Dr Catherine Dewhirst

NameDr Catherine Dewhirst
Email Addresscatherine.dewhirst@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (History)
QualificationsDipCivFr Paris-Sorbonne, BA UNSW, GDipEd UNSW, MA UNSW, PhD QUT
DepartmentSchool of Humanities and Communication
AffiliationsCentre for Heritage and Culture
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5278-0075
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DipCivFr
Paris-Sorbonne
1987
BA
UNSW
1986
GDipEd
UNSW
1986
MA
UNSW
1989
PhD
QUT
2004

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Effects of the Scottish Highland Clearances on migrant dispersion in Australia in the 18th and 19th Century, and what this means for cultural diversity in contemporary societyPrincipal SupervisorMasters2023
The Governors¿ Wives ¿ Queensland ¿ 1859 to 1901Principal SupervisorDoctoral2023
Indigenous Roots, Greek Migrants: Commercialisation of Australia's MacadamiaPrincipal SupervisorMasters2022
A Historical Analysis of Life-Writings of Anglo-Allied Professional Nurses on the Western FrontPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2020
Agency and Activism: The Transnational Network of the Feminist Press in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, 1900-1939Principal SupervisorDoctoral2019

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
The Imperial woman's colonising mission: Making space in three colonial crisesAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021
Queen Anne's Upbringing, Education, and Their Impact On Her Rein and Influence Over The Church of EnglandAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2018
Terrorist choice and the mediaAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2017

Recovering an optimistic era: Chinese-Australian journalism from the 1920s to the 1940s©

Coatney, Caryn. 2021. "Recovering an optimistic era: Chinese-Australian journalism from the 1920s to the 1940s©." Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard (ed.) Voices of Challenge in Australia's Migrant and Minority Press. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 83-106

Neither in ink nor in stone: Memorials to Australian Great War Nurses

Kerby, Martin, Baguley, Margaret, Millward, Allison and Dewhirst, Catherine. 2021. "Neither in ink nor in stone: Memorials to Australian Great War Nurses." Australian Art Education. 42 (2), pp. 184-200.

Voices of Challenge in Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press

Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard. 2021. Voices of Challenge in Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan.

‘Virtually a victory': The Australian Woman’s Sphere and the mainstream press during Vida Goldstein’s 1903 Federal candidature

Walker, Natasha and Dewhirst, Catherine. 2021. "‘Virtually a victory': The Australian Woman’s Sphere and the mainstream press during Vida Goldstein’s 1903 Federal candidature." Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard (ed.) Voices of Challenge in Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 193-219

Australia’s migrant and minority community press and cultural heritage

Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard. 2021. "Australia’s migrant and minority community press and cultural heritage." Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard (ed.) Voices of Challenge in Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1-14

Ethnic and political entanglements of Australia’s Italian migrant press [La stampa degli italiani in Australia e gli intrecci etnici e politici]

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2021. "Ethnic and political entanglements of Australia’s Italian migrant press [La stampa degli italiani in Australia e gli intrecci etnici e politici]." Deschamps, Benedicte and Sergi, Pantaleone (ed.) Voci d'Italia fuori dall'Italia: giornalismo e stampa dell'emigrazione [Voices of Italy beyond Italy: emigration journalism and the press]. Cosenza, Italy. Luigi Pellegrini Editore. pp. 239-260

Australian Internment Life Stories: Recapturing Salvatore Ragonesi between the Public Record and Family Memories

Dewhirst, Catherine, Kennedy, Claire and Ragonesi, Sam. 2020. "Australian Internment Life Stories: Recapturing Salvatore Ragonesi between the Public Record and Family Memories." Australian Journal of Politics and History. 66 (2), pp. 232-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12676

Respectability and disloyalty: the competing obligations of L’Italiano’s editors

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2020. "Respectability and disloyalty: the competing obligations of L’Italiano’s editors." Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard (ed.) The transnational voices of Australia’s migrant and minority press. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 81-105

Australia’s minority community printed press history in global context: an introduction

Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard. 2020. "Australia’s minority community printed press history in global context: an introduction." Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard (ed.) The transnational voices of Australia’s migrant and minority press. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1-17

The transnational voices of Australia’s migrant and minority press

Dewhirst, Catherine and Scully, Richard. 2020. The transnational voices of Australia’s migrant and minority press. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan.

Look at things other than the rice paper umbrellas: Australian news images of Asia, 1979-2009©

Coatney, Caryn. 2019. "Look at things other than the rice paper umbrellas: Australian news images of Asia, 1979-2009©." Dewhirst, Catherine and Connors, Libby (ed.) 38th Australian Historical Association Conference: Local Communities, Global Networks (AHA 2019). Toowoomba, Australia 08 - 12 Jul 2019 Toowoomba, Australia.

