Dr Cam Coventry is an historian and educator whose research explores transnational influences on events during twentieth century. His social history approach aims to be interdisciplinary, drawing on insights from other fields, including philosophy, archaeology, the natural sciences, political economy and literature studies, to enrich historical analysis.

Cam’s research includes work on the development of Keynesian economics during the Second World War, diplomacy and intelligence gathering during the Cold War and the political consequences of middle-class national identity. He has also written on British and Australian colonial history, principally the financial legacies of British slavery in Australia.

In 2024, he received the John Barrett Award in Australian Studies for his cultural history of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and the legend of his “world record” beer drinking feat at Oxford. He has also received Wiley awards for his article The Eloquence of Robert J. Hawke, which revealed Hawke’s covert collaboration with the United States during the 1970s.

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Cam was awarded a PhD in history (Federation University) in 2023. He holds an MA in politics (University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy), a BA in international relations (Australian National University) and an LLB (Adelaide University). Prior to his academic career he worked in national politics. He is currently a researcher at King’s College London and teaches secondary history in Dulwich.

Born and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Cam has lived in Canberra, Melbourne, Ballarat and in New Zealand on the edge of Fiordland National Park. He lives in south London with his wife and three children.