Senior Lecturer, Classics and Ancient History and Director of Teaching and Learning (ugrad), School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
Dr Sarah Midford is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University, the Director of Teaching and Learning (undergraduate) and Course Coordinator of the Bachelor of Humanities, Innovation and Technology (https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-humanities-innovation-and-technology).
Sarah's research focuses on cultural connections between antiquity and the modern world, especially the ways the past has informed contemporary societies and their future trajectories. She was a member of the Joint Historical and Archaeological Survey of the Gallipoli Peninsula (JHAS) between 2010 and 2015 and in 2016 was the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet's First World War historian.
Sarah has published in the fields of Australian Studies, First World War Studies, Art History and Classical Reception Studies. Her current research investigates the reception of ancient Greek and Roman culture in colonial Australia, between European settlement and Federation and its impact on our current understanding of Western Civilization in Australia. Sarah has also published in higher education pedagogy and curriculum development.
The Bachelor of Humanities, Innovation and Technology was born of the intersection between Sarah's research interest in the way the past informs the future and the development of future-focussed and innovative undergraduate curriculum.
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