Dr. Carolyn Strange

Biography

Carolyn Strange is a distinguished scholar with extensive teaching and research experience in history across multiple countries, including Canada, the United States, and Australia. Her academic background includes influential positions at Queen's University, Carleton University, the University of Toronto, Griffith University, and the Australian National University (ANU). She specializes in 19th and 20th-century history, focusing on legal, social, cultural, and political history. Throughout her career, Carolyn has bridged scholarly communities and the public by curating museum exhibitions and organizing public symposia on topics like prison history and environmental anxiety. She has directed graduate programs and conducted specialized workshops in social sciences and humanities. Carolyn was appointed Adjunct Professor at Murdoch University and has held various prestigious fellowships, including at Warwick University and the Australian Academy of Humanities. Her research interests encompass women's studies, law, criminology, and modern history, particularly focusing on the history of crime and justice, gender, and sexuality. Notably, Carolyn has received significant funding for her projects, including notable grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Australian Research Council. She is currently working on a project analyzing inter-gender homicide and has received a strategic initiative grant to coordinate a network on the History and Legacies of Violence. Her latest book explores the intersection of gender and crime in Canadian history and is published by universities recognized in legal history.

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