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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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.
2012
Book Chapter
Norman, Peter (1942–2006)
Osmond, Gary (2012). Norman, Peter (1942–2006). Sports around the world: history, culture, and practice, volume 1: general topics, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania. (pp. V1-422-V1-423) edited by John Nauright and Charles Parrish. New York, NY, United States: Bloomsbury Publishing.
2012
Book Chapter
Norman, Peter (1942-2006)
Osmond, Gary (2012). Norman, Peter (1942-2006). Sports around the world: history, culture, and practice. (pp. 423-423) edited by John Nauright and Charles Parrish. Santa Barbara, CA, United States: ABC-CLIO.
2011
Journal Article
The surfing Tommy Tanna: Performing race at the Australian beach
Osmond, Gary (2011). The surfing Tommy Tanna: Performing race at the Australian beach. The Journal of Pacific History, 46 (2), 177-195. doi: 10.1080/00223344.2011.607263
2011
Journal Article
Reading Salute: Filmic representations of sports history
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2011). Reading Salute: Filmic representations of sports history. International Journal of the History of Sport, 28 (10), 1463-1477. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2011.577639
2011
Journal Article
Myth-making in Australian sport history: Re-evaluating Duke Kahanamoku’s contribution to surfing
Osmond, Gary (2011). Myth-making in Australian sport history: Re-evaluating Duke Kahanamoku’s contribution to surfing. Australian Historical Studies, 42 (2), 260-276. doi: 10.1080/1031461X.2010.529922
2011
Journal Article
Enveloping the past: Sport stamps, visuality and museums
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2011). Enveloping the past: Sport stamps, visuality and museums. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 28 (8-9), 1138-1155. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2011.567768
2011
Journal Article
The gay games: a history
Osmond, Gary (2011). The gay games: a history. Sporting Traditions, 28 (1), 116-118. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2011.628883
2011
Conference Publication
Search for Kwok Chun Hang – The Internet, digitised newspapers, and Australian Chinese sport history
Osmond, Gary (2011). Search for Kwok Chun Hang – The Internet, digitised newspapers, and Australian Chinese sport history. Dragon Tails 2nd Australasian Conference on overseas Chinese history & heritage, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11–14 November 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Developing a sport culture in local communities: an historical overview of community sport culture in Australia
Osmond, Gary (2011). Developing a sport culture in local communities: an historical overview of community sport culture in Australia. Malaysia–Australia Research Colloquium on Exercise, Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Penang, Malaysia, 19–21 September 2011.
2010
Journal Article
Shaping lives: Statues as biography
Osmond, Gary (2010). Shaping lives: Statues as biography. Sporting Traditions, 27 (2), 101-111.
2010
Journal Article
'Honolulu Maori': Racial dimensions of Duke Kahanamoku's tour of Australia and New Zealand, 1914-1915
Osmond, Gary (2010). 'Honolulu Maori': Racial dimensions of Duke Kahanamoku's tour of Australia and New Zealand, 1914-1915. New Zealand Journal of History, 44 (1), 22-34.
2010
Journal Article
Photographs, materiality and sport history: Peter Norman and the 1968 Mexico City Black Power Salute
Osmond, Gary (2010). Photographs, materiality and sport history: Peter Norman and the 1968 Mexico City Black Power Salute. Journal of Sport History, 37 (1), 119-137.
2010
Book Chapter
Sources
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray (2010). Sources. Routledge companion to sports history. (pp. 34-50) edited by S. W. Pope and John Nauright. Abingdon, Oxon, U.K. ; New York, U.S.A.: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203885413-10
2010
Conference Publication
Picturing Japanese sportsmen: Reading interwar Australian press images
Osmond, Gary (2010). Picturing Japanese sportsmen: Reading interwar Australian press images. North American Society for Sport History, Orlando, Florida USA, 28-31 May 2010. United States: North American Society for Sport History.
2009
Journal Article
That picture - Nicky Winmar and the history of an image
Klugman, Matthew and Osmond, Gary (2009). That picture - Nicky Winmar and the history of an image. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2009/2 (2), 78-89.
2009
Journal Article
Book Review: COAD, DAVID "The Metrosexual: Gender, Sexuality and Sport"
Osmond, Gary (2009). Book Review: COAD, DAVID "The Metrosexual: Gender, Sexuality and Sport". Journal of Sport History, 36 (2), 167-168.
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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