Frank Bongiorno
Frank Bongiorno | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (2019) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne (BA [Hons]) Australian National University (PhD) |
Thesis | Labour and Politics in Victoria, 1885–1914 (1994) |
Doctoral advisor | Ken Inglis |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Australian National University King's College London University of New England Griffith University |
Notable students | C. J. Coventry |
Main interests | Labour, political and cultural history |
Notable works | The Sex Lives of Australians: A History (2012) The Eighties: The Decade That Transformed Australia (2015) |
Francis Robert Bongiorno,
Personal life and education
Bongiorno was born in
Bongiorno's father died in November 1982, when he was 14 years old. Bongiorno's partner is Nicole Tamara McLennan, with whom he has a daughter, Amy.[5][6] McLennnan is a curator and historian who received her PhD from ANU in 1998 and has since worked for the National Centre of Biography, specialising in Victorian history.[7][8]
Early career
As a student of Stuart Macintyre's, Bongiorno is part of the fifth generation of historians of the Scott lineage, a teacher-undergraduate student line stretching back to the beginning of Australian historiography: Macintyre was taught by Geoffrey Blainey, who was taught by Manning Clark, who was taught by Ernest Scott.
Bongiorno lectured at ANU in 1994, was a research officer in the
Academic career
Bongiorno lectured at the University of New England from 2000 to 2007, King's College London from 2007 to 2011 and then at ANU as an associate professor from 2011 to 2016 before being promoted to professor. Between 1996 and 2011, Bongiorno devoted himself to reviewing, editing and writing, publishing a large number of academic articles.[citation needed] He became a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and the Australian Academy of the Humanities.[1][9][10]
Public commentary
Bongiorno has been a frequent contributor to Inside Story,
Bongiorno, who is a republican, has expressed doubt about Australia becoming a republic under the reign of
On the state of present-day Australian politics, Bongiorno says "Today, our democracy suffers from the systematic marginalisation of those who do not aspire, and cannot realistically aspire, to the profession of politics. But serious social and political change needs dreamers, visionaries, and thinkers – and perhaps even the occasional prophet and ratbag."
Scholarship
Bongiorno's first book, The People's Party: Victorian Labor and the Radical Tradition 1875–1914 was positively reviewed by The Australian, which described it as a "solid historical work", as was his second, A Little History of the Australian Labor Party, which was described as "fascinating" and "plainly expressed".[17][18]
Bongiorno achieved greater recognition with his third book, The Sex Lives of Australians: A History, described as "serious" but "lively and engaging" by the
Bongiorno's fourth book, The Eighties: The Decade That Transformed Australia was described by The Australian as "meaty and entertaining" and by
His 2022 book, Dreams and Schemers, was shortlisted for the Australian History Prize at the 2023 New South Wales Premier's History Awards[31] and won the 2023 ACT Book of the Year.[32]
Bibliography
Author
- — (1996). The People's Party: Victorian Labor and the Radical Tradition, 1875–1914. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0522847382.
- —; Dyrenfurth, Nick (2011). A Little History of the Australian Labor Party. Kensington, New South Wales: University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 9781742232843.
- — (2012). The Sex Lives of Australians: A History. Collingwood, Victoria: Black Inc. ISBN 9781863955676.
- — (2015). The Sex Lives of Australians: A History (2nd ed.). Collingwood, Victoria: Black Inc. ISBN 9781863957076.
- — (2015). The Sex Lives of Australians: A History (2nd ed.). Collingwood, Victoria: Black Inc.
- — (2015). The Eighties: The Decade That Transformed Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: Black Inc. ISBN 9781863957762.
- — (2022). Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: Black Inc. ISBN 9781760640095.
Editor
- —; ISBN 9781921612107.
- —; Jones, Benjamin T.; Uhr, John, eds. (2018). Elections Matter: Ten Federal Elections That Shaped Australia. Clayton, Victoria: Monash University Publishing. ISBN 9781925523157.
- —; ISBN 9781760644789.
References
- ^ a b c "Dr Frank Bongiorno". Australian National University. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Tony Abbott blamed over failure of Western civilisation course". The Australian. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ AHA, "Executive Committee", https://theaha.org.au/about-the-aha/executive-committee/
- ^ Parade College, Paradian, 1981-1986, https://fliphtml5.com/zuhk/ujur/basic
- ^ Frank Bongiorno, The Eighties (Melbourne, Black Inc. 2015), 307-311.
- ^ Frank Bongiorno, The Sex Lives of Australia (Melbourne, Black Inc., 2011), 290-293.
- ^ Australian National University Reporter, "On this Day", https://reporter.anu.edu.au/day
- ^ McLennan, Nicole Tamara, "'from home & kindred': English emigration to Australia, 1860-1900", ANU PhD Thesis, https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/3/browse?type=author&order=DESC&rpp=100&value=McLennan%2C+Nicole+Tamara
- ^ a b "Frank Bongiorno". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Fellows: Frank Bongiorno". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Frank Bongiorno". The Monthly. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A–L)" (PDF). Australia Day 2019 Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Steve Evans, "The drive for an Australian head of state shifts up a gear following Queen Elizabeth II's death" The Canberra Times, 25, September, 2022, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7917400/the-drive-for-a-republic-shifts-up-a-gear/
- ^ Frank Bongiorno, "Politics by other means" Australian Book Review, May 2022, https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/977-may-2022-no-442/9088-politics-by-other-means-enlarging-our-diminished-sense-of-political-leadership-by-frank-bongiorno
- ^ Frank Bongiorno, "Labor Legacies: What can we expect from an Albanese government?" Arena Magazine, June 2022, https://arena.org.au/labor-legacies-what-can-we-expect-from-an-albanese-government/
- ^ Frank Bongiorno, The making of a prime minister, Inside Story, 15 August 2023, https://insidestory.org.au/the-making-of-a-prime-minister/
- ^ "What's new from Australian publishers". The Australian. 6 November 1996.
- ^ "A crash (or crash through) course in civilising capitalism". The Australian. 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Book Reviews". Daily Telegraph. 14 July 2012.
- ^ "An intimate picture". The Canberra Times. 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Birds, bees and gum trees". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Kiss & tell". The Advertiser. 21 July 2012.
- ^ "PM names literary awards shortlist". The Age. 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Sex lives are a winner for author". Canberra Times. 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Sex and lies and captain's picks". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Short memories of the 1980s". The Australian. 30 October 2015.
- ^ "The Dismissal and dumb history". The Australian. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "But what did it all really mean?". The Age. 21 November 2015.
- ^ "The words we loved". The Age. 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Best books of the year". The Australian. 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Australian History Prize". State Library of NSW. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Bongiorno wins ACT Book of the Year". Books+Publishing. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.