Ms Alison Giles
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Humanities
College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities
2026 - Adelaide University Graduate Research School Representative for Humanities.
2026 - Graduate Representative for the School of Archaeology, Classics, History and Museum Studies.
Woven Stories: Missionary women's influences on First Nation women's craft practices 1920-1960.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Macedonian | Can read, write and speak |
| Russian | Can read, write and speak |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| 2022 - 2023 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Masters of Curatorial and Museum Studies |
| 2010 - 2013 | Australian Catholic University | Australia | Clinical Counselling (Education) |
| 1994 - 1995 | Murdoch University | Australia | Graduate Diploma Education Secondary (History, Aboriginal Studies) |
| 1989 - 1991 | Edith Cowan University | Australia | BA Dble Major Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies/English |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Giles, A. (2022). The Wedding Apron: a search for Macedonian stitches. Piecework Magazine, 30(3), 22-27. |
| 2022 | Giles, A. (2022). Colorwork sleeves from Staravina, Macedonia. Piecework Magazine, 30(3), 28-33. |
| 2018 | Giles, A. (2018). Visiting the largest Children's library in the world. Magpies: Talking about books for children, 33(2), 14-16. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Giles, A. (2016). The Wreck of the Cherry Venture. |
| 2016 | Giles, A. (2016). Belka Little Face. Clickcloud Publishing. |
| 2015 | Giles, A. (2015). Travels to Moscow ... with a Ticket to the Bolshoi and a Train Ride to Vostok!. |
| 2015 | Giles, A. (2015). The Happy Fish (Chinese). |
| 2015 | Giles, A. (2015). Cockatoo Man. Clickcloud Publishing. |
| 2014 | Giles, A. (2014). The Happy Fish. Clickcloud Publishing. |
| 2005 | Gregory, A. (2005). Rodeo Darcy. ISBS. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Giles, A. (2020). A ball of wool. In R. Hollis (Ed.), Love & Loss True Stories that Reveal the Depths of the Human Experience. New Zealand: Exisle Publishing (NZ). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Giles, A. (2023). Moving on from the glass cabinet: The Lutheran settler story in three South Australian museums (Masters Thesis). |
| 2022 | Giles, A. (2022). The Daisy Bates clothing collection at the South Australian Museum (Significance Assessment). |
Alison's PhD research is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship.
MUSEUM7001 Assessment Marking - Making a Museum
MUSEUM7002 Assessment Marking - The Secret Life of Objects
MUSEUM7003 Assessment Moderating- 20 000 wd Reseach Thesis
MUSEUM7004 Assessment Marking - Museum Internship
MUSEUM7007 Museum Collections Management - Course Coordinator