Colonising Italians: Italian imperialism and agricultural ‘colonies’ in Australia, 1881–1914

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2016. "Colonising Italians: Italian imperialism and agricultural ‘colonies’ in Australia, 1881–1914." The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 44 (1), pp. 23-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2015.1071099

Italians

Girola, Stefano and Dewhirst, Catherine. 2015. "Italians." Brändle, Maximilian (ed.) We are Queenslanders: contemporary multicultural tapestry of peoples. Brisbane, Australia. Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. pp. 165-173

The internment diaries of Mario Sardi by Ilma Martinuzzi O’Brien

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2014. "The internment diaries of Mario Sardi by Ilma Martinuzzi O’Brien." Queensland Review. 21 (1), pp. 112-114. https://doi.org/10.1017/qre.2014.14

The ‘Southern question’ in Australia: the 1925 Royal Commission’s Racialisation of Southern Italians

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2014. "The ‘Southern question’ in Australia: the 1925 Royal Commission’s Racialisation of Southern Italians." Queensland History Journal. 22 (4), pp. 316-332.

Letters to the Editor: the 'awkward truths' in Australia's Italian migration history, 1900-1915

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2014. "Letters to the Editor: the 'awkward truths' in Australia's Italian migration history, 1900-1915." Callisen, Christian Thorsten (ed.) Reading and writing history from Bruni to Windschuttle: essays in honour of Gary Ianziti. United Kingdom. Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 161-177

The Anglo-Italian Treaty: Australia’s imperial obligations to Italian migrants, 1883-1940

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2014. "The Anglo-Italian Treaty: Australia’s imperial obligations to Italian migrants, 1883-1940." Cresciani, Gianfranco and Mascitelli, Bruno (ed.) Italy and Australia: an asymmetrical relationship. Ballarat, Australia. Connor Court Publishing. pp. 81-113

Lifting the veil: migrant murder, a 'madre italiana', and the politics of transnational colonisation

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2011. "Lifting the veil: migrant murder, a 'madre italiana', and the politics of transnational colonisation." Emigration Studies. 48 (184), pp. 653-674.

Families, Lovers, and their Letters: Italian Postwar Migration to Canada by Sonia Cancian

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2011. "Families, Lovers, and their Letters: Italian Postwar Migration to Canada by Sonia Cancian." Journal of Family History: studies in family, kinship and demography. 36 (3), pp. 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199011404136

Illustriousness in the farmhouse villa: reading virtue from a Flemish-Veronese merchant family's history

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2011. "Illustriousness in the farmhouse villa: reading virtue from a Flemish-Veronese merchant family's history." Parergon: Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. 28 (1), pp. 113-134. https://doi.org/10.1353/pgn.2011.0014

Historical turns in the historiography of Italians in Queensland

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2011. "Historical turns in the historiography of Italians in Queensland." Spunti e Ricerche. 24 (1), pp. 133-153.

150 years of Italians in Queensland: an introduction

Dewhirst, Catherine, Kennedy, Claire and Ricatti, Francesco. 2011. "150 years of Italians in Queensland: an introduction." Spunti e Ricerche. 24 (1), pp. 8-21.

Italians in north Queensland

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2010. "Italians in north Queensland." Queensland Historical Atlas. Dec 2010.

A sense of being Italian: the value of family history

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2009. "A sense of being Italian: the value of family history." Ozhistorybytes.

Collaborating on whiteness: representing Italians in early white Australia

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2008. "Collaborating on whiteness: representing Italians in early white Australia." Journal of Australian Studies. 32 (1), pp. 33-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/14443050801993800

Italian roots: family history, intergenerational experience, and identity

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2003. "Italian roots: family history, intergenerational experience, and identity." Bradley, R., Buys, E. L. and Lyddon, J. (ed.) Social Change in the 21st Century 2003 Conference. Brisbane, Australia 21 Nov 2003 Brisbane, Australia.

Giovanni Pullè: pioneer and founding father of Italian ethnicity

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2003. "Giovanni Pullè: pioneer and founding father of Italian ethnicity." Spunti e Ricerche. 17 (Supplement), pp. 26-49.

Inventing 'Italians': experiences and responses in Australia's colonial and federation societies

Dewhirst, Catherine. 2002. "Inventing 'Italians': experiences and responses in Australia's colonial and federation societies." Hanna, B. E., Woodley, E. J., Buys, E. L. and Summerville, J. A. (ed.) Social Change in the 21st Century Conference 2002. Brisbane, Australia 22 Nov 2002 Brisbane, Australia.

Tapestry by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli

Dewhirst, Catherine. 1999. "Tapestry by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli." Australian Journal of Social Issues. 34 (4), pp. 397-400.