The Max Crawford Medal is awarded every other year by the

Australian Academy of the Humanities The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia. It operates as an independent not-for-profit organisation partly funded by the Australia ...

in recognition of "outstanding achievement in the humanities by young

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ...

scholars currently engaged in research, and whose publications contribute towards an understanding of their discipline by the general public". It is funded from a bequest to the academy by Emeritus Professor R.M. Crawford. In 2019 it became an annual award.

Recipients

* 2022: Laura Smith-Khan (University of Technology Sydney) * 2021: André Brett (

University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2017, the university had an enrolment of ...

) * 2020: Billy Griffiths (

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

) * 2019: Ronika Power (

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...

) * 2018: Raihan Ismail (

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

) and Dr Ana Tanasoca (

University of Canberra The University of Canberra (UC) is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is within walking distance of Westfield Belconnen, and from Canberra's Civic Centre. UC ...

) * 2016: David McInnis (

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

) and Dr Louise Richardson-Self (

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first pro ...

) * 2014: Tom Murray (

) * 2012: Michael Ondaatje ( University of Newcastle) and Dr Lisa Ford (

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

) * 2010: Roland Burke (

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria an ...

) * 2008:

Kate Crawford Kate Crawford (born 1976) is a writer, composer, producer and academic. Crawford is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research (Social Media Collective), the co-founder and former director of research at the AI Now Institute at NYU, a visitin ...

(University of New South Wales) * 2006: Christopher Hilliard (

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

) * 2004: Kirsten McKenzie (University of Sydney) * 2002:

Glenda Sluga Glenda Anna Sluga (born May 29, 1962, Melbourne), is an Australian historian who has contributed significantly to the history of Internationalism (politics), internationalism, nationalism, diplomacy, immigration, and gender, in Europe, Great Brit ...

(University of Sydney) * 2000:

John Hajek John Hajek is an Australian linguist and professor at the University of Melbourne. Hajek has held research fellowships in the United Kingdom and Australia. He is currently director of RUMACCC (Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-cultura ...

(University of Melbourne) * 1997: Tom Griffiths (Australian National University) * 1996: Lesley Stirling (University of Melbourne) * 1995: Nicholas Thomas (Australian National University) * 1994:

Geremie Barmé Geremie R. Barmé (born 1954) is an Australian sinologist, author, and film-maker on modern and traditional China. He was formerly Director, Australian Centre on China in the World and Chair Professor of Chinese History at Australian National ...

(Australian National University) * 1993: Hilary Fraser (

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany, Western Australia, Albany an ...

) * 1992:

Janet McCalman Janet Susan McCalman, (born 5 December 1948) is an Australian social historian, population researcher and author at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. McCalman won the Ernest Scott Prize in 1984 and 20 ...

(University of Melbourne)

References

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