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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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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57 works between 2001 and 2024
All (57) Journal Article (36) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (2) Book (4) Other Outputs (3) Edited Outputs (3)

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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

2005

Edited Outputs

University of Queensland Historical Proceedings

University of Queensland Historical Proceedings. (2005). 16 (1)

University of Queensland Historical Proceedings

2004

Edited Outputs

University of Queensland Historical Proceedings

University of Queensland Historical Proceedings. (2004). 15 (1)

University of Queensland Historical Proceedings

2004

Journal Article

How to dig a dump: Strategy and research design for investigation of Brisbane's nineteenth-century municipal dump.

Ginn, G. A. C. (2004). How to dig a dump: Strategy and research design for investigation of Brisbane's nineteenth-century municipal dump.. Australasian Historical Archaeology, 22 (1), 15-26.

How to dig a dump: Strategy and research design for investigation of Brisbane's nineteenth-century municipal dump.

2003

Edited Outputs

University of Queensland historical proceedings

University of Queensland historical proceedings. (2003). 14 (1)

University of Queensland historical proceedings

2003

Book Chapter

Motive Power: Animating history at the North Ipswich Railway Workshops

Ginn, Geoff and Hallam, Greg (2003). Motive Power: Animating history at the North Ipswich Railway Workshops. Industrial Cycle: photographs of the North Ipswich Railway Workshops Brisbane. (pp. 19-25) edited by Peter Liddy. Annerley, Qld: CDE Communications.

Motive Power: Animating history at the North Ipswich Railway Workshops

2003

Journal Article

Ecological pioneers: A social history of Australian ecological thought and action

Ginn, G (2003). Ecological pioneers: A social history of Australian ecological thought and action. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 49 (1), 114-115. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00286

Ecological pioneers: A social history of Australian ecological thought and action

2003

Journal Article

Gifts of culture in the late-Victorian east end

Ginn, G. A. C. (2003). Gifts of culture in the late-Victorian east end. University of Queensland Historical Proceedings, 14 (1), 13-31.

Gifts of culture in the late-Victorian east end

2002

Journal Article

Sherds of Early Brisbane: History, Archaeology and the Convict Lumber Yard

Ginn, Geoff and Harris, Jeanne E. (2002). Sherds of Early Brisbane: History, Archaeology and the Convict Lumber Yard. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 18 (2), 49-67.

Sherds of Early Brisbane: History, Archaeology and the Convict Lumber Yard

2002

Other Outputs

An assessment of cultural heritage values associated with Gowrie Creek waterways: Report to Toowoomba City Council

Ginn, Geoffrey (2002). An assessment of cultural heritage values associated with Gowrie Creek waterways: Report to Toowoomba City Council. Toowoomba, Australia: Archaeo Cultural Heritage Services.

An assessment of cultural heritage values associated with Gowrie Creek waterways: Report to Toowoomba City Council

2002

Journal Article

Cooloola Coast: Noosa to Fraser Island. The aboriginal and settler histories of a unique environment.

Ginn, G (2002). Cooloola Coast: Noosa to Fraser Island. The aboriginal and settler histories of a unique environment.. Australian Journal of Politics And History, 48 (1), 103-104.

Cooloola Coast: Noosa to Fraser Island. The aboriginal and settler histories of a unique environment.

2002

Journal Article

Strange bedfellows: Green Hill Fort, archaeology and tourism

Grimwade, Gordon and Ginn, Geoff (2002). Strange bedfellows: Green Hill Fort, archaeology and tourism. Australasian Historical Archaeology, 20, 83-91.

Strange bedfellows: Green Hill Fort, archaeology and tourism

2001

Other Outputs

Gifts of culture, centres of light

Ginn, Geoff (2001). Gifts of culture, centres of light. PhD Thesis, School of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Classics, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.1162

Gifts of culture, centres of light

Current funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    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

  • Master Philosophy

    German Lutheran Leadership in Southeast Queensland During World War 1

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    FM Bailey: Botanist in Colonial Queensland

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Rod Fensham

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Ruth Kerr

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Why Go Modern? The Catholic School Designs of Frank L. Cullen

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    From Revolutionary Hopes to Shattered Dreams: the far left in Australia, 1918-1925

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Bulgarian participation in the Brest-Litovsk Treaty negotiations

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Master Philosophy

    Radicalism in the rank-and-file shop committee and assembly movements in Australian trade unions from 1930-1960

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Climate, resource and culturally responsive strategies for tropical buildings: Comparative study of educational buildings in post-war West Africa within the global context.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Antony Moulis, Dr Andrew Wilson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    "Spiritual Hungary": Self-Representation, National Heritage, and Identity at the Hungarian Australian Cultural Festivals (1969-2017)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate 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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