Dr. Helen Gardner |
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| Position | Senior Lecturer | |
| helen.gardner@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Phone | +61 3 925 17027 | |
| Campus | Burwood | |
| Location | Burwood (Melbourne) Campus room D3.16 | |
| Role and profile |
Helen's research focuses on all aspects of the Pacific Islands. She has published on nineteenth century anthropology, Christian mission, the collection of artifacts, photography and colonial museums. Recently she has published on church and state in the decolonisation of Melanesia. Her interests include colonialism and post-colonialism in the Pacific. Since completing her PhD thesis in 2000 Helen has lectured and tutored in a range of subjects, both in Melbourne and New Zealand, before taking up an appointment at Deakin University in 2002 as a lecturer in World History and Pacific History. |
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| Teaching responsibilities |
Honours Coordinator School of Humanities and Social Sciences Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
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| Research interests | Helen's first book, 'Gathering for God: George Brown in Oceania' was published in 2006 by the University of Otago Press, and was shortlisted for the Ernest Scott History Prize in 2007. Helen is currently working on two major research projects. The first is a book on missionary/anthropology in Oceania with a particular focus on the early study of kinship in the region. The second is a collaborative study on the decolonisation of Melanesia and the role of the churches in the politics of the Pacific. | |
| Research link | View Deakin associated research data | |
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22nd April 2013