Joy Damousi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joy Damousi

Australian historian

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1961

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Profession: historian, researcher

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Joy Damousi (born 17 June 1961) is an Australian historian and a Professor of History in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at The University of Melbourne.
She is the current President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Her work is on Australian cultural history, women’s history, memory, trauma and the aftermaths of war, the history of emotions and psychoanalysis, and migration history in relation to refugees, humanitarianism and internationalism.
In 2014, she was awarded the Australian Research Council Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship for her research leadership and scholarly excellence.