Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Associate Professor Haskins holds an ARC Future Fellowship (2009-2014), to undertake research into the history of state intervention in Indigenous women's labour and employment in Australia and the United States, between 1880 and 1945. Her key research interests are in gender and cross-cultural relationships in history, and she has published widely in the area of Australian histories of Indigenous and non-Indigenous relationships. Her work focuses on cross-cultural relationships in the period of modern colonialism and post-colonialism, and utilizes comparative and transnational approaches to history, drawing upon a range of traditional and unorthodox sources and methods.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Sydney, 12/03/1999
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Sydney, 01/03/1991
Research
Research keywords
- Aboriginal history
- Australian history
- Colonialism
- Cross-cultural history
- Dance history
- Gender history
- Indigenous history (US, Asia)
- Women's history
Research expertise
As a cultural and social historian, my main field of research interest is the history of cross-cultural relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, incorporating class and gender analyses into my examination of race and colonialism. Methodologically, I am interested in personal narratives, visual and material culture, and the interactions between popular culture and everyday experience, as well as traditional archival research. I focus particularly on Australian histories and the engagement of white Australian women with Aboriginal people and issues. I am highly committed to collaborative research with Indigenous historians, as I believe that shared histories require shared perspectives and research initiatives. I have held a number of research grants including a current ARC and have published widely in my field.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 210300 | Historical Studies | 100 |
Memberships
Committee/Associations (relevant to research).
- Member - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Editorial Board.
- Member - Australian Feminist Studies
Appointments
| Visiting Fellow Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University (Australia) | 01/09/2009 - 01/11/2009 |
| Fellowship Australian Research Council (Australia) | 01/01/2010 |
| Visiting Scholar Harvard University, History Department (United States) | 01/06/2005 - 01/09/2005 |
Awards
Publication Award.
| 2006 | Unions NSW & ASSLH Best Article in Labour History 2005/06 Unions NSW & the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (Australia) Research article prize |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Mary Bennett Prize for Best Article on Women's History Australian Network for Research in Women's History (Australia) Research article prize |
Recognition.
| 2011 | ARC IntReader Australian Research Council (Australia) International Reader |
|---|---|
| 1990 | University Medal University of Sydney (Australia) University Medal, University of Sydney |
Research Award.
| 2010 | ARC Discovery Australian Research Council (Australia) Houseboys: A transcolonial history of domestic service in the Asia-Pacific (with Julia Martinez, Claire Lowrie, and Frances Steel) |
|---|---|
| 2009 | ARC Future Fellowship Australian Research Council (Australia) In Her Place: state intervention and Indigenous domestic service in Australia and the United States, 1880-1945 |
| 2006 | Council of State Libraries Fellowship Mitchell Library (Australia) Dancing in the Dust: white women and Aboriginal cultural appropriation |
| 2006 | ARC Discovery Australian Research Council (Australia) Domestic Subversions: maternalism and cross-cultural histories |
Invitations
| Shared Histories, Shared Futures? Representing Interracial Histories in the Museum Museums Australia, Australia (Keynote Address) | 2002 |
| Book Launch, Rethinking Colonial Histories: New and Alternative Approaches RMIT/History Dept, University of Melbourne, Australia (Book Launch address) | 2006 |
| Invited Opening Plenary Chair, Historicizing Whiteness Conference University of Melbourne, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2006 |
| No Place for a Lady? Reflections on the curious absence of women from the History Wars The Centre for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University, Australia (Keynote Address) | 2003 |
Collaboration
A member of the Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing and an associate member of the Umulliko Indigenous Research Institute, Assoc. Prof. Haskins has held Visiting Fellowships with Harvard University and Monash University. She is committed to the principle of collaborative engagement and research with Indigenous communities, colleagues and advisory bodies, and is currently working on a collaborative research project on Indigenous employers with Professor Lynette Russell at Monash University. She is also part of a collaborative ARC research project (2011-2013) with colleagues from the University of Wollongong, on transcolonial cultures of domestic service.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Aboriginal history
- Australian history
- Museum studies
- Women's history
Teaching expertise
I teach Australian social, cultural and political history, with a particular focus on cross-cultural histories (between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people) and women's histories. With background professional experience as a history curator, I have also taught and supervised students in museum studies.
