Research interests
- Use of Orientalism in depcition of Eastern cultures in Fantasy worlds
- Game of Thrones
- Transition of power in Libya
- Armed intervention in the Middle East
- Peacekeeping and use of force
- Media depiction of the Middle East and violence
- Deployment of e-learning and collaborative online tools in Political Science studies
Affiliations
Australian Institute of International Affairs
Open & Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA)
Australia Middle East Research Forum (AMERF)
Teaching interests
* AIE 153 - Introduction to the Middle East (T1)
* AIE 154 - The Modern Middle East (T2)
* AIE 255 - Issues in Middle East Politics (T1)
* AIE 364 - The Arab - Israeli Conflict (T2)
* AIE365 Middle East Study Tour (T3)
Knowledge areas
Middle East Politics
Orientalism in Fantasy worlds, (including Game of Thrones)
Libya
Syria
Media depiction of the Middle East
Collaborative online learning
Awards
*2014: Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
* 2011: Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence.
* 2011: Faculty of Arts & Ed. Pro Vice Chancellor's Award For
Excellence in Teaching.
* Vice Chancellors Award for Academic Excellence (Postgraduate
coursework), Macquarie University 2007.
Publications
Taking a pass on assessment grades for a career focused tour of the Middle East
Mat Hardy, Sally Totman Marshall
(2021), Vol. 33, pp. 148-167, Frontiers: the interdisciplinary journal of study abroad, Carlisle, Pa., C1
Teaching about terrorism through simulations
Matthew Hardy, Sally Totman Marshall
(2020), pp. 234-256, Teaching, learning, and leading with computer simulations, Hershey, Pa., B1
'I said no camels!': Indiana Jones and the Catalogue of Orientalism
Matthew Hardy
(2020), pp. 64-75, Excavating Indiana Jones : essays on the films and franchise, Jefferson, N.C., B1
Mapping Future Career Paths through a Middle East Study Tour
Matthew Hardy, Sally Totman Marshall
(2020), pp. 123-138, Classroom on the road : designing, teaching, and theorizing out-of-the-box faculty-led student travel, Lanham, Md., B1
The East is least: the stereotypical imagining of Essos in Game of Thrones
M Hardy
(2019), Vol. 49, pp. 26-45, Canadian review of American studies, Toronto, Ont., C1-1
Godless savages and lockstep legions: Examining military Orientalism in Game of Thrones
Mat Hardy
(2019), Vol. 4, pp. 192-212, Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture, University Park, Pa., C1
M Hardy
(2018), pp. 16-27, Vying for the iron throne: essays on power, gender, death and performance in HBO's Game of thrones, Jefferson, N.C., B1
The shields that guard the realms of men: heraldry in game of thrones
M Hardy
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 1-15, Genealogy, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
M Hardy
(2017), pp. 97-110, Game of Thrones versus history : written in blood, Chichester, Eng., B1
Teaching an old game new tricks : long-term feedback on a re-designed online role play
M Hardy, S Totman
(2017), Vol. 48, pp. 1260-1272, British journal of educational technology, Chichester, Eng., C1
The long game: Five years of simulating the Middle East
M Hardy, S Totman
(2017), Vol. 33, pp. 38-52, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, C1
Modelling online innovation among IR and politics lecturers
M Hardy
(2017), Vol. 13, pp. 464-482, Journal of political science education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
The presidential persona paradox of Barack Obama : man of peace or war president?
S Totman Marshall, M Hardy
(2016), Vol. 2, pp. 80-89, Persona studies, Burwood, Vic., C1
Game of Tropes: the Orientalist tradition in the Works of G.R.R. Martin
M Hardy
(2015), Vol. 08, pp. 409-420, International journal of arts & sciences, Cumberland, RI., C1
When good dictators go bad: examining the 'transformation' of Colonel Gaddafi
S Totman, M Hardy
(2015), Vol. 10, pp. 1-6, International journal of interdisciplinary global studies, Champaign, Il., C1
The charismatic persona of Colonel Qaddafi
S Totman, M Hardy
(2014), Vol. 17, pp. 1-1, M/C journal : a journal of media and culture, Brisbane, Qld., C1
Using an online simulation to address equity issues for off-campus students
M Hardy, S Totman
(2013), pp. 139-153, Outlooks and opportunities in blended and distance learning, Hershey, Pennsylvania, B1
From dictatorship to democracy : simulating the politics of the middle east
M Hardy, S Totman
(2012), pp. 189-206, Simulation, games and role play in university education, Faringdon, England, B1
Should we teach an old game new tricks?
M Hardy, S Totman
(2011), pp. 562-570, ascilite 2011 : Changing demands, changing directions : Proceedings of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference, Hobart, Tas., E1
In the green zone : 40 years with Colonel Qaddafi
S Totman, M Hardy
(2009), pp. 1-19, APSA 2009 : proceedings of the APSA annual conference 2009, Sydney, N.S.W., E1
The rise and decline of Libya as a rogue state
S Totman, M Hardy
(2008), pp. 1-25, OCIS 2008 : Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Brisbane, Qld., E1
UN-consistent : a comparison of Australia's military interventions in Somalia and Rwanda
M Hardy
(2007), Vol. 18, pp. 467-491, Small wars and insurgencies, London, England, C1-1
M Hardy
(2007), Vol. 79, pp. 17-22, AQ : Australian quarterly, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
Wiki goes to war : collaborative journalism and crisis in the Middle East
M Hardy
(2006), Proceedings from The Journalist and Islam : Competing agendas, political correctness and the war on terror conference 2006, Sydney, New South Wales, E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
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