Associate Professor Geoff Ginn
Associate Professor

Geoff Ginn

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Background

Geoff teaches British history, urban history, historigraphy and public history in the School of Historical & Philosophical Inquiry. His biography of the English mystic, antiquarian, Freemason and museums pioneer J.S.M. Ward appeared as Archangels & Archaeology: JSM Ward's Kingdom of the Wise in 2012, followed by Culture, Philanthopy and the Poor in Late-Victorian London (Routledge, 2017, paperback edition 2019). His current projects include an ARC Linkage project (2019-2022) to develop a Queensland Atlas of Religon, as well as a book project on the intimate politics of social liberalism in Britain, 1880-1920. Since 2005 he has served on the Board of the State Library of Queensland (to 2008) and the Queensland Museum (2008-2013, 2017-2023), and as a judge in the Queensland Literary Awards.

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Associate Professor Geoff Ginn is:
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Fields of research

Historical studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Queensland Atlas of Religion

    Aspects of religious diversity and community experience in Queensland, historically and in the present.

Research impacts

Geoff's research spans the academic, public history and museum sectors. In addition to scholarly research in British history, urban history and heritage studies, he has undertaken a number of consultancies and contracts as a professional historian. He was a Chief Investigator on the innovative ARC Linkage project to develop the Queensland Historical Atlas (2007-2010), and is presently first CI on another ARC Linkage project to develop a Queensland Atlas of Religion (to be completed 2023-24, in partnership with the State Library of Queensland). In 2015-2018 he led a UQ colaboration to secure Queensland Anzac Centenary funding to develop and produce The Blood Votes, an original play by Michael Futcher dramatising the Queensland conscription debates of 1916-17. This was staged by the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble in November 2018, accompanied by a website of teaching materials and original sources developed in collaboration with the Queensland History Teachers Association. (https://hpi.uq.edu.au/australian-conscription-debate)

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72 works between 2001 and 2025
All (72) Book (4) Journal Article (35) Other Outputs (19) Edited Outputs (3) Conference Publication (2) Book Chapter (9)

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2012

Book

Archangels & archaeology: J.S.M. Ward's Kingdom of the Wise

Ginn, Geoffrey (2012). Archangels & archaeology: J.S.M. Ward's Kingdom of the Wise. Portland, OR, United States: Sussex Academic Press.

Archangels & archaeology: J.S.M. Ward's Kingdom of the Wise

2012

Conference Publication

Encounters with the past: an antiquarian and the British World, 1890-1916

Ginn, Geoffrey A. C. (2012). Encounters with the past: an antiquarian and the British World, 1890-1916. The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia, 2-5 July 2012. Toowoomba, Qld, Australia: University of Southern Queensland.

Encounters with the past: an antiquarian and the British World, 1890-1916

2010

Journal Article

Pastoralism 1860s-1915

Ginn, Geoff (2010). Pastoralism 1860s-1915. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, cultures, landscapes (2009-10)

Pastoralism 1860s-1915

2010

Journal Article

Separation: divisions in the landscape

Ginn, Geoff (2010). Separation: divisions in the landscape. Queensland Historical Atlas

Separation: divisions in the landscape

2010

Journal Article

Fortress Queensland 1942-45

Ginn, Geoff and Westaway, Michael (2010). Fortress Queensland 1942-45. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes

Fortress Queensland 1942-45

2010

Journal Article

War memorials

Ginn, Geoff (2010). War memorials. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes, 2009-2010.

War memorials

2010

Journal Article

J.S.M. Ward, 'Bishop at Large': 'Orthodox Catholicism' and church history in interwar Britain

Ginn, Geoff (2010). J.S.M. Ward, 'Bishop at Large': 'Orthodox Catholicism' and church history in interwar Britain. Crossroads: an interdisciplinary journal for the study of history, philosophy, religion and classics, V (I), 45-57.

J.S.M. Ward, 'Bishop at Large': 'Orthodox Catholicism' and church history in interwar Britain

2010

Journal Article

Holy ground and mortal promises: the campaigns for the Mothers' Memorial, Toowoomba

Ginn, Geoffrey A. C. (2010). Holy ground and mortal promises: the campaigns for the Mothers' Memorial, Toowoomba. Journal of Australian Studies, 34 (3), 331-346. doi: 10.1080/14443058.2010.498332

Holy ground and mortal promises: the campaigns for the Mothers' Memorial, Toowoomba

2010

Journal Article

Becoming Historians

Ginn, G. A. C. (2010). Becoming Historians. Australian Journal Of Politics And History, 56 (3), 484-484. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2010.01566.x

Becoming Historians

2010

Journal Article

An Ark for England: Esoteric heritage at J. S. M. Ward's Abbey Folk Park, 1934-1940

Ginn, Geoffrey A. C. (2010). An Ark for England: Esoteric heritage at J. S. M. Ward's Abbey Folk Park, 1934-1940. Journal of the History of Collections, 22 (1), 129-140. doi: 10.1093/jhc/fhp033

An Ark for England: Esoteric heritage at J. S. M. Ward's Abbey Folk Park, 1934-1940

2010

Book

'A most promising corps': citizen soldiers in Colonial Queensland, 1860-1903

Geoff Ginn, Hilary Davies and Brian G. Rough eds. (2010). 'A most promising corps': citizen soldiers in Colonial Queensland, 1860-1903. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Colonial Forces Study Group.

