Hilary Carey
Hilary Carey | |
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Born | Hilary Mary Beange 1957 (age 66–67) Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (2012) Kay Daniels Award (2020) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA [Hons]) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Religious history |
Institutions | University of Bristol University of Newcastle University of Sydney Macquarie University |
Notable works | God's Empire: Religion and Colonialism in the British World, c.1801–1908 (2011) |
Hilary Mary Carey,
Early life
Carey was born Hilary Mary Beange[1] in Perth, Western Australia in 1957.[4] Her father, Guy Alexander Beange, was a naval aviator and her mother, Helen Patricia Beange (née Flynn),[1] a medical practitioner working with people with intellectual disabilities.[5] Carey graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts degree and double Honours in English and History in 1980. She later was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Oxford for her research on astrology in Medieval times.[6]
Career
Carey taught at
Awards and recognition
In 2012 Carey was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.[2] Also in 2012, God's Empire was shortlisted for the Ernest Scott Prize.[8] Carey won the Kay Daniels Award in 2020 with Empire of Hell.[9]
Selected works
- Truly Feminine, Truly Catholic: A history of the Catholic Women's League in the Archdiocese of Sydney 1913–87, University of New South Wales Press, 1987 ISBN 0868402583
- In the Best of Hands: A history of the Mater Misericordiae Public Hospital & the Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital, North Sydney, 1906–1991, Hale & Iremonger, 1991 ISBN 0868064610
- Courting Disaster: Astrology at the English Court and University in the Later Middle Ages, Macmillan, 1992 ISBN 0333532937
- Believing in Australia: A cultural history of religions, Allen & Unwin, 1996 ISBN 9781863739504
- God's Empire: Religion and colonialism in the British World, c.1801–1908, Cambridge University Press, 2011 ISBN 9780521194105
- Empire of Hell: Religion and the campaign to end convict transportation in the British Empire 1788–1875, Cambridge University Press, 2019 ISBN 9781107043084
References
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Sharon M. "Carey, Hilary Mary". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Hilary Carey". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Hilary M Carey". University of Bristol. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Carey, Hilary Mary". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Australia Day 2004 Honours List" (PDF). gg.gov.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Professor Hilary Carey". www.newcastle.edu.au. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Women-Church: An Australian Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion Vol. 1". Women-Church Complete Archive on JSTOR Open Community Collections. 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Porich, Jimmy (16 March 2017). "2012 Ernest Scott Prize Shortlist Announced". Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hilary M. Carey". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links
- Women-Church Complete Archive on JSTOR Open Community Collections, University of Divinity Digital Collections, Mannix Library