While having a background in History, Anthony Ashbolt taught in the discipline of Politics at Macquarie University, the Australian National University and the University of New England before arriving at the University of Wollongong in 1991. For many years he has been Convenor of the Politics Program and in that capacity has overall responsibility for the undergraduate curriculum.
Articles
Is a US Marine base in Darwin really a good idea?, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2011)
The American alliance is simply too costly for Australia both in terms of human lives...
Public Education and the Public Good, The Queensland Principal (2011)
When Julia Gillard became Minister for Education and Everything Else That Moves, as well as...
Occupying Wall Street and Remembering the 1960s, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2011)
When I was interviewed recently about the Wall Street protests by Triple J and Brisbane’s...
Illawarra Unity: Editorial & Contents 2010, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2010)
Since the last issue of Illawarra Unity, the labour movement has been shaken to its...
Public education and the public good, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2010)
When Julia Gillard became Minister for Education and Everything Else That Moves, as well as...
Contributions to Books
Death, Decline or Atrophy? The Necessity of Politics, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2005)
While thinking about the contemporary state of politics, it is very difficult to shake off...
The Student and New Left Movements, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2005)
For some years now, the 1960s have been contested terrain. Many-commentators have rushed to specious...
Private Desires, Public Pleasures: Community and Identity in a Postmodern World, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2000)
As George Orwell, Herbert Marcuse and, more recently John Ralston Saul have argued, language can...