Murray Phillips
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Professor
Murray Phillips
Email: : m.phillips@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 56637
Positions
Centre Director of Centre for Sport and Society : Centre for Sport and Society : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Professor : School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Background
Professor Phillips has a range of research interests in the historical and contemporary dimensions of sport. He has written on the historical and contemporary aspects of sport and war, sport and gender, sports' coaching, golf, rugby league, rugby union, sport structures as well as the ontological, epistemological and methodological aspects of sport history.
With these interests in mind, Professor Phillips has received external funding from the Australian Research Council, Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Coaching Council, the Australian War Memorial, as well as internal funding from the Universities of Canberra, South Australia and Queensland. He was commissioned by the Women and Sport Unit at the Australian Sports Commission to write An Illusory Image: A Report on the Media Coverage and Portrayal of Women's Sport in Australia 1996, has written a history of coaching in Australia entitled From Sidelines to Centre Field for the Australian Coaching Council, and is currently writing the centennial history of swimming in Australia for the National Sporting Organisation, Australian Swimming. In addition, Professor Phillips has been contracted to edit a book on the ontological, epistemological and methodological dimensions of sport history that draws on the collective experience of twelve of the leading sport historians around the world.
Professor Phillips has been an associate editor and book reviews editor for the Journal of Football Studies and is also on the executive committee of the Australian Society for Sport Historians and is the book reviews editor for the national journal, Sporting Traditions.
Background
Murray Phillips is a senior lecturer in the School of Human Movement Studies. He joined the School in 2000 from the University of South Australia (1998-2000) and also from the University of Canberra (1990-1997). He gained his PhD in the field of Sport History in 1992 from the University of Queensland. Professor Phillips teaches in the socio-cultural dimensions of sport and physical activities.
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Availability
Professor Murray Phillips is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Sport history
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All (154) Book (10) Journal Article (70) Other Outputs (7) Edited Outputs (3) Conference Publication (25) Book Chapter (39)
2025
Book Chapter
Nature games: traditional Indigenous games and environmental stewardship in Oceania
Fabian, Tom, Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2025). Nature games: traditional Indigenous games and environmental stewardship in Oceania. Sport, the environment and communication: activism and culture in the age of climate crisis. (pp. TBC-TBC) edited by Brett Hutchins, Libby Lester and Toby Miller. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Nature games: traditional Indigenous games and environmental stewardship in Oceania
2025
Journal Article
Public First Nations sport history projects: the cross-disciplinary value of the principles of co-design
Phillips, Murray G., Osmond, Gary and Wheeler, Kai (2025). Public First Nations sport history projects: the cross-disciplinary value of the principles of co-design. Journal of Sport History, 52 (3), 37-53.
2025
Book Chapter
Trauma-Informed Partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Hall, Emily, Louth, Sharon, Phillips, Murray, Cairney, John and Wheeler, Kai (2025). Trauma-Informed Partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Understanding and Implementing Trauma-Informed Practice in Schools. (pp. 166-186) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003436034-9
Trauma-Informed Partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
2025
Journal Article
The micro games as microcosm: sport, culture, and diplomacy in Oceania
Fabian, Tom, Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2025). The micro games as microcosm: sport, culture, and diplomacy in Oceania. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 42 (12-13), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2025.2545549
The micro games as microcosm: sport, culture, and diplomacy in Oceania
2025
Conference Publication
Island of origin: cultural continuity and connection in the Torres Strait
Osmond, Gary, Harvey, Alistair and Phillips, Murray G. (2025). Island of origin: cultural continuity and connection in the Torres Strait. Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) 25th Annual Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 21-24 July 2025.
Island of origin: cultural continuity and connection in the Torres Strait
2025
Book Chapter
Conclusion: Flagging the future: what will brain injury mean for sport?
Stephen Townsend, Phillips, Murray G., Osmond, Gary and Olive, Rebecca (2025). Conclusion: Flagging the future: what will brain injury mean for sport?. Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. (pp. 295-302) edited by Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press.
Conclusion: Flagging the future: what will brain injury mean for sport?
