Marilyn Lake

Professor
Marilyn Lake
MA (Tas) PhD (Monash) HonDLitt (Tas) FASA FAHA
Born Marilyn Lee Calvert
January 5, 1949 (1949-01-05) (age 63)
Hobart, Australia
Citizenship Australian
Education University of Tasmania, Monash University
Occupation academic historian
Employer La Trobe University
Website
Staff profile La Trobe University.

Marilyn Lake (Born 5 January 1949) is an Australian historian known for her work on the effects of the military and war on Australian civil society[1], the political history of Australian women[2] and Australian racism including the White Australia Policy[3] and the movement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human rights[2]. She was awarded a Personal Chair in History at La Trobe University in 1994. She has been elected a Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities and a Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.[4]

Her research interests include Australian history; nation and nationalism; gender, war and citizenship; femininity and masculinity; history of feminism; race, gender and imperialism; global and trans-national history.[5]

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Early life and education

Marilyn Lee Calvert was born 5 January 1949 in Hobart, Tasmania. On 5 October 1968 she married Sam (Philip Spencer) Lake. They have two daughters.[6][4]

She was graduated a Bachelor of Arts by the University of Tasmania on 10 April 1968. That year she submitted her honours thesis, W.A. Wood’s and the Clipper, 1903 - 1909. A Study in Radical Journalism, and, as Marilyn Lake, she was awarded Honours which was conferred on 2 April 1969.[6][7]

On 11 April 1973 she was graduated Master of Arts by the University of Tasmania.[6] Her thesis, on Tasmanian society in World War 1, became her first book, A Divided Society, in 1975.[8]:2

She was graduated a Doctor of Philosophy by Monash University in 1984.[9] Her doctoral thesis, "The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria, 1915-1938"[10] became a book with the same title in 1987.[11]

Career

In 1986, Lake was appointed a lecturer in History and Social Theory at The University of Melbourne.[4]

In 1988, she was appointed Senior Lecturer and made foundational Director of Women's Studies (1988-94) at La Trobe University. In 1991, Lake was appointed Reader in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University.[4] In 1994 she was elevated to Professor of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University with a Personal Chair in History.[4]

In 1997, she was Visiting Professorial Fellow, Stockholm University.[4]

In 2001-2002, she was the Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University.[4]

Between 2004 and 2008 she was an Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellow, La Trobe University.[4]

In 2008, she was a Research Fellow at the Australian Prime Ministers Centre in Canberra.[12]

In 2011, Professor Lake was awarded another Australian Research Council Professorial Research Fellowship "to investigate the international history of Australian democracy. She will research both the impact of Australian democratic innovation - manhood suffrage, the 8 hour day, the Australian ballot, women’s rights – overseas, and Australian engagements with international organisations such as the ILO and United Nations, the translation of new human rights into citizenship rights, at home, in the twentieth century."[13]

Committees and voluntary work

Lake is President, Australian Historical Association.[14]

Lake is a member of the reference group of the Australian Women's History Forum.[15]

Lake is a member of the editorial boards of Labor History, Journal of Australian Studies and Social Politics: International Studies in Gender State and Society, and was a member of the editorial board of Australian Historical Studies between 2006 and 2009.[4]

Lake was a member of the La Trobe University Council between 1995 and 1997 and of Monash University Council between 1985 and 1989.[4]

She was a Museum Victoria councillor from 1985 to 1989 and a member of the History Council of Victoria between 2001 and 2004.[4]

She served as a member of the Sullivan's Cove Waterfront Authority between 2005 and 2009.[4]

She was a director and board member, Victorian Women's Trust from 2005 to 2009.[4]

Awards and honours

Marilyn Lake has received the following awards and honours:

Major works

References

  1. ^ Annie Guest, "Historians challenge Anzac legend", Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts, 24 April 2010
  2. ^ a b "Book - A triumph of gentle Faith." Gold Coast Bulletin (Nationwide News Pty Limited), 24 August 2002. "Marilyn Lake, renowned historian and Australia's leading authority on the political history of women."
  3. ^ Marilyn Lake, "'Yellow peril' racism rears its ugly head" (op-ed), The Age, 3 April 2010 p. 21
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Who's Who Live (Australia)". Crown Content ABN 37 096 393 636. http://crowncontent.com.au/whos-who-in-australia.html. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
  5. ^ Lake, Marilyn (entry), Teaching Aust. Lit. Resource (TAL) (database online) Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Australia Licence.
  6. ^ a b c "Marilyn Lee Calvert" (entry), University of Tasmania. Graduation Verification Service (database online). Accessed 18 August 2011.
  7. ^ University of Tasmania. Thesis Database (database online). Accessed 18 August 2011.
  8. ^ Judy Skene "Politics, Identity, History: An Interview with Marilyn Lake" (1998) Limina (Western Australia) Vol 4 (1) pp 1-10. Accessed 18 August 2011.
  9. ^ Richard Crompton (photographer) "Dr Marilyn Lake with Dr Sam Lake of Zoology and Jessica Monash University." (graduation photograph). Accessed 18 August 2011.
  10. ^ Marilyn Lake, "The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria, 1915-1938" (1984) Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne.
  11. ^ Marilyn Lake, The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria (1987, Oxford University Press, Melbourne).
  12. ^ Professor Marilyn Lake (staff profile), La Trobe University. Humanities and Social Sciences. History Program. accessed 18 August 2011.
  13. ^ Michael Richards, {http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/professor-marilyn-lake-to-investigate-the-international-history-of-australian-democracy/ "Professor Marilyn Lake to investigate the international history of Australian democracy"] Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, 15 March 2011 accessed 18 August 2011.
  14. ^ "National Archives of Australia launches joint scholarship program with Australian Historical Association at Annual Regional Conference in Launceston" (Media Release) 7 July 2011 Australian Government News via HT Media Limited.
  15. ^ About Australian Women's History Forum, accessed 18 August 2011.
  16. ^ 1994 Human Rights Medal and Awards Australian Human Rights Commission accessed 19 August 2011
  17. ^ Professor Marilyn Lake (entry) in The Academy Fellows, The Australian Academy of the Humanities (database online) accessed 18 Auust 2011.
  18. ^ Professor Marilyn Lake (entry) in Academy Fellows, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (database online) accessed 18 August 2011.
  19. ^ University of Tasmania Honorary Graduates by surname 1951–1990 (PDF) accessed 18 August 2011
  20. ^ 2002 Human Rights Medal and Awards Australian Human Rights Commission accessed 19 August 2011
  21. ^ "Marilyn Lake. Centenary Medal". Its an honour. (database online). http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1127863&search_type=advanced&showInd=true. Retrieved 18 August 2011. "For service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of Australian women's history." 
  22. ^ Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. Previous Winners. accessed 19 Auust 2011.
  23. ^ "2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards winners"
  24. ^ University’s Ernest Scott Prize winner announced, The University of Melbourne accessed 19 Auust 2011.

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