (1900), From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories , Melbourne University Press Digital, ISBN 978-0-522-86260-7
^ Nugent, Maria (25 February 2020), Review - From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories; Moment of Truth: History and Australia's Future , ANU Press , retrieved 16 February 2024
^ McKenna, Mark (2021), Return to Uluru , Black Inc, retrieved 16 February 2024
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