Dr Emma Hamilton
Senior Lecturer
Learning and Teaching
- Email:emma.l.hamilton@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:02 4921 7133
Career Summary
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer of History and Humanities in the Pathways and Academic Learning Support (PALS) Centre. I am an historian specialising in modern American and Australian histories, with a particular expertise in cultural histories and history on film. I am especially interested in matters of culture and representation as they relate to historical methodologies, and histories of gender, sexuality, age, and race across time and place. This expertise is reflected in my first scholarly monograph, Masculinities in the American Western Film, which reflects on the nature of historical representations - and their connection to gender - in the American Western film genre. I have published widely in this field and I have also contributed to the scholarship of teaching and learning, with a particular focus on transition pedagogies, online education and widening participation.
A passionate enabling lecturer, I have facilitated a range of courses within PALS, with a particular focus on the suite of Australian History and Academic Literacies courses. I enjoy sharing in the educational journey of my students and working to find better ways to communicate historical ideas in the classroom.
It has also been my pleasure to serve PALS in a variety of roles since my appointment. The enabling programs provided by the University of Newcastle are the largest of their kind in Australia and have been successfully preparing students for entry into undergraduate pathways for 50 years. PALS also provides short, fee-free and discipline specific preparatory courses for all undergraduate students at UON, which is one of the ways we work to ensure that opportunities for perpetual learning and academic support are embedded throughout the student journey. I currently serve the Centre as the Convenor of the Online Open Foundation Program and an Academic Champion (SOTL). I have previously served as the Deputy Director of PALS, the Program Convenor of Diploma Programs, a Deputy Program Convenor (Callaghan), and as a Student Academic Advisor. These roles have allowed me to work closely with, and provide support to, both students and colleagues in these important programs.
Prior to my appointment in PALS I enjoyed working as a researcher on a range of projects broadly related to history and/or cultural studies, including ARC and AusStage funded projects at the University of Newcastle, Macquarie University and Flinders University. I have also taught widely, coordinating large enrolment American and Australian survey courses, and specialised courses related to African American experiences, women's history, sociology, classical studies, academic literacies for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and research methodologies. I have taught using a variety of delivery modes including intensive, compressed, blended and entirely online courses across enabling and undergraduate programs.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Cultural Studies
- Enabling Education
- Film and History
- Gender Studies
- US and Australian History
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 430302 | Australian history | 60 |
| 430321 | North American history | 40 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle Learning and Teaching Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Academic Division Award for Collaboration Excellence University of Newcastle Australia |
| 2019 |
University of Newcastle Leadership Excellence Award (Finalist) The University of Newcastle |
| 2018 |
Academic Division Award for Early Career Research and Innovation Excellence The University of Newcastle, Australia |
| 2018 |
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Research and Innovation Excellence (Division) The University of Newcastle |
| 2011 |
Conference travel costs award University of Newcastle - School of Humanities and Social Science |
| 2010 |
Conference travel costs award University of Newcastle - School of Humanities and Social Science |
| 2008 |
University Medal University of Newcastle, Australia |
| 2008 |
Faculty of Education and Arts Medal The University of Newcastle, Australia |
| 2008 |
Sarah Wheeler Award for History University of Newcastle - School of Humanities and Social Science |
| 2008 |
Geoffrey Alan Cranfield Memorial Prize The University of Newcastle, Australia |
| 2007 |
Sarah Wheeler Award for History University of Newcastle - School of Humanities and Social Science |
Distinction
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Postgraduate Representative Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association |
Member
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
