Background
He was born in Nyasaland, Africa and was educated in Zimbabwe and Australia.
He was born in Nyasaland, Africa and was educated in Zimbabwe and Australia.
He is a specialist in eighteenth-century and early-nineteenth British and European history and has a particular interest in popular culture and low life. McCalman was President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities from 2001–2004, and is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.