Overview
Background
Gary has a range of research interests in the historical and contemporary dimensions of sport. These include Indigenous Australian sport histories, Australian and Pacific aquatic sport, racial stereotyping, sport myth, social memory and sporting histories beyond the written word.
Gary gained his PhD in the field of sport history from the University of Queensland, following joint enrolment in the School of Human Movement Studies and the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics. Dr Osmond teaches in the socio-cultural dimensions of sport and physical activity.
Hs major grants include:
- Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery project (DP190100647: 2020-2023), titled Pride, Resilience and Identity: Reimagining Aboriginal Sport History [Murray Phillips (UQ), Gary Osmond, Barry Judd (Melbourne)].
- ARC Future Fellowship (FT160100212: 2017-21), titled Sport, Stories and Survival: Reframing Indigenous Sport History.
- Chief Investigator on a ARC Linkage digital history project (LP130101031: 2014-2019) titled Creating Histories of the Australian Paralympic Movement: A New Relationship between Researchers and the Community [Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond, Tony Naar (Australian Paralympic Committee)].
Availability
- Associate Professor Gary Osmond is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Digital history
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Sport history
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Indigenous Australia
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Race and sport
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Visual representations
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Material culture
Works
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2018
Journal Article
Remembering the rejection of Muhammad Ali: identity, civil rights and social memory
Townsend, Stephen, Phillips, Murray G. and Osmond, Gary (2018). Remembering the rejection of Muhammad Ali: identity, civil rights and social memory. Sport in History, 38 (3), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/17460263.2018.1474129
2018
Journal Article
Australian indigenous sport historiography: a review
Phillips, Murray G. and Osmond, Gary (2018). Australian indigenous sport historiography: a review. Kinesiology Review, 7 (2), 193-198. doi: 10.1123/kr.2018-0007
2018
Conference Publication
Decolonizing dialogues: sport, resistance and Australian Aboriginal settlements
Osmond, Gary (2018). Decolonizing dialogues: sport, resistance and Australian Aboriginal settlements. NASSH pre-conference workshop – “Indigenous Resurgence, Regeneration, and Decolonization through Sport History”, Winnipeg, Canada, 22-24 May 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Yarning about Sport: Indigenous Research Methodologies and Transformative Historical Narrative
Osmond, Gary (2018). Yarning about Sport: Indigenous Research Methodologies and Transformative Historical Narrative. Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) 10th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, United States, 17-19 May 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Doing Digital Sport History: Historical Geographical Information Systems and Aboriginal Sport
Osmond, Gary (2018). Doing Digital Sport History: Historical Geographical Information Systems and Aboriginal Sport. North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) 45th Annual Conference, The California State University at Fullerton, California, 26-29 May 2017. University Park, PA United States: North American Society for Sport History.
2018
Conference Publication
Playing the third quarter: sport, memory and silences in Aboriginal memoirs
Osmond, Gary (2018). Playing the third quarter: sport, memory and silences in Aboriginal memoirs. North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) 46th Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Canada, 25-28 May 2018.
2017
Journal Article
Reflections from an accidental sports historian: arriving, striving, and surviving
Osmond, Gary (2017). Reflections from an accidental sports historian: arriving, striving, and surviving. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 34 (5-6), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2017.1344644
2017
Journal Article
Indigenous sporting pasts: resuscitating Aboriginal swimming history
Osmond, Gary (2017). Indigenous sporting pasts: resuscitating Aboriginal swimming history. Australian Aboriginal Studies (2), 43-55.
2017
Journal Article
Tweet out? Twitter, archived data, and the social memory of out LGBT athletes
Osmond, Gary (2017). Tweet out? Twitter, archived data, and the social memory of out LGBT athletes. Journal of Sport History, 44 (2), 322-335. doi: 10.5406/jsporthistory.44.2.0322
2017
Book Chapter
The changing field of sports history in Australasia
Osmond, Gary (2017). The changing field of sports history in Australasia. The Oxford handbook of sports history. (pp. 377-392) edited by Robert Edelman and Wayne Wilson. New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199858910.013.28
2017
Conference Publication
“But he plays football”: Ian Roberts, sport, and the challenge of homosexuality to 1990s masculinity
Osmond, Gary (2017). “But he plays football”: Ian Roberts, sport, and the challenge of homosexuality to 1990s masculinity. North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) 44th Annual Conference, Atlanta GA, United States, 27-30 May 2016. University Park, PA United States: North American Society for Sport History.
2017
Conference Publication
Forgotten Pictures: Race, Photographs, and Cathy Freeman at the Thornbury Koori Mural
Osmond, Gary (2017). Forgotten Pictures: Race, Photographs, and Cathy Freeman at the Thornbury Koori Mural. Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) 21st Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3-6 July 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Object lesson: approaching nineteenth-century swimming through the Von Hammer probate inventory
Osmond, Gary (2016). Object lesson: approaching nineteenth-century swimming through the Von Hammer probate inventory. Journal of Australian Studies, 40 (3), 337-352. doi: 10.1080/14443058.2016.1199584
2016
Journal Article
Standing Tall: Memorialising Australian Sport through Statues
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2016). Standing Tall: Memorialising Australian Sport through Statues. Sporting Traditions, 33 (1), 1-8.
2016
Journal Article
The Duke Paoa Kahanamoku statue at Freshwater: motivations, memory, and identity
Osmond, Gary (2016). The Duke Paoa Kahanamoku statue at Freshwater: motivations, memory, and identity. Sporting Traditions, 33 (1), 67-91.
2016
Conference Publication
Digitally Reading ‘Snippets and Shadows’: Locating male homosexuality in the Australian sporting press
Osmond, Gary (2016). Digitally Reading ‘Snippets and Shadows’: Locating male homosexuality in the Australian sporting press. North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) 43rd Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, 22-25 May 2015. University Park, PA United States: North American Society for Sport History.
2016
Conference Publication
Tweet Out? Twitter, archived data and the social memory of out LGBT athletes
Osmond, Gary (2016). Tweet Out? Twitter, archived data and the social memory of out LGBT athletes. Doing Sport History in the Digital Present, Atlanta, Georgia, 25-26 May 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
The historical intersections of homosexuality, masculinity and sport: revisiting Ian Roberts
Osmond, Gary (2016). The historical intersections of homosexuality, masculinity and sport: revisiting Ian Roberts. Australian Historical Association Annual Conference, Ballarat, Victoria, 4-8 July 2016.
2015
Journal Article
The Nimble Savage: Press Constructions of Pacific Islander Swimmers in Early Twentieth-century Australia
Osmond, Gary (2015). The Nimble Savage: Press Constructions of Pacific Islander Swimmers in Early Twentieth-century Australia. Media International Australia, Incorporating Culture & Policy, 157 (157), 133-143. doi: 10.1177/1329878x1515700116
2015
Journal Article
Review of David Davis, ‘Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku’.
Osmond, Gary (2015). Review of David Davis, ‘Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku’.. Sporting Traditions, 32 (2), 123-125.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Gary Osmond is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
More than a Game: Australian Women's Hockey, 1896 to 2000 - Feminism, Practical Feminism, and Communitas
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Murray Phillips, Dr Marion Stell
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Playing the White Man's Game: Football, Aboriginal Identity, and Community
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Murray Phillips
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Becoming Ali: Digital History, Newspaper Discourse, and America's Most Famous Boxer, 1960-1975
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Murray Phillips
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
The Phar Lap Story: Representations of the Sporting Past
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David Carter, Professor Murray Phillips
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2017
Master Philosophy
Remembering Women's Football: Material Culture, Museums and Online Representations
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Murray Phillips
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2016
Master Philosophy
Brooches, Blues and Bloomers: How Material Culture creates, sustains and enriches sport and physical education at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Murray Phillips
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Gary Osmond directly for media enquiries about:
- Indigenous Australians and sport
- racism in sport
- surfing history
- swiming history
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