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Emeritus Professor Alan Lawson
Emeritus Professor

Alan Lawson

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Overview

Background

Alan Lawson's research interests include post-colonial theory and critical practice, especially in relation to 'settler' cultures, literary and cultural institutions, Australia-Canada comparative studies, Australian fiction and Canadian fiction.

He currently researches in two distinct areas.

  1. Higher education policy - especially as it relates to research quality and research integrity
  2. The analysis of rhetorical and narrative tropes in "settler" post-colonial cultures, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.

He has authored:

Patrick White.Articles on Australian literature including Patrick White, Barbara Baynton, George Johnston, Hal Porter, and Henry Lawson.Australian literary criticism and literary history.Post-colonial theory, Canadian literature and literary institutions.Theory and practice of comparative studies in post-colonial context.He has edited and co-edited many publications, including:Patrick White: Selected Writings.The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature (with Ken Goodwin).Barbara Baynton (with Sally Krimmer).Australian Literature: A Reference Guide (with Fred Lock).De-Scribing Empire: Post-colonialism and Textuality (with Chris Tiffin).Post-colonial Literatures: General, Comparative and Theoretical Criticism (with Leigh Dale, Helen Tiffin, and Shane Rowlands).Annotated Bibliographies of Criticism of Post-colonial Literatures in English series.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Alan Lawson is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Masters (Research), Australian National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Australian Literature, The University of Queensland

Works

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34 works between 1978 and 2010

1 - 20 of 34 works

Featured

2007

Other Outputs

PhD graduates 5 to 7 Years out: Employment outcomes, job attributes and the quality of research training: FINAL REPORT (Revised)

Western, Mark, Boreham, Paul, Kubler, Matthias, Laffan, Warren, Western, John, Lawson, Alan and Clague, Denise (2007). PhD graduates 5 to 7 Years out: Employment outcomes, job attributes and the quality of research training: FINAL REPORT (Revised). Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland Social Research Centre (UQSRC).

PhD graduates 5 to 7 Years out: Employment outcomes, job attributes and the quality of research training: FINAL REPORT (Revised)

Featured

2004

Book Chapter

The anxious proximities of settler (post) colonial relations

Lawson, A. J. (2004). The anxious proximities of settler (post) colonial relations. Literary Theory: An Anthology. (pp. 1210-1223) edited by J. Rivkin and M. Ryan. Malden MA: Blackwell Publishing.

The anxious proximities of settler (post) colonial relations

Featured

2004

Book Chapter

Frank Moorhouse

Lawson, A. J. (2004). Frank Moorhouse. Australian Writers 1950-1975. (pp. 223-231) edited by S. Samuels. Detroit: Gale.

Frank Moorhouse

Featured

2001

Book Chapter

Barbara Baynton

Lawson, A. J. (2001). Barbara Baynton. Australian Literature, 1788-1914. (pp. 27-37) edited by Selina Samuels. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: The Gale Group.

Barbara Baynton

Featured

2000

Book Chapter

Settler colonies

Johnston, Anna and Lawson, Alan (2000). Settler colonies. A companion to postcolonial studies. (pp. 360-376) edited by Henry Schwarz and Sangeeta Ray. Malden, Mass USA: Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/b.9780631206637.2004.00021.x

Settler colonies

2010

Book Chapter

Settler postcolonialism and Australian literary culture

Johnston, Anna and Lawson, Alan (2010). Settler postcolonialism and Australian literary culture. Modern Australian criticism and theory. (pp. 28-40) edited by David Carter and Wang Guanglin. Qingdao, China: Ocean University of China Press.

Settler postcolonialism and Australian literary culture

2008

Conference Publication

Who's dean today? Acting and interim management as paradoxes of the contemporary university

McWilliam, Erica, Bridgstock, Ruth, Lawson, Alan, Evans, Terry and Taylor, Peter (2008). Who's dean today? Acting and interim management as paradoxes of the contemporary university. Melbourne, Australia: Routledge. doi: 10.1080/13600800802155218

Who's dean today? Acting and interim management as paradoxes of the contemporary university

2006

Journal Article

The risky business of doctoral management

McWilliam, Erica, Sanderson, Don, Evans, Terry, Lawson, Alan and Taylor, Peter G. (2006). The risky business of doctoral management. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 26 (2), 209-224. doi: 10.1080/02188790600937375

The risky business of doctoral management

2005

Journal Article

'Silly, soft and otherwise suspect': Doctoral education as risky business

McWilliam, Erica, Lawson, Alan, Evans, Terry and Taylor, Peter G. (2005). 'Silly, soft and otherwise suspect': Doctoral education as risky business. Australian Journal of Education, 49 (2), 214-227. doi: 10.1177/000494410504900208

'Silly, soft and otherwise suspect': Doctoral education as risky business

2005

Journal Article

Understanding the management of doctoral studies in Australia as risk management

Evans, T., Lawson, A. J., McWilliam, E. and Taylor, P. (2005). Understanding the management of doctoral studies in Australia as risk management. Studies in Research, 1, 1-11.

