Dr Grace Waye-Harris
Lecturer
School of Humanities
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Grace Waye-Harris' research examines the function of fashion in diplomacy during the reign of Henry VIII. Historical areas of interest include Renaissance fashion, material diplomacy, the Tudors, medieval and early modern Europe.
My PhD demonstrated the extensive functions of dress within political and diplomatic action during the reign of Henry VIII. This research built upon my 2018 Honours thesis for which I was awarded the Lynda Tapp Prize which recognises the best history Honours thesis. General areas of interest include, historical fashion and materiality, Medieval and Early Modern England, the Tudors, and Italian Renaissance art & culture.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide 2017 - ongoing History Tutor University of Adelaide 2016 - 2018 PASS Leader (History) University of Adelaide 2013 - 2018 Project Coordinator iEDM Pty Ltd 2011 - 2013 Contract Administrator ASC Pty Ltd -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Italian Can read, write and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2019 - 2023 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2018 - 2018 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts (Hons) 2015 - 2017 University of Adelaide Australia Diploma of Arts 2008 - 2011 Curtin University Australia Bachelor of Commerce -
Research Interests
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Theses
Year Citation 2023 Waye-Harris, G. (2023). Fashion Diplomacy at the Court of Henry VIII. (PhD Thesis).
Course Coordinator - Hist 1109 - Revolutions that Changed the World
Guest Lecturer - Eust3016 - Reading Women
Tutor - Hist 4002/Hist7002 The Tudors and their Legacy
Tutor - Hist 2069 - Heresy and Witchcraft in Medieval Europe
Tutor - Hist 2053 - Medieval Europe: Crusades to the Black Death
Tutor - Hist 3037 - Early Modern Europe
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor The Tudor Monarchy's Self-Representation in Early Modern England Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yannic Bietz
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Community Engagement
Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country 2024 - ongoing Dress and Portraiture in Tudor England Public Community Engagement Art Gallery of South Australia Australia 2024 - ongoing Seductress, Sorceress, Adulterer, Traitor: Power, Fashion, and Anne Boleyn Public Community Engagement University of Adelaide - 2024 - ongoing Then + Now: What To Wear To The Tennis Public Community Engagement SA Style - 2023 - ongoing Far from the ‘ludicrously capacious’: what the fashion of Succession tells us about the show – and about society Public Community Engagement The Conversation -
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