Joy McCann
Welcome to my blog. I am an Australian environmental and cultural historian and writer with a Master of Arts in public history from Monash University and a PhD in history from the Australian National University.
My research interests include the natural and cultural histories of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica; oceans in the Anthropocene; environmental perception and memory; cultural heritage conservation; history in museums; the ecological humanities; and community-based history and storytelling.
I have written on many aspects of Australian environmental, cultural and political history, drawing on my experience as a public historian, researcher and curator in the heritage, museums and library sectors. I am currently writing a history of Australians in Antarctica for the National Library of Australia, and working on a new book about global oceans, seas and shores with Erika Techera, Professor of Environmental Law at the University of Western Australia. I am also planning some future writing projects to do with Antarctic ice, oceanic migrations and connections in the southern hemisphere, human-animal relationships, and island environmental stories.
I am currently an Academic Visitor at the ANU School of History and member of the Centre for Environmental History. In recent years I have worked as a senior parliamentary researcher, and I have a long-standing interest in the history of women’s political rights.
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