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Dr Kate Ariotti serves as an ARC DECRA Fellow and Director of Engagement within the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. Her academic work centers on Australian social and cultural responses to warfare, with particular emphasis on prisoner-of-war experiences and national commemorative practices spanning the First World War to contemporary Middle Eastern conflicts.
Her research program critically examines how war deaths shape national memory through projects like 'Between Death and Commemoration: An Australian History of the War Corpse' (ARC-funded 2015-2015 study). This work intersects Australian War History, Military History, and Memory Studies while analyzing evolving governmental policies regarding war dead repatriation and burial practices.
Dr Ariotti's scholarly recognition includes:
- ARC DECRA Fellowship for her war corpse research project
- Nomination for the Les Carlyon Literary Award (2018) for 'Captive Anzacs: Australian POWs of the Ottomans during the First World War'
She actively supervises honors and postgraduate students in Australian history, with several advisees winning national prizes. Her teaching focuses on 19th-20th century Australian history, complemented by public engagement through museum exhibitions and writer's festivals. Prior to UQ, she held research positions at the Australian War Memorial and University of Newcastle's School of Humanities and Social Science.