2025
Book Chapter
Reading the silences: history, concussion and Australian sport
Phillips, Murray G. and Townsend, Stephen (2025). Reading the silences: history, concussion and Australian sport. Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. (pp. 189-205) edited by Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press.
Reading the silences: history, concussion and Australian sport
2025
Book Chapter
Introduction: (Re)Setting the field: understanding brain trauma in sport
Townsend, Stephen, Osmond, Gary, Phillips, Murray G. and Olive, Rebecca (2025). Introduction: (Re)Setting the field: understanding brain trauma in sport. Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. (pp. 1-31) edited by Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press.
Introduction: (Re)Setting the field: understanding brain trauma in sport
2025
Book
Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport
Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive eds. (2025). Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press.
Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport
2025
Conference Publication
Forty Years of ‘Island of Origin’: Sport and Culture in the Torres Strait
Osmond, Gary, Harvey, Alistair and Phillips, Murray G. (2025). Forty Years of ‘Island of Origin’: Sport and Culture in the Torres Strait. North American Society for Sport History (NASSH), Gatineau, QC, Canada, 26-29 May 2025.
Forty Years of ‘Island of Origin’: Sport and Culture in the Torres Strait
2025
Journal Article
Public First Nations Sport History Projects
Phillips, Murray G., Osmond, Gary and Wheeler, Kai W. (2025). Public First Nations Sport History Projects. Journal of Sport History, 52 (3), 37-53. doi: 10.5406/21558450.52.3.05
Public First Nations Sport History Projects
2024
Other Outputs
What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history
Harvey, Alistair, Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray (2024, 09 02). What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history The Conversation
2024
Journal Article
Indigenous public history: Cherbourg’s Marching Girls
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2024). Indigenous public history: Cherbourg’s Marching Girls. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 42 (2), 131-146. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2024.2391055
Indigenous public history: Cherbourg’s Marching Girls
2024
Journal Article
‘It’s pretty sad if I’m just betting by myself … ’: navigating shame and stigma in everyday sports betting
Irving, Rohann, Olive, Rebecca, Phillips, Murray G. and Carah, Nicholas (2024). ‘It’s pretty sad if I’m just betting by myself … ’: navigating shame and stigma in everyday sports betting. Leisure Studies, 1. doi: 10.1080/02614367.2024.2364788
2024
Journal Article
Sport, identity, and self‐determination: Aboriginal rugby league in Brisbane after the Second World War
Sherwood, Catherine, Aird, Michael, Phillips, Murray G. and Osmond, Gary (2024). Sport, identity, and self‐determination: Aboriginal rugby league in Brisbane after the Second World War. Australian Journal of Politics & History, 70 (4), 683-699. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12984
2024
Journal Article
Nature games: traditional Indigenous games and environmental stewardship in Oceania
Fabian, Tom, Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2024). Nature games: traditional Indigenous games and environmental stewardship in Oceania. Sport History Review, 55 (1), 13-30. doi: 10.1123/shr.2023-0039
Nature games: traditional Indigenous games and environmental stewardship in Oceania
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2024
Journal Article
Concussion’s Past: An Introduction
Townsend, Stephen, Phillips, Murray G., Osmond, Gary and Olive, Rebecca (2024). Concussion’s Past: An Introduction. Journal of Sport History, 51 (2), 2-14. doi: 10.5406/21558450.51.2.02
Concussion’s Past: An Introduction
2024
Journal Article
The Double Folds of Racism and History: Silences, Concussion, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Athletes
Phillips, Murray G., Wheeler, Kai W. and Osmond, Gary (2024). The Double Folds of Racism and History: Silences, Concussion, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Athletes. Journal of Sport History, 51 (2), 102-118. doi: 10.5406/21558450.51.2.09
2024
Conference Publication
Public First Nations sport history projects: the cross-disciplinary value of the principles of co-design
Osmond, Gary, Phillips, Murray G. and Wheeler, Kai (2024). Public First Nations sport history projects: the cross-disciplinary value of the principles of co-design. 2024 NASSH Pre-Conference Workshop: "Sport Studies as a Public Service: Popular Scholarship, Histories, and Activism", Denver, CO, United States, 23-24 May 2024.
