Tina Picton Phillipps Ph.D
Associate Lecturer
Room 1.23, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place
Telephone: 0131 651 3857Office hours: By appointment
Biography
I graduated from Edinburgh University as a mature student in 1994 and, having enjoyed myself so much, I continued student life studying for my Ph.D. on a part-time basis and eventually gained my doctorate in 2002. My thesis, ‘Convicts, Communication and Authority: Britain and New South Wales, 1810-1830’ was based on a study of petitions written by family members in Britain and New South Wales which demonstrated an overlooked aspect of convict transportation – the emotional as well as the financial impact of separation for the families of convicts. My decision to remain in Edinburgh for this further period of study was largely due to the inspirational support of Dr Ian Duffield who supervised the thesis from its early genesis through to completion.
I was fortunate to be employed by The University of Edinburgh as a post-graduate tutor on the pre-cursor to ‘Asia & Africa 2’ – ‘Rise and Demise of Imperialism’ – and, for a short time, on ‘European History’ I. Since 2004 I have run Honours Option Courses: ‘Australia: Origins of Convict Settlement’ and ‘Australia: Convict Settlement, 1788-1852’. I am also willing to supervise students’ 4th year Dissertations on aspects of convict settlement in Australia. On a personal level I have eclectic musical tastes ranging from Baroque to the Beach Boys via Noel Coward and 1930s cabaret star Ronald Frankeau; I am a voracious reader of almost anything but especially a menu.