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Dr. James Findlay is a Lecturer in Australian History at the University of Sydney, within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of History. He holds a PhD from the University of Sydney, a Grad Cert from Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), and a BA in Media Communications from UNSW Sydney. His research focuses on historical film/television studies, convict history, and Australian popular culture, with particular attention to how colonial narratives are represented in media. He has held the Australian Film Institute Research Collection Fellowship and previously worked as Archival Project Manager at the Society of Australian Genealogists. Before academia, he worked in film/TV production, specializing in documentaries for companies like Film Australia.
His publications include the upcoming monograph Caught on Screen: Australia’s Convict History in Film and Television (2025) and articles analyzing films such as The Nightingale, Luke’s Kingdom, and Banished. His work bridges historical scholarship with media analysis, examining themes like colonial violence, national identity, and cultural memory. Awards include the Jill Roe Prize (2017) for outstanding unpublished historical research. He has presented at conferences on topics ranging from Nazi-era German films about Australia’s convict past to early cinema travelogues and dark tourism.