European Journal of American Studies Advisory Board Member European Journal of American Studies |
Prize
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2008 |
University of Newcastle Establishment Group Prize The University of Newcastle |
Scholarship
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
PhD Completion Scholarship The University of Newcastle |
| 2009 |
Australian Postgraduate Award The University of Newcastle |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3600 |
Women's History School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Course Co-ordinator, Lecturer and Tutor | 30/6/2014 - 30/12/2014 |
| EPHUMA303 |
Australian History (Intensive) English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle |
Course Co-ordinator, Lecturer and Tutor | 30/6/2013 - 30/12/2013 |
| EPHUMA131 |
Australian History English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle This course introduces students to the study
of nineteenth and twentieth century Australian history at the tertiary
level. Topics covered include race and gender relations, convict
society, the growth of self-government, war and society and postwar
developments. Emphasis is placed on academic skills, such as note
taking, research, analysis and essay writing, which are widely
applicable to the tertiary study of history and to humanities courses in
general. |
Course Coordinator | 14/1/2016 - 14/6/2016 |
| HIST1002 |
USA from Civil War to Superpower School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Course Co-ordinator, Lecturer and Tutor | 1/1/2015 - 30/6/2015 |
| EPHUMA304 |
Classical Studies English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle |
Course Co-ordinator, Lecturer and Tutor | 30/6/2015 - 30/12/2015 |
| HIST3151 |
The African American Experience School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Course Co-ordinator, Lecturer and Tutor | 30/6/2014 - 30/12/2014 |
| EPHUMA231 |
Australian History English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle This course introduces students to the study
of nineteenth and twentieth century Australian history at the tertiary
level. Topics covered include race and gender relations, convict
society, the growth of self-government, war and society and postwar
developments. Emphasis is placed on academic skills, such as note
taking, research, analysis and essay writing, which are widely
applicable to the tertiary study of history and to humanities courses in
general. |
Course Coordinator | 15/6/2016 - 14/12/2016 |
| EPHUMA154 |
Social Enquiry English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle |
Course Co-ordinator, Lecturer and Tutor | 1/1/2014 - 30/6/2014 |
| EPHUMA303 |
Australian History (Intensive) English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle |
Course Co-ordinator, Lecturer and Tutor | 30/6/2012 - 30/12/2012 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Unbridling the Western Film Auteur: Contemporary, Transnational and Intertextual Explorations, Peter Lang, Oxford, 235 (2018)
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| 2016 | Hamilton EL, Masculinities in American Western Films: A Hyper-Linear History, Peter Lang, Oxford, 280 (2016) [A1] | Nova |
Chapter (9 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hamilton E, '"They like all pictures which remind them of their own": The 'Entangled' Development of Australian Westerns', Transnationalism and Imperialism: Endurance of the Global Western Film, Indiana University Press, Indiana 264-278 (2022) [B1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2020 |
Irwin E, Hamilton E, 'Uncomfortable Spaces: Philosophy, Pedagogy and Practice in Online Enabling Education', Transitioning Students in Higher Education: Philosophy, Pedagogy and Practice, Routledge, New York 101-110 (2020) [B1]
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| 2020 |
Rolls A, Sitbon C, Hamilton E, 'L'Automne a Pekin, ou la transmedialite mise en scene', Boris Vian, l'adaptateur adapte, Hermann, Paris, France 91-110 (2020) [B1]
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| 2018 |
Hamilton EL, ''Probably a White Fella': Rolf de Heer, The Tracker and the Limits of Auteurism', Unbridling the Western Film Auteur: Contemporary, Transnational and Intertextual Explorations, Peter Lang, Oxford 65-84 (2018) [B1]
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| 2018 |
Hamilton EL, Rolls A, Sitbon C, 'Auteur is French for Author, too: Translating Other Afterthoughts Inspired by King Vidor's Duel in the Sun into French Literature', Unbridling the Western Film Auteur: Contemporary, Transnational and Intertextual Explorations, Peter Lang, Oxford 165-182 (2018) [B1]
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| 2018 |
Hamilton EL, Rolls A, 'Introduction. Editors on Auteurs: Thoughts on Auteurism from the Frontier', Unbridling the Western Film Auteur: Contemporary, Transnational and Intertextual Explorations, Peter Lang, Oxford 1-24 (2018) [B1]
