Joshua Black

Visitor, School of History, Australian National University

Dr Joshua Black is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Australia Institute, and a visitor with the School of History at the Australian National University, Canberra. His PhD thesis, entitled ‘Bleeding Off the Page: A Cultural History of the Political Memoir in Australia’, was completed in March 2023. Josh has also held a Palace Letters Fellowship with the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University.

Recent articles by Joshua Black

The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense?

The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense?

I remember seeing footage, several years ago, of a jubilant Malcolm Turnbull, then prime minister and Liberal leader, speaking in Tamworth to loyal members of the National Party.

Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat

Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat

At the last federal election, Australia elected the largest lower house crossbench in its post-war federal history.

In the face of disinformation and democratic decay, humanities graduates are more important than ever

In the face of disinformation and democratic decay, humanities graduates are more important than ever

As university history lecturers, we like to imagine that we are instilling in our students a deep interest in the subjects we teach. We want to foster a lifelong curiosity about the world, as well as the ability to pursue knowledge and refine understanding. Happily, these capacities also happen to be those needed in modern workplaces, such as being able to evaluate information, think independently and communicate effectively.