Humphrey McQueen
| Humphrey McQueen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1942 Brisbane, Qld, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (B.A (Hons.)) |
| Occupation | Public Intellectual, Labour Historian |
| Awards | Literature Board, Australia Council (1975,1979-1980,1998) |
Humphrey Dennis McQueen (born 26 June 1942) is an Australian socialist historian and cultural commentator. He is associated with the development of the Australian New Left, as a political activist and public intellectual. His most iconic work A New Britannia gained notoriety for challenging the dominant approach to Australian history developed by the Old Left. He has written books on history, the media, politics and the visual arts.
McQueen was born in Brisbane to a working-class family that were active in the Australian Labor Party. He was educated at Marist College Ashgrove, and later edited the Queensland Young Labor newsletter. He completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours at the University of Queensland in 1965. McQueen was an active participant in the anti-Vietnam War movement in Australia, campaigning against conscription as chairman of the Melbourne-based Revolutionary Socialist Group in 1968. His organisational engagement shaped his interest in Maoist and Gramscian theory, influencing his subsequent historical work. From 1966-1969 he was employed as a teacher at Glen Waverley High, Victoria. In 1970, He moved to Canberra, where he taught Australian history at the Australian National University from 1970-1974 It was there that he met and befriended the historian, Manning Clark.
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