2023
Conference Publication
Indigenous Public History: Cherbourg’s Marching Girls
Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray (2023). Indigenous Public History: Cherbourg’s Marching Girls. Public Sport History and Community Sport Symposium, Sydney, NSW Australia, 5 December 2023.
Indigenous Public History: Cherbourg’s Marching Girls
Current funding
- 2025 - 2027
Ngura Ninti Project (led by UoM)
University of Melbourne
Open grant - 2023 - 2026
Torres Strait Islander History: Sport, Culture and Identity
ARC Discovery Projects
Past funding
- 2020 - 2025
Pride, Resilience and Identity: Reimagining Aboriginal Sport History
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2018 - 2019
The History of Basketball Queensland
Basketball Queensland
Open grant - 2015 - 2017
APC Paralympic movement knowledge management
Australian Paralympic Committee
Open grant - 2014 - 2018
Creating Histories of the Australian Paralympic Movement: A New Relationship between Researchers and the Community
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2012
Australian Sports Commission Junior Sports Framework Review
UniQuest Pty Ltd
Open grant - 2011 - 2014
A History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia
Australian Paralympic Committee
Open grant - 2011 - 2012
The Power of Sport in Museums: Understanding Sport in Australian Culture
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2010 - 2011
Cherbourg Sporting Stories: Linking Past and Future
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Open grant - 2009 - 2010
Australian Surfing History - The 'She' Factor Network
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2001
The Origins of Rugby League in Australia: A Revisionist Approach
UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Availability
Professor Murray Phillips is: : Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Escaping in changing coastal environments: Women's experiences of social yacht racing in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Olive - Doctor Philosophy
##### Movement is not Separate from Culture, but is Culture: Yarning about Physical Literacy with the Yarrabah Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Cairney, Dr Kai Wheeler
Completed supervision
- 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### Pre-service teachers' navigation of stressors and resources: The student experience of mental health
Principal Advisor - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### Examining The Social Effects of Australian Rugby League Among Pasifika People
Principal Advisor - 2017
Master Philosophy
##### Remembering Women's Football: Material Culture, Museums and Online Representations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gary Osmond - 2016
Master Philosophy
##### Brooches, Blues and Bloomers: How Material Culture creates, sustains and enriches sport and physical education at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gary Osmond - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Blurred lines: Women, subjectivities and surfing
Principal Advisor - 2012
Master Philosophy
##### Athletic Talent Migration: A Case Study of Australian Football
Principal Advisor - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Phar Lap Story: Representations of the Sporting Past
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David Carter, Associate Professor Gary Osmond - 2006
Doctor Philosophy
##### NIMBLE SAVAGES: MYTH, RACE, SOCIAL MEMORY AND AUSTRALIAN AQUATIC SPORT
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Clive Moore - 2006
Master Philosophy
##### TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TALENT IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COACHES
Principal Advisor - 2004
Master Philosophy
##### TRANSNATIONAL FLOW OF SPORT IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: VIEWS OF INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES AND COACHES
Principal Advisor - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Sports betting as an everyday practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah, Dr Rebecca Olive - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marion Stell, Associate Professor Gary Osmond - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### Playing the White Man's Game: Football, Aboriginal Identity, and Community
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gary Osmond - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Becoming Ali: Digital History, Newspaper Discourse, and America's Most Famous Boxer, 1960-1975
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gary Osmond - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Revival and Reconstruction of Western Martial Pursuits in Australia, 1969-2016
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Martin Crotty - 2008
Doctor Philosophy
##### You'd Look Terrible in a Skirt: Masculinities and Men's Netball
Associate Advisor - 2006
Doctor Philosophy
##### GOVERNMENTALITY AND SPORT IN LATER LIFE
Associate Advisor - 2004
Doctor Philosophy
##### CONFRONTING FOUNDATIONAL MYTHS: APARTHEID, RUGBY AND THE POST-COLONISING OF AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND
Associate Advisor
Enquiries
Contact Professor Murray Phillips directly for media enquiries about:
- Historical methodologies - sport
- History - rugby league
- History - swimming
- Rugby league history
- Swimming history
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