Mark McKenna (historian)

Mark McKenna FAHA (born 1959) is a professor of history at the University of Sydney, noted for his work on Aboriginal history, a biography of Manning Clark and the history of republicanism in Australia.^[1]

Biography

Early life and education

McKenna was born in 1959 and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie.^[2] After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, he lived in Europe for a period and then taught in high schools in Sydney before completing his PhD at the University of New South Wales in 1996.^[2]

Awards and recognition

McKenna was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2013.^[3]

His book Return to Uluru about the shooting death of Yokununna by William (Bill) McKinnon was shortlisted for the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian history.^[4]

Bibliography

Books

McKenna, Mark (1996). The Captive Republic: A History of Republicanism in Australia 1788–1996. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
—— (2002). Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place. Sydney: UNSW Press.^[5]^[6]^[7]

—— (2002). Building a Closet of Prayer in the New World: The Story of the Australian Ballot. London: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.
——; Hudson, Wayne (2003). Australian Republicanism: A Reader. Carlton: Melbourne University Press.
—— (2004). This Country: A Reconciled Republic?. Sydney: UNSW Press.
—— (2011). An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark. Carlton: The Miegunyah Press.
—— (2016). From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press.^[8]^[9]
—— (2021). Return to Uluru (1st ed.). Black Inc.^[10]

Essays

McKenna, Mark (March 2018). "Moment of Truth: History and Australia's Future". Quarterly Essay. 69: 1–86.

References

^ "Professor Mark McKenna". Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. People. Staff Directory. University of Sydney.
^ ^a ^b "Q&A with Mark McKenna". Early Career Researchers. Australian Historical Association. 11 April 2018.
^ "Fellow Profile: Mark McKenna". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
^ "Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ McKenna, Mark; Brissenden collection (2002), Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place, UNSW Press, ISBN 978-0-86840-644-2
^ McKenna, Mark (5 May 2021), A preference for forgetting: some reflections on publishing: Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place, ANU Press, retrieved 16 February 2024
^ Foster, R (2003), Mark McKenna, Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place, Curtin University of Technology, Australia Research Institute, ISSN 1833-0932
^ McKenna, Mark (1900), From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories, Melbourne University Press Digital, ISBN 978-0-522-86260-7
^ Nugent, Maria (25 February 2020), Review - From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories; Moment of Truth: History and Australia's Future, ANU Press, retrieved 16 February 2024
^ McKenna, Mark (2021), Return to Uluru, Black Inc, retrieved 16 February 2024