Associate Professor Gary Osmond
Associate Professor

Gary Osmond

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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

Historical studies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Digital history

  • Sport history

  • Indigenous Australia

  • Race and sport

  • Visual representations

  • Material culture

Search Professor Gary Osmond’s works on UQ eSpace

168 works between 2003 and 2024
All (168) Journal Article (80) Book Chapter (26) Conference Publication (42) Book (2) Other Outputs (18)

141 - 160 of 168 works

2009

Conference Publication

Shaping lives, statues as biography: The case of Duke Kahanamoku

Osmond, Gary (2009). Shaping lives, statues as biography: The case of Duke Kahanamoku. Sporting Traditions XVII. The Cultural Paradigm: Reinvigorating Sport History?, Wellington, New Zealand, 30 June - 3 July, 2009. New Zealand: Routledge.

Shaping lives, statues as biography: The case of Duke Kahanamoku

2009

Conference Publication

Enveloping the Past: Sport Stamps, Visuality and Museums

Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2009). Enveloping the Past: Sport Stamps, Visuality and Museums. The Visual Turn in Sports History Conference, Bristol, England, 13-14 June 2009.

Enveloping the Past: Sport Stamps, Visuality and Museums

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.

That picture - Nicky Winmar and the history of an image

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.

Book Review: COAD, DAVID "The Metrosexual: Gender, Sexuality and Sport"

2008

Journal Article

'Modest monuments'?: Postage stamps, Duke Kahanamoku and hierarchies of social memory

Osmond, Gary (2008). 'Modest monuments'?: Postage stamps, Duke Kahanamoku and hierarchies of social memory. The Journal of Pacific History, 43 (3), 313-329. doi: 10.1080/00223340802281585

'Modest monuments'?: Postage stamps, Duke Kahanamoku and hierarchies of social memory

2008

Journal Article

Mixing race: The Kong Sing brothers and Australian sport

Osmond, G. and McDermott, M-L. (2008). Mixing race: The Kong Sing brothers and Australian sport. Australian Historical Studies, 39 (3), 338-355. doi: 10.1080/10314610802263323

Mixing race: The Kong Sing brothers and Australian sport

2008

Journal Article

Reflecting materiality: Reading sport history through the lens

Osmond, Gary (2008). Reflecting materiality: Reading sport history through the lens. Rethinking History, 12 (3), 339-360. doi: 10.1080/13642520802193205

Reflecting materiality: Reading sport history through the lens

2008

Conference Publication

That picture: Nicky Winmar and the history of an image

Klugman, M. and Osmond, G. (2008). That picture: Nicky Winmar and the history of an image. Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding, Sydney, Australia, 30 November - 2 December 2008.

That picture: Nicky Winmar and the history of an image

2008

Conference Publication

Photographs, materiality and sport history: Peter Norman and the 1968 Mexico City black protest salute

Osmond, Gary (2008). Photographs, materiality and sport history: Peter Norman and the 1968 Mexico City black protest salute. NASSH 2008: Thirty-Sixth Annual North American Society for Sport History Conference, Lake Placid, NY, U.S.A., 23-26 May 2008. Lemont, PA, U.S.A.: North American Society for Sport History (NASSH).

Photographs, materiality and sport history: Peter Norman and the 1968 Mexico City black protest salute

2008

Conference Publication

Hawaiian in Maoriland: Racial dimensions of Duke Kahanamoku's New Zealand tour in 1915

Osmond, G. (2008). Hawaiian in Maoriland: Racial dimensions of Duke Kahanamoku's New Zealand tour in 1915. Locating History, Melbourne, 7-10 July, 2008. Melbourne: The University of Melbourne.

Hawaiian in Maoriland: Racial dimensions of Duke Kahanamoku's New Zealand tour in 1915

2007

Conference Publication

"Modest monuments"?: Postage stamps and hierarchies of social memory

Osmond, G. (2007). "Modest monuments"?: Postage stamps and hierarchies of social memory. 2007 North American Society for Sport History Conference, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America, 25-28 May 2007. Athens, GA, United States of America: Sadiki Publishing.

