Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Emeritus Professor in English, La Trobe University
Susan K Martin is an expert in nineteenth-century Australian literature and reading cultures. She has taught and also written extensively on contemporary Australian literature. Her current work includes analysis of the practice and meaning of cultural activities in the Victorian and modern eras, particularly reading but also gardening and craft, as well as work on the teaching and uses of Australian literature in Schools. She has written 3 co-authored scholarly books, Colonial Dickens, Sensational Melbourne, and Reading the Garden, a number of edited works including the Australian volume of the Routledge Women and Empire series, and over 50 scholarly articles in national and international journals.
Experience
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2020–presentEmeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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2015–2019Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor Research, ASSC College, La Trobe University
Education
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1990PhD, Monash University
Grants and Contracts
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2021ARC SRI Grant Parched: Cultures of Drought in Regional Victoria
- Role:
- CI
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council
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2010ARC DP Grant Cities of Words: Women's cultures of reading and writing in colonial Melbourne and beyond
- Role:
- CI
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council
- Melbourne, Australia
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