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

 


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