William Hoff

• I am a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching early forms of medievalism in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Thesis uses Robin Hood as a case study for understanding medievalism as a method for constructing and critiquing the past.
• My current career goal is to progress my path in academia by engaging with students and colleagues in teaching environments, encouraging curiosity and diversity of thought, while completing my doctoral research and continuing to participate in my international research communities.
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from the Australian National University, Canberra, with research in History, Heritage & Museum Studies, and Screen Studies.
• Currently employed as Administration Coordinator at Muscular Dystrophy Australia, North Melbourne.

Into the Greenwood Podcast 

Episode 10, “Outlaws and the Audiences who Love them with Will Hoff”, September 2021, Spotify

• Presented an original research paper on adaptations of the Robin Hood story on the sixteenth and seventeenth century stage.
• Presentation elaborating on research currently being undertaken in PhD research, using questions and feedback from international colleagues to develop these themes more fully.
• Event hosted by Missouri Valley College, MO.

• Presented an original research paper on medievalist imaginaries in independent film, focusing on three recent adaptations of the Robin Hood storyworld.
• Demonstrates ability to network with colleagues of other institutions, nationalities, and disciplines to share and discuss new and emerging approaches to academic work.
• Event hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, MI.

• Presenting an original research paper discussing pre-literary sources for pop culture traditions using the Robin Hood character as a case study. Presentation analysed how aliases and nicknames can help to understand the reputation of a character before the emergence of literary source types.
• Demonstrates ability to successfully propose, present, and discuss research output to a high-volume conference at an internationally respected institution.

• Presented an original research paper discussing social identities and class conflict in late-medieval England, analysing the c.1475 poem “Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne”.
• Demonstrates ability to adapt research interests into other fields and successfully propose this research to an international audience of colleagues.
• Hosted in-person at the University of Geneva.

• Worked with past colleagues in film studies and members of the ANU Film Group to organise the event.
• Presented an introduction to the film, discussing the history of the Robin Hood tradition in cinema, and the influences of nineteenth-century medievalism on cinema in the twentieth century.
• Hosted at Kambri Cinema by ANU Film Group, Canberra.

• Presented an original research paper on the reception of Robin Hood in Scottish monastic chronicles in the later Middle Ages.
• Paper is expanded from work at the Australian National University, demonstrating ability to revise and clarify analytical work based on peer feedback, and interest in improving existing research.
• Event hosted by the University of Western Australia, WA.

• An original research article discussing the moral messaging of late medieval literature and its impact on audiences of multiple social classes.
• Editorial process demonstrates ability to amend and clarify written analytical work based on peer feedback, criticism, and suggestions.
• Demonstrates independent research skills to produce original work which contributes to larger body of scholarship.

• Presented an original research paper on neomedieval images in modern Australian television drama "Robbie Hood".
• Demonstrates ability to network with colleagues of other institutions, nationalities, and disciplines to share and discuss new and emerging approaches to academic work.
• Event hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, MI.

• Presented an original research paper on late medieval social and literary history.
• Demonstrates independent research and analytical skills to produce original work which contributes to an international network of scholarship.

Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Edwinstowe, UK,

Welcome Crew

February - March 2020

• Providing visitor assistance at Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe, UK, for tourists and local residents.
• Responsibilities included: greeting visitors; answering questions on the attraction and historical significance of the site; providing directions; suggesting routes through the centre and forest reserve.
• Position allowed for continued experience in balancing shareholder and public expectations in a public heritage site, while offering an educational and comfortable experience to first-time and seasoned visitors alike. I continue to collaborate with the Visitor Experience Manager to produce material based on the medieval history of the site and its connection to the Robin Hood tradition for future publication.

Jan Chisholm

Chismore Consulting – Independent Consultant

Past supervisor, Muscular Dystrophy Australia

0467 000 292

Belinda De Rango

Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute – Philanthropy Manager

Past colleague

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Emma Millar

ACT Health - Team Leader, COVID-19 Response team

Past supervisor

0412 820 518

Margaret Curran

ACT Health - Team Leader, COVID-19 Response team

Past supervisor

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Jack Steward

The Tilt Agency - Media Executive

Past supervisor

0420 562 438

William Boyd

Department of Defence, Project Support Officer

Past colleague

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