"Modest monuments"?: Postage stamps and hierarchies of social memory

2007

Journal Article

Broadening horizons in sport history: Films, photographs, and monuments

Phillips, M. G., O'Neill, M. E. and Osmond, G. (2007). Broadening horizons in sport history: Films, photographs, and monuments. Journal of Sport History, 34 (2), 401-421.

Broadening horizons in sport history: Films, photographs, and monuments

2007

Journal Article

Review of The Bondi Lifesaver: A History of an Australian Icon by Sean Bradley (Book Review)

Osmond, G. (2007). Review of The Bondi Lifesaver: A History of an Australian Icon by Sean Bradley (Book Review). Journal of Sport History, 34 (2), 302-303.

Review of The Bondi Lifesaver: A History of an Australian Icon by Sean Bradley (Book Review)

2007

Book Chapter

Duke Kahanamoku

Osmond, Gary (2007). Duke Kahanamoku. The Oxford encyclopedia of maritime history. (pp. 291-292) edited by John B. Hattendorf. New York, United States: Oxford University Press.

Duke Kahanamoku

2007

Other Outputs

Seymour Vivian (Sam) Herford

Phillips, Murray and Osmond, Gary (2007). Seymour Vivian (Sam) Herford.

Seymour Vivian (Sam) Herford

2006

Other Outputs

Nimble savages : myth, race, social memory and Australian aquatic sport

Osmond, Frederick Gary (2006). Nimble savages : myth, race, social memory and Australian aquatic sport. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/328892

Nimble savages : myth, race, social memory and Australian aquatic sport

2006

Other Outputs

Nimble savages : myth, race, social memory and Australian aquatic sport

Osmond, Frederick Gary. (2006). Nimble savages : myth, race, social memory and Australian aquatic sport. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland.

Nimble savages : myth, race, social memory and Australian aquatic sport

2006

Journal Article

Race and sport: the struggle for equality on and off the field. Charles K. Ross (Ed.)(book review)

Osmond, Gary (2006). Race and sport: the struggle for equality on and off the field. Charles K. Ross (Ed.)(book review). Sport Education and Society, 11 (4), 432-435. doi: 10.1080/13573320600944641

Race and sport: the struggle for equality on and off the field. Charles K. Ross (Ed.)(book review)

2006

Journal Article

'Putting up your Dukes': Statues, social memory and Duke Paoa Kahanamoku

Osmond, Gary, Phillips, Murray G. and O'Neill, Mark (2006). 'Putting up your Dukes': Statues, social memory and Duke Paoa Kahanamoku. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 23 (1), 82-103. doi: 10.1080/09523360500386484

'Putting up your Dukes': Statues, social memory and Duke Paoa Kahanamoku

2006

Journal Article

'Look at that kid crawling': Race, myth and the 'crawl' stroke

Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2006). 'Look at that kid crawling': Race, myth and the 'crawl' stroke. Australian Historical Studies, 37 (127), 43-62. doi: 10.1080/10314610608601203

'Look at that kid crawling': Race, myth and the 'crawl' stroke

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    Torres Strait Islander History: Sport, Culture and Identity
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Yarrabah Community, Identity and Pride: A History of Yarrabah Sport
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Pride, Resilience and Identity: Reimagining Aboriginal Sport History
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    Sport, Stories and Survival: Reframing Indigenous Sport History
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    APC Paralympic movement knowledge management
    Australian Paralympic Committee
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Creating Histories of the Australian Paralympic Movement: A New Relationship between Researchers and the Community
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Representing Indigenous Australians in Sport History: A Visual Approach
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011
    UQ Travel Awards Category 2 - Dr Frederick Gary Osmond
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 2)
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Cherbourg Sporting Stories: Linking Past and Future
    Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Australian Surfing History - The 'She' Factor Network
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Humanities Travelling Fellowship: Hawaiian in 'Maoriland': racial dimensions of Duke Paoa Kahanamoku's tour to New Zealand in 1915
    Australian Academy of the Humanities
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Gary Osmond is:
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Supervision history

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Enquiries

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  • Indigenous Australians and sport
  • racism in sport
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