Dr. Joanna Cruickshank |
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| Position | Lecturer | |
| joanna.cruickshank@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Phone | +61 3 522 72510 | |
| Campus | Geelong | |
| Location | Waurn Ponds, Room ic2.404 | |
| Role and profile | Joanna Cruickshank lectures in Australian and Pacific history. Her research focuses on the role of religion in British and Australian history, from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. She has published on the culture of early English evangelicalism, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women preachers and Aboriginal missions. | |
| Teaching responsibilities | AIH 205 (Sex and Gender in History); AIH 337 (Race, Science and Religion in Australasia); AIH 288 (Exploring Australia's Indigenous Pasts) | |
| Research interests |
History of religion in Britain and Australia Eighteenth-century Britain Gender and religion History of Christian missions |
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| Current research projects | Joanna is currently researching the history of Aboriginal missions in Australia, with a particular focus on the experiences of women. | |
| Awards |
Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2008. Wesleyan Theological Society (US). |
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| Memberships |
Editorial Board, Wesley and Methodist Studies American Academy of Religion American Society of Church History Religious History Society |
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| Research link | View Deakin associated research data | |