Dr Keith Wilson
Lecturer in History-Politics
Keith has been a lecturer in History/Politics since 1989. He has an interest in community development and transition issues (member of the Centre for Rural Communities).
Classes taught by Keith include:
- United States Politics
- Politics and Society
- Community Studies
- Global & Regional Studies
- South East Asian History
- Theory and Method
Research Interests / Publications
Keiths broad research area is the
the American Civil War. He is particularly interested in race relations
in the Union army, and the social impact of military service on the
citizen soldiers. Other aspects of the Civil War that interest him
include: prisoners of war and Civil War biography.
In
addition to Civil War studies he is interested in American slave
culture and the way slaves made the transition from slavery to freedom.
As well as the above United States related research interests,
he has research interests in the following Australian areas: Racism
and race relations, American cultural influences in Australia, Australian
prisoners of war, the development of Australian regional communities
and the transition of Australian students from high schools to universities.
Major Publications
Keith P. Wilson Campfires of Freedom: The Camp Life of Black Soldiers during the Civil War ( Kent , Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2002)
Keith Wilson ed. Honor in Command: Lt. Freeman S. Bowley's Civil War Service in the 30 th United States Infantry (Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida, 2006)
Contact Details
- Phone:
- 03 9902 6386 or 5122 6386
- Fax:
- 03 9902 6359 or 5122 6359
- Office:
- 2W269
- Email:
- Keith.Wilson@arts.monash.edu.au
- Address:
- School of Humanities, Communications & Social
Sciences
Monash University, Gippsland Campus
Northways Road,
Churchill, Victoria 3842