Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre is a historian interested in the global circulation of American popular culture. She is the author of The Ballad of Blind Tom, and Harlem Nights: The Secret History of Australia's Jazz Age.

Experience

  • 2021–2024
    Dr, University of Sydney

Education

  • 2020 
    University of Sydney, Doctor of Philosophy (History)
  • 2012 
    University of Sydney, Masters of Arts (History)

Publications

  • 2021
    Harlem Nights: The Secret History of Australia's Jazz Age, Melbourne University Publishing
  • 2009
    Ballad of Blind Tom, Overlook Press

Professional Memberships

  • Professional Historians Association (NSW & ACT)

Contact Deirdre for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration