Ms Amanda Wells
Casual Research Assistant
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
- Email:amanda.wells10@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:0499112356
Career Summary
Biography
Amanda Wells is a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle, researching the environmental history of citrus growing in the Riverland region of South Australia between 1948 and 1970. Amanda is a 2022-2023 South Australian History Fund Grant Recipient, 2022 Jack Cross Fellow (FSAA), and 2022 Historical Society of South Australia Fellow. Amanda also serves as the HDR Representative for the Australian and Aotearoa NZ Environmental History Network, seeking to encourage and connect scholars of environmental history and environmental humanities to broaden and deepen the scope of our work.
Amanda is based in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, living and working on unceded Ngadjuri Country.
Qualifications
- Graduate Diploma in Humanities, University of New England
Keywords
- Agricultural History
- Australian History
- Citrus History
- Environmental History
- More-Than-Human History
- South Australian History
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 430307 | Environmental history | 100 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2021 - 4/12/2021 |
Moderator Moderator for the virtual Australian Historical Association's 2021 annual conference, hosted by the University of New South Wales. |
The University of New South Wales Australia |
Teaching appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4/2021 - | Sessional Academic | School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences | University of Newcastle Australia |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASS2000 |
BA Practice School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences | University of Newcastle |
Moderator | 20/2/2023 - 30/6/2023 |
| HASS2000 |
BA Practice School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences | University of Newcastle |
Co-Moderator | 1/7/2022 - 1/12/2022 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Media (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wells A, 'Review of Hore, Jarrod, Visions of Nature: How Landscape Photography Shaped Settler Colonialism.', (2023) | ||
| 2022 | Wells A, ''Place of Spirits': Persistence and Deep-Time Entanglements in Colonised Place', (2022) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 3 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $4,000 |
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20223 grants / $4,000
2022-2023 SAHF Grant$3,000
Funding body: History Trust of South Australia
| Funding body | History Trust of South Australia |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Amanda C. Wells |
| Scheme | South Australian History Fund |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2022 |
| Funding Finish | 2023 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
HSSA 2022 Grant$700
Funding body: Historical Society of South Australia (HSSA)
| Funding body | Historical Society of South Australia (HSSA) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Amanda C. Wells |
| Scheme | HSSA Grant Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2022 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
Jack Cross Fellowship$300
Funding body: Friends of the South Australian Archives (FSAA)
| Funding body | Friends of the South Australian Archives (FSAA) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Amanda C. Wells |
| Scheme | Jack Cross Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2022 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
Ms Amanda Wells
Positions
Casual Research Assistant
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures
Casual Academic
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures
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