Projects per year
Personal profile
Community service
Volunteering/community engagement
- Invited to present papers at some of Australia's leading galleries and museums including Heide Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, State Library of NSW and the Centre for Contemporary Photography
- Examined postgraduate research in Fine Arts and Art History and Theory
- Referee for scholarly journals
Research interests
Key areas of expertise:
- Photography history and theory, feminist art history and theory, contemporary visual culture
- Student supervision - photography history and theory, fine arts, critical theory, feminist art history and theory, memory and archives
Education/Academic qualification
Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
Award Date: 29 Nov 2010
Art History, PhD
Award Date: 12 Oct 2006
Research area keywords
- Contemporary Visual Culture
- Critical theory
- Feminist Art History and Theory
- Fine Arts
- Photography History and Theory
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects
Envisaging Citizenship: Australian Histories and Global Connections
Lydon, J., Nettelbeck, A., Miles, M. & Anderson, F.
9/03/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
In Public / In Focus: Photography, Testimony and the Public Sphere
Australian Research Council (ARC)
3/02/14 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Rethinking assessment to enhance interdisciplinary collaborative learning in the creative arts and humanities
Miles, M. & Rainbird, S.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Comm)
25/06/12 → 8/07/13
Project: Research
Light, Place and Presence in the History of Australian Photography
Australian Research Council (ARC)
4/01/10 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
Research Output
Introduction: Photography's Publics
Miles, M., 2020, Photography and Its Publics. Miles, M. & Welch, E. (eds.). London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Photography, Aboriginal Rights and the 1967 Australian Referendum
Miles, M., 2020, Photography and Its Publics. Miles, M. & Welch, E. (eds.). London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 105-125 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Photography and Its Publics
Miles, M. (ed.) & Welch, E. (ed.), 2020, London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. 264 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › Other › peer-review
The Eye-Witness of Humanity: Changing Approaches to Photography's Relationship to Society and Culture
Miles, M., 2020, The Handbook of Photography Studies. Pasternak, G. (ed.). London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 59-78 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Photography, Truth and Reconciliation
Miles, M., 2019, London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. 234 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision
Miles, Melissa (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Society for Photographic Education Members Award for Excellence in Historical, Critical and Theoretical Writing
Miles, Melissa (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Future States: Modernity and national identity in popular magazines, 1890-1945
Melissa Miles (Speaker)
30 Mar 2020 → 17 Apr 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Glitch: Photography, Critical Image-Making, and the Construction of the Architectural Image. Melbourne Design Week Symposium. Co-organizer and participant in roundtable discussion.
Melissa Miles (Organiser)
2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
History of Photography (Journal)
Melissa Miles (Editorial board member)
2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Photography and Its Publics
Melissa Miles (Organiser)
14 Apr 2016 → 16 Apr 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
2016 Mayne Centre Lecture, 'Beyond a White Australia: A New History of Modern Australian Photography'
Melissa Miles (Contributor)
9 Oct 2016
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
Pacific Exposures: Photography and the Australia-Japan Relationship
2/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Review
‘Remembering Photographer Ichiro Kagiyama’, Japan in Focus, interview with Eleni Psaltis
24/10/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
'Japanese group in Sydney pre-war', Life Matters, interview with Daniel Browning
13/10/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
The camera is god: photographer Trent Parke grapples with an impossible humanism
2/12/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment