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Director, Australian National Dictionary Centre, Australian National University

Amanda Laugesen is Director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre and a Senior Fellow at the ANU. She is the author of many books and articles in Australian and US History, as well as having edited several major Australian dictionaries. She is Chief Editor of the Australian National Dictionary. Her most recent book is Rooted: An Australian History of Bad Language (NewSouth, 2020).

Experience

  • 2012–present
    Head, Australian National Dictionary Centre
  • 2017–present
    Senior fellow, Australian National University
  • 2012–2016
    Fellow, Australian National University