Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2012) Winner
Mark McKenna
マーク・マッケナ
Māku Makkena
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-01-01 （Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney
Career
- Occupations
- historian, Professor of History, University of Sydney
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Sydney
- Memberships
- Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | Faculty of Arts | Bachelor of Arts | — | Australia |
| University of New South Wales | — | History | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Sydney
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Australia
University of New South Wales
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Australia
PhD completed in 1996
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities | — | — | Australian Academy of the Humanities | Fellow |
| 2022 | Prime Minister's Literary Award | Return to Uluru | オーストラリア史 | — | shortlisted |
Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
2013
Organization:
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Result:
Fellow
Prime Minister's Literary Award
2022
Work:
Return to Uluru
Category:
オーストラリア史
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Return to Uluru
2021 HistoryA history of the shooting death of Yokununna at Uluru.
Aboriginal historyAustralian history
An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark
2011 BiographyBiography of Australian historian Manning Clark.
Australian historyHistorian biography
From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories
2016 Historical essaysExploring Australia's lost histories from the edges.
Frontier historyForgotten histories
Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place
2002 HistoryAn Australian history of place and Indigenous connections.
History of placeIndigenous Australians
Bibliography
- The Captive Republic: A History of Republicanism in Australia 1788–1996 (1996)
- Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place (2002)
- Building a Closet of Prayer in the New World: The Story of the Australian Ballot (2002)
- Australian Republicanism: A Reader (2003)
- This Country: A Reconciled Republic? (2004)
- An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark (2011)
- From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories (2016)
- Return to Uluru (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical analysisPlace-based narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Aboriginal historyAustralian republicanismForgotten histories
Legacy
Noted historian of Aboriginal history, Australian republicanism, and biographer of Manning Clark. Professor at University of Sydney.