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
2006
Journal Article
Anderson, Eric. In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity (book review)
Osmond, G. (2006). Anderson, Eric. In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity (book review). Journal of Sport History, 33 (1), 94-95.
2006
Conference Publication
Solomon Island divers on camera: Materiality and meaning
Osmond, G. (2006). Solomon Island divers on camera: Materiality and meaning. 34th Annual NASSH Conference, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 19-22 May, 2006. Athens, GA: NASSH.
2005
Conference Publication
Putting up your Dukes: Statues, Social Memory, and Duke Kahanamoku
Osmond, G. (2005). Putting up your Dukes: Statues, Social Memory, and Duke Kahanamoku. The Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport History, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 27-30 May, 2005. United States: North American Society for Sports History.
2005
Conference Publication
The 'Freshy Duke': Statues, social memory and Duke Kahanamoku at Freshwater
Osmond, F. G. (2005). The 'Freshy Duke': Statues, social memory and Duke Kahanamoku at Freshwater. Sporting Traditions XV, Melbourne, Australia, 11-14 July, 2005. Melbourne: ASSH.
2005
Journal Article
Swimming: How Australian Exactly is the Crawl?
Osmond, Gary (2005). Swimming: How Australian Exactly is the Crawl?. Sport Health, 23 (2 (Winter)), 9-10.
2004
Journal Article
'The bloke with a stroke' - Alick Wickham, the 'crawl' and social memory
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2004). 'The bloke with a stroke' - Alick Wickham, the 'crawl' and social memory. Journal of Pacific History, 39 (3), 309-324. doi: 10.1080/0022334042000290379
2004
Conference Publication
Look at that kid crawling!: Race, myth, and the crawl stroke
Osmond, G. (2004). Look at that kid crawling!: Race, myth, and the crawl stroke. North American Society for Sport History Conference, Pacific Grove, California, 28-31 May, 2004. United States: North American Society for Sports History.
2003
Journal Article
Shimmering waters: Swimming, autobiography and social memory
Osmond, Gary (2003). Shimmering waters: Swimming, autobiography and social memory. Sporting Traditions, 20 (1), 63-71.
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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