Wednesday Lunchtime Lecture: Introducing the Queensland Atlas of Religion

About the Talk:

The Queensland Atlas of Religion interprets the rich diversity of religion and religious life in Queensland’s past and present. It contains site videos, oral history interviews, written entries, images, and interactive maps, with entries written by topic specialists and qualified researchers. As a large collaborative project, the QAR aims to foster awareness of historical and present-day cultural diversity, and so contribute to the social benefits of religious literacy and mutual understanding.

It can be accessed here: https://qareligion.com.au

In this talk, UQ historian A/Prof Geoff Ginn will outline the rationale behind the project and the work completed so far. He will present a series of historical case studies drawn from the online Atlas to showcase the value of the research.

About the Speaker:

Geoff Ginn is a historian at the University of Queensland, formerly a member of the Board of the Queensland Museum, and editor of the Australian Journal of Politics and History (2021–24).

Geoff’s academic research explores topics in nineteenth-century British history, urban history, colonialism, and the history of social reform and cultural policy. Among other publications he is the author of Culture, Philanthropy and the Poor in Late-Victorian London (London and New York: Routledge, 2017) and Archangels & Archaeology: J.S.M. Ward’s Kingdom of the Wise (Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2012).

As well leading the Queensland Atlas of Religion (Australian Research Council LP180100341) project, Geoff’s current research involves C.H. Kappe’s unpublished account of the fall of Singapore in 1942, and a book manuscript entitled ‘Liberal Unions: Marriage and Politics in the Edwardian Crisis.’