'A most promising corps': citizen soldiers in Colonial Queensland, 1860-1903

2010

Book Chapter

Defending colonial Queensland

Ginn, Geoff, Pratt, Rod and Rough, Brian (2010). Defending colonial Queensland. 'A most promising corps': Citizen soldiers in colonial Queensland. (pp. 3-15) edited by Geoff Ginn, Hilary Davies and Brian Rough. Brisbane, Australia: Colonial Forces Study Group.

Defending colonial Queensland

2010

Book Chapter

Bell Family papers

Ginn, Geoff (2010). Bell Family papers. Found in Fryer : Stories from the Fryer Library Collection. (pp. 52-53) edited by Roslyn Follett. St Lucia, Qld. Australia: University of Queensland Library.

Bell Family papers

2009

Journal Article

Cilento's centenary: The triumph of his topics

Ginn, Geoffrey A. C. (2009). Cilento's centenary: The triumph of his topics. Queensland Review, Special Issue (Special Issue), 57-72.

Cilento's centenary: The triumph of his topics

2008

Journal Article

Review of Jo Besley's Remembering Goodna: Stories from a Queensland mental hospital, Museum of Brisbane

Ginn, Geoff (2008). Review of Jo Besley's Remembering Goodna: Stories from a Queensland mental hospital, Museum of Brisbane. History Australia, 5 (2), 48.1-48.2. doi: 10.2104/ha080048

Review of Jo Besley's Remembering Goodna: Stories from a Queensland mental hospital, Museum of Brisbane

2008

Journal Article

Book Review: Builders of Empire: Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927. By Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007)

Ginn, G. A.C. (2008). Book Review: Builders of Empire: Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927. By Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007). Australian Journal of Politics and History, 54 (1), 157-158. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2008.00491.x

Book Review: Builders of Empire: Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927. By Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007)

2007

Journal Article

Review of 'Australia Imagined: Views from the British Periodical Press 1800-1900'

Ginn, Geoff (2007). Review of 'Australia Imagined: Views from the British Periodical Press 1800-1900'. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 53 (1 (Special issue: Terror, Total War and Genocide in the Twentieth Century)), 149-164. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2007.00448.x

Review of 'Australia Imagined: Views from the British Periodical Press 1800-1900'

2007

Book Chapter

South Bank and the Queensland Cultural Centre: Constructing a Visual History

Ginn, G. A. C. (2007). South Bank and the Queensland Cultural Centre: Constructing a Visual History. New Ground: Construction Photographs by Peter Liddy. (pp. 19-26) edited by Liddy, P., Morrell, T. and Ginn, G. A. C.. Brisbane, Australia: Peter Liddy.

South Bank and the Queensland Cultural Centre: Constructing a Visual History

2006

Journal Article

Answering the 'Bitter Cry': Urban description and social reform in the late-Victorian East End

Ginn, Geoff (2006). Answering the 'Bitter Cry': Urban description and social reform in the late-Victorian East End. The London Journal: A review of metropolitan society, 31 (2), 179-200. doi: 10.1179/174963206X113160

Answering the 'Bitter Cry': Urban description and social reform in the late-Victorian East End

2005

Journal Article

Review of Hill end: An historic Australian goldfields landscape by A Mayne

Ginn, G. A. C. (2005). Review of Hill end: An historic Australian goldfields landscape by A Mayne. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 1 (51), 125-127.

Review of Hill end: An historic Australian goldfields landscape by A Mayne

Current funding

  • 2019 - 2025
    The Queensland Atlas of Religion
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018
    The blood votes: a historical drama
    Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants Program
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    "Conscription!?" The debates of 1916-17 as historical theatre
    Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants Program
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    The Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    The Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    John Ward: Historical Biography
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Geoff Ginn is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Pastoralism and Modernity in the Burnett region of Queensland, 1890-1920

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Ruth Kerr

  • Master Philosophy

    An assessment of the social significance of public buildings to understand past heritage management decisions, and inform future heritage management.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Andrew Wilson

  • Master Philosophy

    German Lutheran Leadership in Southeast Queensland During World War 1

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Collecting Antiquities in Wartime: Australian antiquities collectors in the First World War

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    John Tyndall: Science and the State in Victorian Britain

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hesketh

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Colonial Regime and Chinese Resistance in North Borneo: From Borneo Migrants to Malaysian Chinese (1900s-1960s).

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Patrick Jory

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Title: Radical rank-And-file workers committees and assemblies in three Australian and one Italian trade union from 1960-1980

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    From the oder and the rhine: Germans in South Australia, 1838-1914

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The School Building Programme in British West Africa: Fry and Drew's Contribution to Modernism in the Tropics.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Antony Moulis, Dr Andrew Wilson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Russian and Ukrainian diaspora in Australia: cultural memory, perceptions of identity

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Bonnell

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Applied history
  • British history
  • Heritage studies
  • Historical consultancy
  • History - applied
  • History - British
  • History - urban
  • Modern British history
  • Urban history

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