Michael Organ is a digital archvist who works at the University of Wollongong, where he was formerly the University Archivist. He has published in a number of areas pertaining to literature, Australian history, film and art history, library science and politics. He is co-editor of Illawarra Unity - Jounral of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, and also author of Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1850 (1989). Michael was the former Australian Greens Federal Member of Cunningham (Wollongong) 2002-4.
Experience
2005–present
Manager Repository Services, University of Wollongong
2002–2004
Member for Cunningham, Australian Federal Parliament
1997–2002
University Archivist, University of Wollongong
Education
1986
University of New South Wales, Diploma in Archives Administration
1985
University of Wollongong, Bachelor of Science (Honours) Geology
Research Areas
Art History (190102)
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander History (210301)
Australian Government And Politics (160601)
Australian History (Excl. Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander History) (210303)