Personal profile
Biography
Dr Kyle Harvey is a Research Fellow in the School of Media, Film and Journalism, and works on the Australian Research Council-funded Linkage Project Comedy Country: Australian Performance Country as an Agent of Change. His research explores the lived experiences of migration, culture and social change in Australian media and performance, and is particularly focused on the intersecting processes of diasporas, mobility and performance in Australian standup comedy. Kyle's research also encompasses media history, migration history, and the history of radicalism and social movements, oral history, intellectual history, memory, biography, and the history of education.
Kyle's work has been published in Media International Australia (2020), History Australia (2017), Labour History (2016) and in numerous edited collections. He is co-author of Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History (2025).
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Macquarie University
Award Date: 1 May 2012
B.A. (Hons), University of Newcastle
Award Date: 1 Dec 2006
Research area keywords
- Australian history
- Media History
- Transnational and migration studies
- International Migration
- mobilities
- Migration history
- Cultural diversity
- Cultural History
- Comedy
- Performing Arts
- Transnationalism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History
Darian-Smith, K., Turnbull, S., Khorana, S. & Harvey, K., 2025, 1st ed. Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge. 256 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Book review: Australian radio listeners and television viewers: historical perspectives, by Bridget Griffen-Foley, Palgrave Macmillan
Harvey, K., 2023, In: Journal of Australian Studies. 47, 2, p. 414-415 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other › peer-review
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Book review: Elizabeth Tynan uncovers a disturbing history of atomic testing in South Australia
Harvey, K., 2023, In: History Australia. 20, 1, p. 195-196 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other › peer-review
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Casting, diversity and fluid identities in Australian television
Harvey, K., 1 Feb 2020, In: Media International Australia. 174, 1, p. 86-96 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: inclusion, exclusion and Australian television, past and present
Harvey, K. & Khorana, S., 1 Feb 2020, In: Media International Australia. 174, 1, p. 17-19 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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When the Soldiers Return Conference
Harvey, K. (Organiser)
28 Nov 2007 → 30 Nov 2007Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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Interviewed about new book Migrants, Television & Australian Stories: A New History
Harvey, K. & Darian-Smith, K.
7/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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How migrant stories and contributions have shaped Australian TV since the 1950s
4/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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From Con the Fruiterer to East West 101 — the changing face of Australian TV
31/07/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Australia and the bomb: The early history of anti-nuclear activism
1/09/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Lawrence Remembers 30-Year-Old Nuclear Destruction Movie The Day After
17/11/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment