- Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania
Nick completed his PhD at the University of Tasmania in 2013. His research explores traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal culture, and the conflict between Aborigines and settlers on the Tasmanian frontier between 1803-1842. He has written two books on this subject: The Black War: Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania (UQP, 2014) and, with Henry Reynolds, Tongerlongeter: First Nations Leader and Tasmanian War Hero (NewSouth, 2021).
Experience
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2014–presentAdjunct Researcher, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania
Education
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2013University of Tasmania, PhD
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2007University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
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2006University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Arts
Publications
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2021Tongerlongeter: First Nations Leader and Tasmanian War Hero, NewSouth
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2016‘I am frightened out of my life’: Black War, white fear, Settler Colonial Studies
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2014The Black War: Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania, UQP
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2014Reconciliation in Tasmania: War, memory and empathy, Right Now
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2013“Army of Sufferers”: The Experience of Tasmania’s Black Line, Journal of Australian Studies
Research Areas
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander History (210301)
- Australian History (Excl. Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander History) (210303)
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- Location: Launceston, Australia
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