Qualifications Doctorate of Philosophy - University of Queensland Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History - University of Queensland Emily Wilson has a PhD in History from the University of Queensland. She has previously taught at the University of Queensland, and at the Australian Catholic University (McAuley Campus). A revised version of her PhD thesis, on eugenics and racial fitness ideology in Queensland, is currently being prepared for publication. She has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences.
Articles
Preserving the traditions of a 'great race': Youth and national character in Queensland, 1859-1918. (with Shirleene Robinson), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2008)
Extract: In 1915, the Brisbane Courier declared that in order 'to make the growing race...
‘Someone who is sick and in need of help’: Medical attitudes to homosexuality in Australia, 1960-1979, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2008)
Homophobia is a prejudice with effects that extend far beyond the gay and lesbian community....
Hidden agendas: The rhetoric of benevolence in Aboriginal policy in Queensland, 1900-1950, Journal of Australian studies (2005)
Extract:
Between 1900 and 1950, the Queensland government introduced a large range of legislation...
A “menace to the community”: Mental defectives in Queensland mental health legislation, 1938, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society (2003)
Extract:
This paper will examine the debate in parliament surrounding both the Mental Hygiene...
'Eccentric and idiosyncratic treatment philosophies': The therapeutic community at Townsville’s Ward 10B, 1973-87, Health and history (2003)
Extract:
In 1973, a psychiatric unit known as ward 10B was established as a...
Book Chapters
Psychiatric abuse at Chelmsford Private Hospital, New South Wales, 1960s-1980s, ‘Madness’ in Australia: Histories, heritage and the asylum (2003)
Extract:
The discipline of psychiatry has faced a number of problems of administration, regulation...