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
Search Professor Gary Osmond’s works on UQ eSpace
2013
Journal Article
Broadening readings of sport monuments: The Arthur Baynes memorial obelisk
Osmond, Gary and Parker, Claire (2013). Broadening readings of sport monuments: The Arthur Baynes memorial obelisk. International Journal of the History of Sport, 30 (12), 1374-1393. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2013.789868
2013
Other Outputs
AFL: the ugly game of enlightened racism
Klugman, Matthew and Osmond, Gary (2013, 04 17). AFL: the ugly game of enlightened racism The Age 22-22.
2013
Other Outputs
Black and proud: a stand against racism
Osmond, Gary and Klugman, Matthew (2013). Black and proud: a stand against racism. Melbourne, Australia: National Sports Museum.
2013
Journal Article
Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of practice, the production of knowledge and Australian sport history
Townsend, Stephen, Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2013). Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of practice, the production of knowledge and Australian sport history. International Journal of the History of Sport, 30 (5), 545-559. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2013.767239
2013
Book Chapter
Destabilizing the past through photographs: picturing Japanese sporting tours to Australia
Osmond, Gary (2013). Destabilizing the past through photographs: picturing Japanese sporting tours to Australia. Examining sport histories: power, paradigms, and reflexivity. (pp. 109-130) edited by Richard Pringle and Murray Phillips. Morgantown, WV, United States: Fitness Information Technology.
2013
Book
Black and proud: the story of an iconic AFL photo
Klugman, Matthew and Osmond, Gary (2013). Black and proud: the story of an iconic AFL photo. Sydney, NSW, Australia: NewSouth Publishing.
2013
Book Chapter
Wickham, Francis (1850 - 1926)
Osmond, Gary (2013). Wickham, Francis (1850 - 1926). Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978. edited by Clive Moore. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2013
Book Chapter
'Lively little visitors’ and ‘peaceful ambassadors’: reading Japanese sporting tours through the Australian press – 1926 to 1935
Osmond, Gary (2013). 'Lively little visitors’ and ‘peaceful ambassadors’: reading Japanese sporting tours through the Australian press – 1926 to 1935. Australia's Asian sporting context, 1920s – 30s. (pp. 109-130) edited by Sean Brawley and Nick Guoth. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2013
Conference Publication
Viewed from all sides: statues, sport and Eddie Gilbert
Osmond, Gary (2013). Viewed from all sides: statues, sport and Eddie Gilbert. Australian Society for Sports History 19th Annual Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 2-5 July 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
The Nimble Savage: Press constructions of Pacific Islander swimmers in early twentieth-century Australia
Osmond, Gary (2013). The Nimble Savage: Press constructions of Pacific Islander swimmers in early twentieth-century Australia. Australian Media Traditions Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 25 November 2013.
2013
Book Chapter
Wickham, Alick F. (1886 - 1967)
Osmond, Gary (2013). Wickham, Alick F. (1886 - 1967). Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978. edited by Clive Moore. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2013
Journal Article
Kwok Chun Hang, swimmer: researching Chinese Australian sport history through digitised newspapers
Osmond, Gary (伽瑞•奧斯蒙德) (2013). Kwok Chun Hang, swimmer: researching Chinese Australian sport history through digitised newspapers. Chinese Southern Diaspora Studies, 6, 64-74.
2013
Book Chapter
Wickham, Edward (c. 1890 - 1916)
Osmond, Gary (2013). Wickham, Edward (c. 1890 - 1916). Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978. edited by Clive Moore. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2012
Journal Article
Clipped histories: representing the Cavill family of swimmers in historical feature articles
Osmond, Gary (2012). Clipped histories: representing the Cavill family of swimmers in historical feature articles. Journal of Australian Studies, 36 (3), 363-376. doi: 10.1080/14443058.2012.699000
2012
Journal Article
‘Lively little visitors’ and ‘peaceful ambassadors’: reading Japanese sporting tours through the Australian press – 1926 to 1935
Osmond, Gary (2012). ‘Lively little visitors’ and ‘peaceful ambassadors’: reading Japanese sporting tours through the Australian press – 1926 to 1935. Sport in Society, 15 (4), 529-550. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2012.672236
2012
Journal Article
Swimming her own course: Agency in the professional swimming career of Alice Cavill
Osmond, Gary (2012). Swimming her own course: Agency in the professional swimming career of Alice Cavill. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (3), 385-402. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2012.659727
2012
Book Chapter
A racehorse in the museum: Phar Lap and the new museology
O'Neill, Mark and Osmond, Gary (2012). A racehorse in the museum: Phar Lap and the new museology. Representing the sporting past in museums and halls of fame. (pp. 29-48) edited by Murray G. Phillips. New York, NY, United States: Routledge.
2012
Conference Publication
Sport History on Wikipedia: An Australian Evaluation
Townsend, Stephen and Osmond, Gary (2012). Sport History on Wikipedia: An Australian Evaluation. North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) 40th Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA United States, 1-4 June 2012. University Park, PA United States: North American Society for Sport History.
2012
Book Chapter
Enveloping the past: sport stamps, visuality and museums
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2012). Enveloping the past: sport stamps, visuality and museums. The visual in sport. (pp. 52-69) edited by Mike Huggins and Mike O'Mahony. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2012
Conference Publication
The Histories of a Transformative Racial Image: Memory, Methodology and Form
Osmond, Gary and Klugman, Matthew (2012). The Histories of a Transformative Racial Image: Memory, Methodology and Form. The Worlds of Football II: Heritage, Communities and Cultures International Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 13-15 November 2012.
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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