Position: Current HDR student
School and/or Centres: School of History
Email: Madeline.Pentland@anu.edu.au
Phone: 0425861608
Qualification: BA/GLST; BA HONS (First Class) at the Australian Catholic University
Madeline Pentland is a PhD candidate in the School of History. Her research focus is the gendered identity and relationships of Australian parliamentarian women, as they negotiated political domains from 1986 to 2013.
Madeline graduated from the Victorian Parliamentary Internship Program in 2021, as the recipient of the Presiding Officers Prise for Most Outstanding Report on behalf of Independent MLA Suzanna Sheed. Madeline graduated Australian Catholic University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 2023, receiving the University Honours Medal for her thesis titled 'Keeping the Histories Honest: Framing a Political Legacy of Natasha Stott Despoja'. Madeline is also interested in the intersection of political and popular culture, presenting at the University of Melbourne 'Swiftposium' in 2024.
Madeline is an editor of the ANU Historical Journal II, is a tutor and research assistant at the ANU, and has professional experience as a public historian (History at Work).
Media Mentions:
- Amy Martin, 'Taylor Swift's reach is limitless. Even Aussie politics isn't immune' The Canberra Times, 16 February 2024.
- Tiffany Turnball, 'Taylor Swift: Inside a world-first 'Swiftposium' academic summit' BBC News, 13 February 2024
- 'Internship on doctor shortage in Shepparton' Parliament of Victoria, 2021
Connect on X: https://x.com/madpentland
Gender; Australian Parliaments; Australian Political History; Parliamentarian Women; Feminist Institutionalism; Feminist Methodology; Oral History; Pop Culture.
- Presiding Officers Prise for Most Outstanding Report, Victorian Parliamentary Internship (2021).
- University Medal from the Australian Catholic University (2023)
Tutor and Guest Lecturer: HIST2227 - Australian Political History (2024-2025)
Tutor: HIST2240 - Democracy and Dissent: Europe Since 1945(2024)