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| Richard Broome | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard Broome |
| Birth date | 1948 |
| Birth place | Adelaide |
| Occupation | Historian, author, academic |
| Education | University of Adelaide, University of Birmingham |
| Employer | La Trobe University, University of Adelaide |
| Notable works | The Victorians, Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal Australians: A History |
Richard Broome is an Australian historian and academic known for his scholarship on Aboriginal Australians, colonialism, and Victorian era society. He has held professorial positions and contributed influential books, public history projects, and advocacy for Indigenous recognition within Australian public life. His work spans monographs, edited collections, and contributions to curriculum and museum exhibitions.
Broome was born in Adelaide and undertook undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Adelaide and the University of Birmingham. During his formative years he engaged with historiographical debates sparked by scholars at Monash University, Australian National University, and University of Sydney. His education intersected with contemporaneous developments at institutions such as University of Melbourne, Griffith University, and Flinders University, and with intellectual currents influenced by figures from Oxford University and Cambridge University.
Broome's academic appointments include posts at La Trobe University and a long association with the University of Adelaide. He supervised doctoral candidates who later joined faculties at Macquarie University, Deakin University, and University of Western Australia. Broome contributed to curriculum reform influenced by bodies such as the Australian Historical Association and worked with cultural organisations including the National Museum of Australia and the State Library of South Australia. He participated in conferences hosted by ANZAC Day committees, panels convened by the Australian Research Council, and seminars at the Museum of Victoria.
Broome's publications cover Indigenous history, colonial Australia, and social histories of the Victorian era. Key books include treatments of Aboriginal Australians, regional histories engaging with South Australia and Victoria, and surveys that dialogue with texts from Henry Reynolds, Jackie Huggins, Miriam Dixon, Keith Windschuttle, and Lindsay Smith. He has contributed chapters to edited volumes alongside scholars from University of Queensland and University of New South Wales, and his work appears in journals like Australian Historical Studies, Journal of Australian Studies, and Aboriginal History. His scholarship engages primary sources held at archives such as the National Archives of Australia, State Records of South Australia, and manuscript collections in the Mitchell Library.
Broome's research advanced public and academic understanding of Aboriginal Australians and settler-Indigenous relations, influencing debates connected to the Mabo decision, the Native Title Act 1993, and the Uluru Statement from the Heart. He collaborated with Indigenous leaders and organisations including the Aboriginal Legal Service, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, and community groups in Kangaroo Island and the River Murray region. His work informed exhibitions at institutions such as the National Museum of Australia and influenced educational materials used by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. He engaged with policy discussions alongside figures linked to the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and contributed to public debates involving commentators from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and ABC News.
Broome's contributions have been recognised by academic and cultural institutions including fellowships and awards from the Australian Research Council, the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, and honours bestowed through universities such as the University of Adelaide and La Trobe University. His books have been shortlisted for prizes administered by bodies like the Prime Minister's Literary Awards and the ASA (Australian Studies Association) annual awards, and he has delivered named lectures at venues including Federation University and the State Library of Victoria.
Broome's personal engagements include collaboration with community historians, participation in public lectures in cities such as Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney, and mentorship of scholars who now work at institutions like Queensland University of Technology and Curtin University. His legacy is evident in university syllabuses, museum curatorship, and ongoing scholarly debates involving authors such as Henry Reynolds, Anna Haebich, Bruce Pascoe, and Marcia Langton. He remains cited in contemporary works on Aboriginal Australians and the historiography of colonialism, and his influence persists in public history, indigenous advocacy, and Australian higher education.
Category:Australian historians Category:Historians of Indigenous Australians Category:University of Adelaide alumni