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| 2015 |
Hamilton EL, '"Australia. What Fresh Hell is This?": Conceptualizing the Australian Western in The Proposition', The Post-2000 Western: Contexts, Transnationality, Hybridity, Palgrave Macmillan, New York 131-146 (2015) [B1]
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| 2015 | Hamilton EL, Saxby TR, ' Draggin the Chain": Linking Civil Rights and African-American Representation in The Defiant Ones and The Heat of the Night', Poitier Revisited: Reconsidering the Black Icon in the Obama Age, Bloomsbury, New York 73-96 (2015) [B1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2011 | Hamilton EL, 'Smiley', Making Film and Television Histories: Australia and New Zealand, I. B. Tauris, London 153-157 (2011) [B2] | Nova | ||||||
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Journal article (7 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Hamilton E, Chojenta P, ' War is Like This : Jirga, History and Genre Tropes', Journal of War and Culture Studies, 17 228-246 (2024) [C1]
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| 2023 |
Hamilton E, Rolls A, 'Vanilla and/or Vanilla Twist: Political Representation and Equilibrium in Assault on Precinct 13', Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture, 8 211-230 (2023) [C1]
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| 2023 |
Rolls A, Hamilton E, 'Vanilla Twist Again: Passing, Loitering, and Intertextual Equilibrium in John Carpenter s Assault on Precinct 13', Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture, 8 231-250 (2023) [C1]
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| 2022 |
Baker S, Irwin E, Hamilton E, Birman H, 'What do we know about enabling education as an alternative pathway into Australian higher education, and what more do we need to know? A meta-scoping study', Research Papers in Education, 37 321-343 (2022) [C1] In the context of the equity/widening participation policy landscape in Australia, scholarly exploration of alternative pathways into higher education is becoming increasingly imp... [more] In the context of the equity/widening participation policy landscape in Australia, scholarly exploration of alternative pathways into higher education is becoming increasingly important to inform innovative pedagogies, answer complex questions, and improve outcomes and experiences for students. This article focuses on one alternative pathway, ¿enabling¿ education, which has a 45-year history in Australia but has, for a variety of reasons, remained on the periphery of mainstream discourses about higher education. In this article, we offer a meta-scoping study of a selection of 88 journal articles and research reports focusing on Australian Enabling education. Through an analysis of who is writing, what is written and how it is written, we attempt to unite enabling education scholars in a conversation about our field and suggest ways forward to better connect with broader conversations about higher education in Australia and move enabling programs, practitioners and the students they serve into the centre stage of Australia¿s equity in higher education agenda.
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| 2017 |
Hamilton EL, 'Such Is Western: An Overview of the Australian Western via Ned Kelly Films', Studia Filmoznawcze, 38 31-43 (2017) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Hamilton E, 'Cinematic homecomings: exile and return in transnational cinema', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 35 677-678 (2015) [C3]
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| 2011 | Hamilton EL, Saxby TR, ''Draggin the chain': Linking civil rights and African American representation in The Defiant Ones and In the Heat of the Night', Black Camera, 3 75-95 (2011) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
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Review (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Rolls A, Hamilton E, Johnson M, 'Paris and the Marginalized Author: Treachery, Alienation, Queerness, and Exile. [book review]. (2020)
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| 2017 | Hamilton EL, 'Stefanie Mueller, Christa Bushendorf and Katja Sarkowsky, Violence and Open Spaces: The Subversion of Boundaries and the Transformation of the Western genre. American Studies: A Monograph Series, vol. 277. Heidelberg, Universatatsverlag, 2017, 203 pages. (2017) | ||||
| 2015 |
Hamilton EL, 'Book Review: Rebecca Prime, Cinematic Homecomings: Exile and Return in Transnational Cinema (2015)
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Conference (7 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Hamilton E, Rolls A, ''Saved from the blessings of civilisation': Making Political Communities in Stagecoach and Assault on Precinct 13 ', University of Sydney (2023)
