Robert Aldrich (born July 29, 1954, in
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) is an Australian historian and writer. Aldrich is a Professor of European History, he teaches and researches modern European and colonial history, including the history of France since the Revolution, the history of the French and British overseas empires, the history of 'sites of memory' and the history of gender and sexuality.
Life
After school Aldrich studied history in the United States of America, first at
Emory University,
Georgia, where he received his undergraduate degree, and afterwards at
Brandeis University,
Massachusetts, where he gained his
Master's and PhD.
Aldrich joined the
faculty
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at
University of Sydney. He wrote several books on
French colonialism in the Pacific and on the history of homosexuality.
Awards and Recognition
In 2002 the French Government awarded Aldrich the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques. In 2008 he was elected a Fellow of both the
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the
Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Works
* ''
An Economic and Social History of Europe'', two volumes (1987) (with
Frank Tipton
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Bibliography
* Tipton FB 1976 'Regional ...
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* ''The French Presence in the South Pacific, 1842–1940'' (1990)
* ''France's Overseas Frontier: Départements et Territoires d'Outre-Mer'' (together with John Connell) (1992)
* ''France and the South Pacific since 1940'' (1993)
* ''The Seduction of the Mediterranean: Writing, Art and Homosexual Fantasy'' (1993)
* ''Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion'' (1996)
* ''The Last Colonies'' (1998)
* ''Who's Who in gay and lesbian history'' (2001) (together with Garry Wotherspoon)
* ''Colonialism and Homosexuality'' (2003)
* ''Vestiges of the Colonial Empire in France: Monuments, Museums and Colonial Memories'' (2005)
* ''Gay Life and Culture: A World History'', published by Thames & Hudson (2006) (German translation: ''Gleich und Anders – Eine Globale Geschichte der Homosexualität'', Murmann Verlag) (2007)
* ''The Age of Empires'', published by Thames & Hudson (2007)
* ''Gay Lives'', published by Thames & Hudson (2012) (UK title, ''Gay Life Stories'')
References
External links
University Sydney:Robert Aldrich“Die-hard homophobes are now on the defensive”– interview with Robert Aldrich, intercultural magazine "unique" (issue nr. 65, published 2013)
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1954 births
20th-century Australian historians
Brandeis University alumni
Emory University alumni
University of Sydney faculty
Australian gay writers
Historians of LGBT topics
Living people
Writers from New York (state)
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
American emigrants to Australia
21st-century Australian historians