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Dr Gwenda Tavan

Gwenda Tavan

Senior Lecturer
Room: Social Sciences 320
Tel: +61 3 9479 1287
Fax: +61 3 9479 1997
Email: g.tavan@latrobe.edu.au

Qualifications: MA (Melbourne), PhD (La Trobe)

My research interests include the politics and history of immigration in Australian and transnational contexts, race and racism, nationalism, Australia political culture, leadership studies.

Publications

List of recent publications

Teaching

I teach Australian Politics and Australian Studies at all undergraduate and postgraduate levels. My current teaching responsibilities include:

  • Politics 1 AUP Australian Politics: Government and Society
  • Politics 1 RAP Representation and Participation in Australian Politics
  • Honours and postgraduate supervision
  • Australian Studies 2/3DAU: Discover Australia: Current Issues and Debates

Graduate Supervision

List of topics

Research Projects

Current research projects

Professional Involvements

Member of:

  • Australian Political Science Association
  • International Association of Australian Studies
  • Australian Historical Association

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Last Updated: 7 January, 2009