Patrick Wolfe | |
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Born | 1949 Yorkshire, England |
Died | 18 February 2016 Melbourne, Australia | (aged 66–67)
Occupation | Historian |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Melbourne (BA, PhD) London School of Economics (MSc) |
Doctoral advisor | Dipesh Chakrabarty |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Victoria University, Melbourne, La Trobe University |
Main interests | Aboriginal history |
Influenced | Settler colonial studies |
Patrick Wolfe (1949 – 18 February 2016)[1] was an Australian historian and scholar who is often credited with establishing the field of settler colonial studies.[2] He made significant contributions to several academic fields, including anthropology, genocide studies, Indigenous studies, and the historiography of race, colonialism, and imperialism.[3]
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