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $862,271 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (1 grants)
NSW Centenary of Anzac Commemoration History Fellowship$20,000
Funding Body: Trade and Investment NSW
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| NSW Centenary of Anzac Commemoration (2014-2018) History Fellowship | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2013 | 2015 |
| GNo:G1300889 | ||
2011 (3 grants)
Houseboys: A transcolonial history of domestic service in the Asia-Pacific$46,929
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr Julia Martinez, Associate Professor Victoria Haskins, Dr Claire Lowrie | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $46,929 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1001073 | ||
Emerging Research Leaders Program 2011$15,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Emerging Research Leaders Program | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1101094 | ||
2011 Bershire Conference on the History of Women, University of Massachusetts, Amhert, 9 - 11 June 2011$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100655 | ||
2010 (1 grants)
21st International Congress of Historical Sciences , Amsterdam, 22 - 28 August 2010$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000098 | ||
2009 (2 grants)
In Her Place: state intervention and Indigenous domestic service in Australia and United States, 1880-1945$649,102
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Future Fellowships | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $649,102 | 2009 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0189703 | ||
Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association Annual Conference 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 6-8 August 2009.$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190447 | ||
2008 (2 grants)
2007 Research Development Fellowship$6,079
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Development Fellowship | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,079 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188229 | ||
19th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, University of Minnesota, West Bank Campus, Twin Cities, 12/6/2008 - 15/6/2008$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188228 | ||
2007 (2 grants)
Out on the domestic frontier: An historical study of American Indian domestic service under the US federal outing system$9,489
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,489 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0186677 | ||
ICAS5 (International Convention of Asia Scholars, Fitth Convention), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2/8/2007 - 5/8/2007$1,397
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,397 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187768 | ||
2006 (3 grants)
Domestic subversions:maternalism and cross-cultural histories$100,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $100,000 | 2006 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0186586 | ||
Dancing in the Dust: transgressions of gender and race in the ballet Corroboree 1954$2,725
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,725 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186870 | ||
50th Anniversary Conference of the Oriental Society of Australia, The Womens Collee, The University of Sydney, 4/12/2006 - 7/12/2006$750
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Victoria Haskins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $750 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0187050 | ||
2005 (1 grants)
Research travel USA American Indian domestic service$3,600
Funding Body: Flinders University
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Study Leave Support | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,600 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:18066830 | ||
2002 (1 grants)
Marriages of Inconvenience: Relationships between Aboriginal Men and White Women$1,000
Funding Body: Flinders University
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:21586825 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 3 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.45 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2018 | PhD (History) | Co-Supervisor | The life and work of Reverend James Robert Beattie Love (1889 - 1947) - transforming, and being transformed by cross-cultural and cross-language relationships |
| 2009 | 2018 | PhD (Politics) | Co-Supervisor | Interactive remembrance, national identity and the representation of women at the Australian War Memorial |
| 2009 | 2018 | PhD (History) | Principal Supervisor | Gendering Medicine, Gendering War: Australia's Women Doctors and Two World Wars |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PhD (History) | Principal Supervisor | Pioneer Women and Social Memory: Shifting Energies, Changing Tensions |
| 2007 | PHD History Flinders University | Sole Supervisor | The Moravian Missionaries in Australia |
| 2006 | PHD History Flinders University | Principal Supervisor | Annie Heloise Abel |
| 2006 | PHD Archaeology Flinders University | Co-Supervisor | Farm Archaeology Ruins |
| 2004 | Masters Archaeology Flinders University | Co-Supervisor | Representing women's histories in museums |
Associate Professor Victoria Haskins
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5221 |
|---|---|
| Victoria.Haskins@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Future Fellow History School of Humanities and Social Science Faculty of Education and Arts |
| Focus Area | History |
| Office | GP116, General Purposes Building, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/victoria-haskins |
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