Dr Carol Matthews

Biography/ Background

Carol joined the staff as an Associate Lecturer in early 2005. Her PhD thesis ('Architecture and Polite Culture in Eighteenth-Century England: Blackstone's Architectural Manuscripts') was completed in March, 2007 and she is currently working on an edition of William Blackstone's 'Elements of Architecture'(1747). Carol's research interests focus upon the professions in eighteenth-century England and English social and cultural history 1660-1760. She is also interested in teaching and learning in Higher Education.  She recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education at the University of Adelaide.

In 2008 Carol joined Katherine Ellison (Illinois State University) in an interdisciplinary project which is investigating the potential of Second Life for learning and teaching in the Humanities. They are constructing a virtual 18th century London to test the pedagogical & practical value of virtual worlds as an innovative learning and teaching space for the Humanities in Higher Education.  

In 2009 Carol initiated and drafted a successful application for funding to the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. The two-year project, entitled 'Getting a MUVE On:Developing Web 2.0 Curricula in the Humanities', is headed by Professor David Lemmings. It involves researchers in the Disciplines of History and English at the Univeristy of Adelaide and History at Murdoch University.

Carol took up the position of Project Manager for the project in 2010. She also designed and coordinated the project's innovative pilot course 'Power, Passion & Greed: Georgian London 1714-1830' taught in Semester 1, 2010 and Semester 1, 2011.  As part of the assessment for this course students particpate in workshops and conduct a research project in the virtual world Second Life in preparation for their research essay.

The project's web site can be found at: www.hss.adelaide.edu.au/historypolitics/digital-humanities/

Research Interests

• Eighteenth-Century London
• Eighteenth-Century European Social and Intellectual History
• The use of digital media in learning and teaching in the Humanities
• The Student Experience of University

Publications

 

2010:

 

• Article: Ellison, K and Matthews, C. 'Virtual history: a socially networked pedagogy of Enlightenment ' Educational Research Journal  Volume 52 Issue 3, 297.
• Edition: 'Architecture and Poltite Culture in Eighteenth-Century England: Blackstone's Architectural Manuscripts'. Forthcoming.
• Conference preceedings:

  Gregory. S., Lee, M.J.W., Ellis, A., Gregory, B., Wood, D., Hillier, M., Campbell, M., Grenfell, J., Pace, S., Farley, H., Thomas, A., Cram, A., Sinnappan, S., Smith, K., Hay, L., Kennedy-Clark, S., Warren, I., Grant, S., Craven, D., Dreher, H., Matthews, C., Murdoch, D., McKeown, L. (2010). Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through virtual worlds. In C. Steel, M.J. Keppell & P. Gerbic (Eds), Curriculum, technology & transformation for an unknown future. Proceedings ascilite Sydney 2010.

 

2009:

 

Chapter: 'A model of the old House': Architecture in Blackstone's Life and Commentaries'  in Blackstone and his 'Commentaries' W. Prest (ed.) Hart, June, 2009 pp 15-34.  

2008:

Article: 'First Year Expectations and Experiences: Student and Teacher Perspectives'. In collaboration with: Russell Brinkworth, Ben McCann & Karin Nordström. Higher Education vol. 58, 2 (2009), 157-173.

Published online: 6 December 2008: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j1683741v277j6n2/

 

 

Monograph. 'The Law as an Edifice: Architecture in the Life and Works of William Blackstone'

Article. 'Blackstone's 'Pantheon': A Lawyer's Vision?'

Article. 'Blackstone as Historian: The Use of History in the Commentaries'.

Article. 'The Structure of the Commentaries: A Digital Reconstruction?'

Article. ' "The Famous Mr. Wilkes": The Politics of Reputation in Georgian London'

 

Conference, Symposia and Seminar Papers

1. 'Architecture and Polite Culture in Eighteenth-Century England: Blackstone's Architectural Manuscripts'. Delivered at the 33rd Annual of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS), University of Oxford, January, 2004.
2. ' "On yer Bike": Contesting a Cultural Anachronism'. Conference: 'Old Worlds, New Worlds', the 5th Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Association of Medieval and Early Modern Scholars (ANZAMEMS), University of Auckland, February 2005.
3. 'Blackstone, Architecture and the Law: A Starting Point': Research Day Symposium, School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, University of Adelaide, September, 2005.
   '" I have often thought of ye law ... as a Regular Edifice": Blackstone, Law and Architecture'. Enlightenment and Reform in Modern British Culture, 14th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Modern British History Association (AMBHA). University of Tasmania, December 2005.
4. 'The Blackstone Brief: Editing the 'Elements of Architecture'. Research Day Symposium, School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, University of Adelaide, October, 2006.
5. William Blackstone: Life, Thought, Architecture'. Delivered at the 'William Blackstone (1723-1780): Life, Thought, Influence' International Symposium, University of Adelaide, 14-15 December, 2007.
6. 'Making History: Reading Early Modern Europe through a new lens'. Delivered at the 'Reading Early Modern Europe in Present-Day Adelaide' Symposium, 28-29 September, 2009. 
7. ' 'Guess what I found out!':Getting a MUVE On project progress report'. Seminar delivered at The University of Adelaide, 31 May, 2010.

8. Gregory. S., Lee, M.J.W., Ellis, A., Gregory, B., Wood, D., Hillier, M., Campbell, M., Grenfell, J., Pace, S., Farley, H., Thomas, A., Cram, A., Sinnappan, S., Smith, K., Hay, L., Kennedy-Clark, S., Warren, I., Grant, S., Craven, D., Dreher, H., Matthews, C., Murdoch, D., McKeown, L. (2010). Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through virtual worlds. In C. Steel, M.J. Keppell & P. Gerbic (Eds), Curriculum, technology & transformation for an unknown future. Proceedings ascilite Sydney 2010.




 

Teaching Responsibilities in 2005

• 'Europe, Empire and the World: 1492-1914'

Teaching Responsibilities in 2006

• 'Europe, Empire and the World: 1492-1914'
• 'The Twentieth Century: A World in Turmoil'

Teaching Responsibilities in 2007

• 'Europe, Empire and the World: 1492-1914'
• 'The Twentieth Century: A World in Turmoil'
• 'Uniting the Kingdoms: England and Europe 1534-1707'

Teaching Responsibilities in 2008

 

'Europe, Empire and the World: 1492-1914'

'Medieval History: Crusades to the Black Death'

'Early Modern Europe'

Teaching Responsibilities in 2009

'Europe, Empire and the World: 1492-1914'

'Medieval History: Crusades to the Black Death'

'Heresy & Witchcraft in Medieval Europe'

 

Teaching Responsibilities in 2010

'Power, Passion & Greed: Georgian London, 1714-1830'

'Early Modern Europe' 

Teaching Responsibilities in 2011

'Power, Passion & Greed: Georgian London, 1714-1830'

'Crime and Punishment in Britain, 1450-1900'

Grants, Scholarships and Prizes

1. 2009. Australian Learning and Teaching Council Priority Projects program (with Prof. David Lemmings) $204,000. 'Getting a MUVE on: Developing Web 2.0 Curricula in the Humanitites' (PP9-1392).
2. 2006. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Research Library Grant.
3. 2003. Australian Research Council, ARC Discovery Project William Blackstone: Life and Works' (DP0210901), Post Graduate Scholarship.
4. 2002. America/ Australia Association: John F. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship for History and Politics
5. 2002. University of Adelaide: Linda Tapp Essay Prize for History III.
6. 2001. University of Adelaide: Summer Vacation Scholarship.

 

 

 

Entry last updated: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012