Person
Bell, Diane (1943 - )
- Born
- 1943
- Occupation
- Anthropologist
Summary
Diane Bell trained as a primary school teacher in Victoria, but at the age of 28 decided to study anthropology at Monash University, Victoria. She has published a number of books about aboriginal culture, especially aboriginal women.
Details
Chronology
- 1961
- Education - Trained Primary Teachers' Certificate at Frankston Teachers' College, Victoria
- 1962 - 1967
- Career position - Primary School Teacher in Victoria and New South Wales
- 1972 - 1975
- Career position - Commonwealth Scholarship at Monash University, Victoria
- December 1974 - March 1975
- Career position - Vacation Scholar in Anthropology at the Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University in Canberra
- 1975
- Education - Bachelor of Art with Honours (BA (Hons)) in Anthropology completed at Monash University in Victoria
- 1976
- Career position - Tutor in Anthropology (part-time) at the Australian National University, Canberra
- 1976 - 1980
- Career position - Postgraduate scholarship received from the Australian National University, Canberra
- 1978
- Career position - Tutor in Anthropology (part-time) at the Australian National University, Canberra
- 1981
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Anthropology completed at Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
- 1981
- Career position - Senior Anthropologist for the Aboriginal Sacred Sites Protection Authority, Northern Territory
- 1982
- Award - Charles Strong Memorial Trust Fellow
- 1982
- Career position - Visiting Fellow in the Department of Prehistory and Anthropology at the Australian National University, Canberra
- 1982
- Career position - Private practice as a Consulting Anthropologist at Diane Bell and Associates (full-time position)
- 1983
- Career position - Research Fellow in Gender, Ideology and Politics in the South Pacific Workshop in Anthropology at the Research School of Pacific Studies at Australian National University, Canberra
- 1983 - 1988
- Career position - Private practice as a Consulting Anthropologist at Diane Bell and Associates (part-time position)
- 1984 - 1986
- Career position - Research Fellow on the Social Justice Project at the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
- April 1985 - May 1985
- Career position - Visiting Professor in the Women and Social Change Project at Smith College in Massachusetts, USA
- 1986
- Award - Landmark Volume on Women in Australia Author, Australian Bicentennial Authority, 1986-1988
- 1986 - 1988
- Career position - Professor of Australian Studies and Founding Director of the Centre for Australian Studies at Deakin University, Victoria
- 1987
- Award - Zonta High Achiever Award received, Geelong
- 1988
- Award - John Curtin Memorial Lecturer, Canberra
- 1989 - 1998
- Career position - Henry R. Luce Professor of Religion, Economic Development and Social Justice at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts, USA
- 1990 - 1991
- Career position - Overseas Media Commentator (bi-weekly broadcasts) for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- 1990 - 1993
- Career position - Founding Director of Women's Studies at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts, USA
- 1992
- Award - Peter Craigie Memorial Lecturer at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada
- 1993 - 1994
- Career position - Sabbatical to the Five College Women's Studies Research Center in Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts and the Anthropology Department at Stanford University in California
- 1996 -
- Career position - Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Adelaide University
- 1999 -
- Career position - Professor of Anthropology and Director of Women's Studies at the George Washington University in Washington DC, USA
- 1999
- Award - New South Wales Premier's Gleebook Award received for cultural and literary criticism for Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: A World that is, was, and will be. (Melbourne: Spinifex, 1998)
- 1999
- Award - Finalist: Queensland Premier's History Award for Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: A World that is, was, and will be. (Melbourne: Spinifex, 1998)
- 1999
- Award - Finalist: Age Book of the Year for Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: A World that is, was, and will be. (Melbourne: Spinifex, 1998)
- 2000
- Award - Senior Scholar Special Commendation of Honor received from the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- 2000
- Award - Finalist: Gold Medal for the Australian Literary Society for Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: A World that is, was, and will be. (Melbourne: Spinifex, 1998)
- 2000 - 2003
- Career position - Regional Editor for the Latin and North America Women's Studies International Form
- 2002
- Award - Inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society, November 28, as an Honorary Member for "commitment to higher education and an outstanding job in capacity as Director of Women's Studies"
Archival resources
Deakin University Archives
- Diane Bell Collection, 1987; Deakin University Archives. Details
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical Cuttings on Diane Bell, author of Australian Studies at Deakin University, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Articles
- 'Diane Bell, Australian Studies: Fifteen years from school to professor', WISENET Journal, 7 (September) (1986). https://web.archive.org/web/20130509002629/http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/dianbell.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5271401. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/218155901. Details
- 'Bell, Diane (1943-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-615599. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 31 March 2003, Last modified: 21 November 2003