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| 2023 | Hamilton E, Irwin E, Gigliotti A, Pemberton C, 'Beyond Measure: The Problem of Quantifying Student Engagement in Higher Education', University of Sydney (2023) | ||||
| 2017 | Hamilton EL, 'All Trussed Up? Australian Cowboys and Genre Entanglements', All Trussed Up? Australian Cowboys and Genre Entanglements, Newcastle, Australia (2017) | ||||
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Media (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2019 |
Hamilton E, Relf B, Crawford N, O'Rourke J, Field C, 'Improving the Beaten Track', (2019)
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Other (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hamilton E, 'Ask an Americanist: Dr Emma Hamilton', : ANZASA Online (2018) | ||
| 2011 | Hamilton EL, 'Introduction: Stories of Adolescence', Making Film and Television History: Australia and New Zealand ( pp.149-152). London: I.B Taurus (2011) |
Report (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Relf B, Crawford N, O'Rourke J, Hamilton E, Field C, Harper-Penman L, et al., 'Improving the 'Beaten Track': Investigating Alternative Pathways to Increase Higher Education Participation for Mature-aged, Low Socio-economic Status Students in Regional and Remote Australia', Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program National Priority Pool, 27 (2018)
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| 2018 |
Bennett AK, Motta S, Hamilton E, Burgess C, Relf B, Gray K, et al., 'Enabling Pedagogies: A participatory conceptual mapping of practices at
the University of Newcastle, Australia', Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (2018)
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| 2018 |
Bennett A, Motta SC, Hamilton E, Burgess C, Relf B, Gray K, Leroy-Dyer S, 'Conceptualising Enabling Pedagogies at the University of Newcastle', Centre for Excellence in Education in Higher Education, 250 (2018)
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $234,185 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20231 grants / $5,000
Discourses of student engagement in Australian Higher Education: A systematic audit$5,000
Funding body: Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre Small Grants Scheme
| Funding body | Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre Small Grants Scheme |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emma Hamilton, Evonne Irwin, Amanda Gigliotti |
| Scheme | Small Grants Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2023 |
| Funding Finish | 2023 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20191 grants / $5,000
Reinserting Staff Voices into Discourses of Retention and Attrition in Online Education$5,000
Funding body: The University of Newcastle, Australia
| Funding body | The University of Newcastle, Australia |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emma Hamilton, Evonne Irwin, David Thompson |
| Scheme | tEN Research Investment Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20171 grants / $2,000
Reinserting Student Voices into Discourses of Retention and Attrition in Online Enabling Education$2,000
Funding body: English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Evonne Irwin (co-lead), Scott Sciffer, Valerie Djenidi |
| Scheme | New Research Concept Programme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20162 grants / $222,185
Improving the ‘beaten track’: investigating alternative pathways to increase higher education participation for mature-aged low socio-economic status students in regional and remote Australia$202,235
Funding body: Department of Education and Training
| Funding body | Department of Education and Training |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Bronwyn Relf, Ms HELEN Cameron, Doctor Emma Hamilton, Dr John O'Rourke, Dr Nicole Crawford |
| Scheme | Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme (HEPPP) |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1601088 |
| Type Of Funding | C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose |
| Category | 2110 |
| UON | Y |
Enabling Pedagogies and Transitions$19,950
Funding body: Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education
| Funding body | Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Bennett, A., Motta, S., Hamilton, E., Leroy-Dyer, S., Gray, K., Burgess, C., Relf, B., Albright, J. |
| Scheme | Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Dr Emma Hamilton
Position
Senior Lecturer
Learning and Teaching
Academic Division
Contact Details
| emma.l.hamilton@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 02 4921 7133 |
| Fax | 02 4921 6933 |
Office
| Room | GP125 |
|---|---|
| Building | GP Building |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |