Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell
Associate Professor

Andrew Bonnell

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Background

Assoc. Prof’s Andrew Bonnell’s research interests include: Modern German and European history. German cultural and intellectual history in social and political context. History of German Social Democracy.

Assoc. Prof. Bonnell holds a BA (Hons) (Sydney), and a PhD (Sydney). He is currently Associate Professor in History at UQ.

His teaching areas include Modern German history, European intellectual history, European fascism and the radical right, Film and history and Nationalism.

Assoc. Prof. Bonnell’s current research projects include Robert Michels and the political discontents of modernity and aspects of the history of German Social Democracy.

He is also the editor (History), Australian Journal of Politics and History.

Availability

Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Historical studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Sydney
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney

Search Professor Andrew Bonnell’s works on UQ eSpace

210 works between 1989 and 2024
All (210) Journal Article (145) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (7) Book (7) Edited Outputs (40)

1 - 20 of 210 works

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2015

Journal Article

“New Histories of the Origins of the First World War: What Happened to the ‘Primacy of Domestic Politics?’”

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2015). “New Histories of the Origins of the First World War: What Happened to the ‘Primacy of Domestic Politics?’”. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 61 (1), 121-127. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12090

“New Histories of the Origins of the First World War: What Happened to the ‘Primacy of Domestic Politics?’”

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2014

Journal Article

Stephen Roberts as a commentator on fascism and the road to war in Europe

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2014). Stephen Roberts as a commentator on fascism and the road to war in Europe. History Australia, 11 (3), 9-30. doi: 10.1080/14490854.2014.11668529

Stephen Roberts as a commentator on fascism and the road to war in Europe

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2014

Journal Article

Explaining suicide in the Imperial German Army

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2014). Explaining suicide in the Imperial German Army. German Studies Review, 37 (2), 275-295. doi: 10.1353/gsr.2014.0055

Explaining suicide in the Imperial German Army

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2012

Book

Germans in Queensland: 150 years

Andrew G. Bonnell and Rebecca Vonhoff eds. (2012). Germans in Queensland: 150 years. Germanica Pacifica, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Peter Lang. doi: 10.3726/978-3-653-02741-9

Germans in Queensland: 150 years

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2011

Book

An American witness in Nazi Frankfurt: The diaries of Robert W. Heingartner, 1928-1937

Andrew G. Bonnell ed. (2011). An American witness in Nazi Frankfurt: The diaries of Robert W. Heingartner, 1928-1937. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang.

An American witness in Nazi Frankfurt: The diaries of Robert W. Heingartner, 1928-1937

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2008

Book

Shylock in Germany: Antisemitism and the German Theatre from The Enlightenment to the Nazis

Bonnell, A. G. (2008). Shylock in Germany: Antisemitism and the German Theatre from The Enlightenment to the Nazis. United Kingdom, United States: Tauris Academic Studies.

Shylock in Germany: Antisemitism and the German Theatre from The Enlightenment to the Nazis

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2005

Book

The People's Stage in Imperial Germany: Social Democracy and Culture 1890-1914

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2005). The People's Stage in Imperial Germany: Social Democracy and Culture 1890-1914. London, England: Tauris Academic Studies.

The People's Stage in Imperial Germany: Social Democracy and Culture 1890-1914

2024

Journal Article

Histories of Fascism and Anti‐Fascism in Australia. Edited by EvanSmith, JaynePersian and Vashti JaneFox (London and New York: Routledge, 2023), pp. xiii + 266. Pb A$59.99, e‐book A$48.59

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2024). Histories of Fascism and Anti‐Fascism in Australia. Edited by EvanSmith, JaynePersian and Vashti JaneFox (London and New York: Routledge, 2023), pp. xiii + 266. Pb A$59.99, e‐book A$48.59. Australian Journal of Politics & History, 70 (1), 158-159. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12965

Histories of Fascism and Anti‐Fascism in Australia. Edited by EvanSmith, JaynePersian and Vashti JaneFox (London and New York: Routledge, 2023), pp. xiii + 266. Pb A$59.99, e‐book A$48.59

2023

Journal Article

Franz Mehring was Marx’s first biographer and a Marxist pioneer in his own right

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2023). Franz Mehring was Marx’s first biographer and a Marxist pioneer in his own right. Jacobin.

Franz Mehring was Marx’s first biographer and a Marxist pioneer in his own right

2023

Journal Article

Marxism is the product of a struggle for political freedom

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2023). Marxism is the product of a struggle for political freedom. Jacobin.

Marxism is the product of a struggle for political freedom

2023

Journal Article

Review of History Wars. The Peter Ryan‐Manning Clark Controversy. By Doug Munro (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 2021), xxxvi +193 pp., colour and b/w illustrations. e‐book † and pb

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2023). Review of History Wars. The Peter Ryan‐Manning Clark Controversy. By Doug Munro (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 2021), xxxvi +193 pp., colour and b/w illustrations. e‐book † and pb. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 69 (1), 164-165. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12903

Review of History Wars. The Peter Ryan‐Manning Clark Controversy. By Doug Munro (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 2021), xxxvi +193 pp., colour and b/w illustrations. e‐book † and pb

2023

Book

Robert Michels, socialism, and modernity

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2023). Robert Michels, socialism, and modernity. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192871848.001.0001

Robert Michels, socialism, and modernity

2022

Journal Article

Review of Sozialdemokratie in Brandenburg (1868–1933). Lebenswege zwischen Aufbruch, Aufstieg und Abgrund Edited by Willi Carl, Martin Gorholt, and Sabine Hering. Bonn: J.H.W. Dietz, 2021. Pp. 357. Paperback €24.00. ISBN: 978-3801205966

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2022). Review of Sozialdemokratie in Brandenburg (1868–1933). Lebenswege zwischen Aufbruch, Aufstieg und Abgrund Edited by Willi Carl, Martin Gorholt, and Sabine Hering. Bonn: J.H.W. Dietz, 2021. Pp. 357. Paperback €24.00. ISBN: 978-3801205966. Central European History, 55 (4), 615-616. doi: 10.1017/s0008938922001145

Review of Sozialdemokratie in Brandenburg (1868–1933). Lebenswege zwischen Aufbruch, Aufstieg und Abgrund Edited by Willi Carl, Martin Gorholt, and Sabine Hering. Bonn: J.H.W. Dietz, 2021. Pp. 357. Paperback €24.00. ISBN: 978-3801205966

2022

Journal Article

Review of Remembering Social Movements: Activism and Memory. Edited by Stefan Berger, Sean Scalmer, and Christian Wicke

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2022). Review of Remembering Social Movements: Activism and Memory. Edited by Stefan Berger, Sean Scalmer, and Christian Wicke. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 68 (1), 140-141. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12836

Review of Remembering Social Movements: Activism and Memory. Edited by Stefan Berger, Sean Scalmer, and Christian Wicke

2022

Journal Article

The historical background to the war in Ukraine

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2022). The historical background to the war in Ukraine. QHistory: Journal of the Queensland History Teachers’ Association, 2022, 11-16.

The historical background to the war in Ukraine

2021

Journal Article

Anti-semitism, denunciation, and the Frankfurt Trial against Rosa Luxemburg

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2021). Anti-semitism, denunciation, and the Frankfurt Trial against Rosa Luxemburg. European History Quarterly, 51 (3), 345-354. doi: 10.1177/02656914211025485

Anti-semitism, denunciation, and the Frankfurt Trial against Rosa Luxemburg

2021

Journal Article

Review of Catrine Clay, The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2021). Review of Catrine Clay, The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945. Labour History: A Journal of Labour and Social History (120), 217-219.

Review of Catrine Clay, The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945

2021

Journal Article

Review of The Hitler Conspiracies. The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination. By Richard J.Evans

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2021). Review of The Hitler Conspiracies. The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination. By Richard J.Evans. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 67 (1), 187-189. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12745

Review of The Hitler Conspiracies. The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination. By Richard J.Evans

2021

Journal Article

Corporate power and academic freedom

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2021). Corporate power and academic freedom. Australian Universities' Review, 63 (1), 19-25. doi: 10.3316/informit.743641901075553

Corporate power and academic freedom

2021

Book Chapter

Painting Queensland Red: Hugo Kunze, transnational print culture and propaganda for socialism

Bonnell, Andrew G. (2021). Painting Queensland Red: Hugo Kunze, transnational print culture and propaganda for socialism. Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. (pp. 173-191) edited by Catherine Dewhirst and Richard Scully. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-67330-7_9

Painting Queensland Red: Hugo Kunze, transnational print culture and propaganda for socialism

Availability

Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Great Chain of Feeing: Humans, Animals and Emotions in Eighteenth-Century England

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dolly MacKinnon

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Bulgarian participation in the Brest-Litovsk Treaty negotiations

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Masculinity and the Making of a Nation: Constructions of Indigenous Australian Hyper-Masculinity in 19th Century Queensland

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Königsberg/Kaliningrad: A Contested Site of Memory

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Olgem eestlased, aga saagem ka eurooplasteks: Estonia's experience of European Integration.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Frank Mols

  • Master Philosophy

    German Lutheran Leadership in Southeast Queensland During World War 1

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn

  • Master Philosophy

    A History of the African Diaspora in China (1949-2021): A Challenge to China's Multiculturalism

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Patrick Jory

Completed supervision

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  • Politics - European
  • Social democracy - Germany

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