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Victoria Duckett

Associate professor, Deakin University

Dr. Victoria Duckett an internationally recognized scholar, researcher, and teacher who is dedicated to promoting female leadership in the creative industries. Victoria's interdisciplinary expertise lies in the intersection of theatre and film, and she is committed to fostering unique connections between these fields in her research, teaching, and public outreach.

Victoria has an impressive track record of academic achievements, including winning the Senses of Cinema Annual Essay Prize in 2021 and serving as a Visiting International Scholar in Film and Theatre at the Cini Foundation in Venice in 2018. She has also held the position of Scholar in Residence at the University of Exeter and was the recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowship at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin.

Victoria is the author of several highly regarded publications, including her debut monograph, which was supported by an Australian Academy of the Humanities grant and won the Choice Outstanding Academic title in 2016. Her current monograph, due for release in May, 2023 by the University of California Press, has been enabled by her ongoing collaboration with prestigious institutions such as the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, the Gaumont Pathé Archives in Paris, the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, and the British Film Institute.

In addition to her impressive academic credentials, Victoria is also an accomplished editor, having served as an invited editor for five special editions of Q1 journals. She is a founding editorial board member of two highly regarded academic journals: Feminist Media Histories published by UC Press, and Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film published by SAGE.

Victoria's work has been translated into multiple languages, including Chinese, French, and Italian. She has also been featured in various media outlets, including an interview with Bridget Kendall on BBC World Forum in 2021. Her extensive academic achievements and contributions to the field of screen studies have earned her widespread recognition as an esteemed leader and innovator in her field.

Experience

  • –present
    Senior Lecturer in Screen, Deakin University

Education

  • 1999 
    UCLA, PhD

Honours

Harry Ransom Center Research Fellowship in the Humanities