Ms Rachel Caines
Research Support Officer
Arts Faculty Office
Faculty of Arts
I am a cultural historian of the British Empire and its colonies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I have a particularly interest in the ways in which ideas of gender, race, and the nation/Empire intersected during this period.
My Masters thesis analysed the commemoration of Indigenous Australian and Maori First World War soldiers have been commemorated in Australian and New Zealand sites of memory, and how these commemorations reflect mainstream attitudes towards race, remembrance, and reconciliation. My thesis was awarded a Dean's Commendation for Research Excellence.
I currently work as a Research Assistant and a Casual Tutor in the Department of History at the University of Adelaide. I also work as a Research Support Officer for the Faculty of Arts.
My Master of Philosophy thesis explored the extent to which Indigenous Australian and Māori First World War service has been acknowledged in national sites of commemoration in Australia and New Zealand over the past century. The thesis argued that the development of different Indigenous-non-Indigenous race relations in Australia and New Zealand ultimately informed the extent to which Indigenous First World War service was acknowledged at a national level in both countries, and continues to shape attitudes towards the commemoration of Indigenous war service.
My broader research focuses on the socio-cultural history of the British Empire during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In particular, I am interested in the ways gender (particularly masculinity) and race were depicted during this period, and the way these depictions influenced broader national and imperial identities.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 Research Support Officer The University of Adelaide 2018 Casual Tutor University of Adelaide 2018 Research Assistant University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2018 - 2020 The University of Adelaide Australia Master of Philosophy 2016 - 2016 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts (Honours) 2013 - 2016 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) -
Research Interests
Tutor for HIST1109 - Revolutions that Changed the World - Semester 2 2018
Tutor for HIST1108 - Empires in World History - Semester 1 2019; Semester 1 2021
Marker for HIST3057 - Nations and Nationalism - Semester 1 2019
Marker for ARTS 3011 - Humans and Technology: From Stone Tools to Cyborgs - Summer School 2021
Tutor for HIST2051 - Australia and the World - Semester 2 2021
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2020 - ongoing Board Member Lilith: A Feminist History Journal Editorial Committee Australian Women's History Network Australia
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