Mark McKenna (born 1959) is a professor of history at the University of Sydney, noted for his work on Aboriginal history, a biography of Manning Clark and the history of republicanism in Australia.
Biography
Early life and education
McKenna was born in 1959 and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, he lived in Europe for a period and then taught in high schools in Sydney before completing his PhD at the University of New South Wales in 1996.
Awards and recognition
McKenna was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2013.
His book Return to Uluru about the shooting death of Yokununna by William (Bill) McKinnon was shortlisted for the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian history.
Bibliography
Books
- McKenna, Mark (1996). The Captive Republic: A History of Republicanism in Australia 1788–1996. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
- —— (2002). Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place. Sydney: UNSW Press.
- —— (2002). Building a Closet of Prayer in the New World: The Story of the Australian Ballot. London: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.
- ——; Hudson, Wayne (2003). Australian Republicanism: A Reader. Carlton: Melbourne University Press.
- —— (2004). This Country: A Reconciled Republic?. Sydney: UNSW Press.
- —— (2011). An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark. Carlton: The Miegunyah Press.
- —— (2016). From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press.
- —— (2021). Return to Uluru (1st ed.). Black Inc.
Essays
- McKenna, Mark (March 2018). "Moment of Truth: History and Australia's Future". Quarterly Essay. 69: 1–86.
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