Henry, Dr. Adam Hughes
Biography
Since 2013 Visiting Fellow, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University College of Asia & the Pacific; Since 2014 Professional Research Associate, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra.
Sessional Unit Convenor 'Introduction to International Studies', Sessional Unit Convenor 'International History of the 20th Century' (Winter Semester), Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra.
Areas of Teaching
International Studies, 20th Century History and Historiography
Research Interests
Australian social and political history, Australian foreign policy history, international diplomatic history, Cold War, Propaganda, Genocide and related studies.
- BA Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy (History-Politics minor) at Charles Sturt University;
- Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education (History) at Macquarie University;
- Master of Arts (coursework) at Macquarie University;
- MA Hons (Thesis) at Macquarie University;
- PhD at Australian National University.
Books
- Independent Nation: The Evolution of Australian Foreign Policy 1901-1946 Australia, The British Empire and the origins of Australian-Indonesian Relations', Charles Darwin University Press 2010. (Peer reviewed)
- The Gatekeepers and Australian Foreign policy 1950-1966, Australian Scholarly Press. (Upcoming) http://www.scholarly.info/book/433/
Select Articles
- 'Polluting the Waters – A brief history of anti-communist propaganda during the Indonesian Massacres', Genocide Studies International, Volume 8, Number 2, Fall 2014 pp. 153–175 (Peer Reviewed).
- 'The Role of Propaganda during the Indonesian Massacres', ISAA Review Independent Scholars Association of Australia, Vol 13 No 1 2014, pp.85–105. (Peer reviewed).
- 'Reflections on Dr. John Wear Burton: The Forgotten Mandarin?' ISAA Review Independent Scholars Association of Australia, Volume 12 Number 1, 2013, pp. 67–84. (Peer reviewed).
- 'Beyond the Hot Debate: Social and Policy Implications of Climate Change in Australia', Volume X, Number 2, November 2011, Asia Pacific Perspectives, University of San Francisco Centre for the Pacific Rim, pp.103-116, electronic version available at http://usf.usfca.edu/pac_rim/new/research/perspectives/app_v10n2_EditorsNote.pdf (Peer reviewed).
- 'Engaging Jakarta: Excusing Violence', Arena Journal, Number 32, 2009, pp. 53–65. (Peer reviewed).
- 'Social Change and the British Aristocracy', ISAA Review, Independent Scholars Association of Australia, Winter 2008, pp.9–14.
- 'Inventing Britishness in the old world and new – Scotland and Australia', Politics and Culture, Issue 3, 2007, available at http://www.politicsandculture.org/issue/2007-issue-3/ (Peer reviewed).
- 'Keating: The Man who discovered Asia', ISAA Review, Independent Scholars Association of Australia (Vol.5, No. 2, 2006), pp. 21–35.
- Australian Nationalism and the Lost lessons of the Boer War', (Issue 34, June 2001), Journal of The Australian War Memorial, available from http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j34/ (Peer reviewed).
Grants
- 2010 Australian National University Publication Subsidy Grant.
- 2012 Australian National University Publication Subsidy Grant.
- 2014 Centre for Creative & Cultural Research (CCCR), University of Canberra.
Awards
- 2009-2011 ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences PhD Scholarship.
- 2010 ANU Vice Chancellor's Travelling Scholarship.
Research Links
https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/hughes-henry-an
http://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/cccr
Current Project
Mass Killings, Massacre and Atrocity – Representations and Reactions to Violence
The aim of this project is to broaden understanding of mass killings and atrocities, and the manner they are viewed through diplomacy, news media and history. The project seeks to contribute to interdisciplinary genocide studies and diplomatic history by utilizing a comparative method.