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Personal profile
Biography
Karen is an honorary lecturer in the School of History, where she completed her PhD in 2011. The book resulting from her doctoral research – Restless Men: Masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1849 – was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014. Her work has also been published in Men and Masculinities, History Australia, and the Australian Journal of Politics and History.
Karen contributes to the course HIST1214 Empires in Global History.
Qualifications
BA Hons (ANU), PhD (ANU)
Research Interests
Late 18th and early 19th century cultural history in Britain and Australia; gender, especially masculinities; histories of emotions; historical theory and method.
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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A glass ceiling smashed? Reflecting on gender equity in the discipline of history
Downing, K., 2023, In: History Australia. 20, 1, p. 20-40 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction: A Sailors Progress?
Downing, K., Thayer, J. & Begiato, J., 2021, Negotiating Masculinities and Modernity in the Maritime World. K. D. J. T. J. B. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 1. p. 1-20Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Negotiating Masculinities and Modernity in the Maritime World
Downing, K., Thayer, J. & Begiato, J., 2021, 1 ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 318 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
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Regency Masculinity? Napoleonic War Veterans and Explaining Change in the History of Masculinities
Downing, K., 2021, Negotiating Masculinities and Modernity in the Maritime World. K. D. J. T. J. B. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 1. p. 23-52Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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How Gender Can Transform the Social Sciences: Innovation and Impact
Sawer, M., Jenkins, F. & Downing, K., 2020, 1st ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 196 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review