Associate Professor
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Giselle Bastin has a BA (Honours) from the University of Adelaide, and a Ph.D. from Flinders University.
Key Roles:
Giselle's research focuses on the field of 'royalism' and biographies, biopics and histories about the British Royal Family, and representations of the upper-middle class and aristocracy in heritage film and English literature. Giselle is a regular media commentator about British royalty.
Indicative Publications:
B.Arts (Honours) The University of Adelaide
Ph.D. Flinders University
2016 Faculty Teaching Award, Faculty of Education, Humanities, and Law
Course Coordinator of the BA, BA (Hons) and BA--Enhanced Program for High Achievers
Topic Coordinator and lecturer:
ENGL 1101 Approaches to Literature;
ENGL2121: Adaptations: Literature on Screen;
ARTS1000: Inquiry & Research Across the BA;
ARTS2000: The Work-Ready BA;
ARTS3000: Project & Conference;
Giselle lectures regularly in the following topics: ENGL1101 and 1102; and ENGL2040 Epochs of Literature.
President of The Australian University Heads of English (AUHE)
Member of the Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand
Member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance
Recent Media Interviews
2024 ’70 Years since QEII’s first visit to Australia’ 2UE.
2023 widespread coverage of King Charles III’s coronation.
2022 October 9 &10: ‘Poor Princess Athena: The European Royals’, The Age and SMH; September, Death of QEII[1]; ‘Prince Charles: The Man’ The Conversation Sept 9; 16 visits over 57 years: reflecting on Queen Elizabeth II’s long relationship with Australia’ The Conversation Sept. 12; The Death of Queen Elizabeth II, ABC News, Sept 8; Channel 9 Sept 10; Channel 7 Sept 13; Channel 9 Sept 14); Channel 10/Studio 10;Aljazeera News Sept 9; Interview in Time Magazine, Sept 10; Radio: ABC radio Sept 10, Radio Canberra; Radio 2SER Sydney; ABC Melbourne.‘From Fairytale to Gothic Ghost Story: how 40 years of Biopics showed Princess Diana on Screen’, The Conversation January 18; Princess Diana on screen, ABC Radio ‘Overnights’ program, January 20; Princess Diana on Screen ABC Radio Melbourne, Jan.21; Sydney Radio 2SER, the Diana Phenomenon, Jan. 21; 2021 Harry and Meghan’s Oprah Interview, Radio National March 4; Harry and Meghan’s new baby (across the News Corp network); Death of Prince Philip (ABC Radio National and regional radio stations; ABC TV April;