Understanding the management of doctoral studies in Australia as risk management

2003

Journal Article

Examining the Examiners

Lawson, Alan, Marsh, Helene and Tansley, Trevor (2003). Examining the Examiners. Australian Universities Review, 46 (1), 32-36.

Examining the Examiners

2002

Other Outputs

Funding for literature in Canada

Lawson, A. J. (2002). Funding for literature in Canada.

Funding for literature in Canada

2000

Book Chapter

Difficult relations: narrative instability in settler cultures

Lawson, A. J. (2000). Difficult relations: narrative instability in settler cultures. The Paths of Multiculturalism: Travel Writings and Postcolonialism. (pp. 49-60) edited by Maria-Alzira Seixo, John Noyes, Graca Abreu and Isobel Moutinho. Lisboa, Portugal: Edicoes Cosmos.

Difficult relations: narrative instability in settler cultures

2000

Book Chapter

Proximities: From Asymptote to Zeugma

Lawson, A. J. (2000). Proximities: From Asymptote to Zeugma. Postcolonizing the Commonwealth: Studies in literature and culture. (pp. 19-37) edited by Rowland Smith. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Proximities: From Asymptote to Zeugma

1997

Book

Post-colonial literatures in English: General, theoretical, and comparative, 1970-1993

Lawson, Alan, Dale, Leigh, Tiffin, Helen and Rowlands, Shane (1997). Post-colonial literatures in English: General, theoretical, and comparative, 1970-1993. Boston; London: G.K. Hall; Prentice Hall International.

Post-colonial literatures in English: General, theoretical, and comparative, 1970-1993

1995

Journal Article

Postcolonial Theory and the Settler Subject

Lawson, A (1995). Postcolonial Theory and the Settler Subject. Essays On Canadian Writing (56), 20-36.

Postcolonial Theory and the Settler Subject

1994

Book

De-Scribing Empire

Lawson, Alan and Tiffin, Chris eds. (1994). De-Scribing Empire. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203203682

De-Scribing Empire

1994

Book Chapter

Introduction: The textuality of Empire

Lawson, Alan and Tiffin, Chris (1994). Introduction: The textuality of Empire. De-Scribing Empire. (pp. 1-11) London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Introduction: The textuality of Empire

1994

Book Chapter

Reading difference

Lawson, Alan and Tiffin, Chris (1994). Reading difference. De-Scribing Empire. (pp. 230-235) London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Reading difference

1992

Journal Article

Art, Life and Authority in Australian Literary Culture + Biographer Marr,david and His Subject White,patrick - Marr and White

Lawson, A (1992). Art, Life and Authority in Australian Literary Culture + Biographer Marr,david and His Subject White,patrick - Marr and White. Australian Literary Studies, 15 (4), 354-358.

Art, Life and Authority in Australian Literary Culture + Biographer Marr,david and His Subject White,patrick - Marr and White

Funding

Past funding

  • 2004 - 2005
    Outcome survey of NHMRC research workforce 1992-2002
    NHMRC Consultancy
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    The Impact of Risk Management on Higher Degree Research Policy and Pedagogy in Australian Universities
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Theorising settler cultures
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Emeritus Professor Alan Lawson is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

  • 2007

    Doctor Philosophy

    Telling Tales: Settler Fictions and the Short Story Composite

    Principal Advisor

  • 2007

    Doctor Philosophy

    WHITE VANISHING: A SETTLER AUSTRALIAN HEGEMONIC TEXTUAL STRATEGY, 1789-2006

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joanne Tompkins

  • 2005

    Doctor Philosophy

    Aboriginal testimonial life-writing and contemporary cultural theory

    Principal Advisor

  • 2007

    Doctor Philosophy

    SELF, RACE AND NATION: NARRATIVES OF RECONCILIATION IN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA

    Associate Advisor

  • 2006

    Doctor Philosophy

    THE UTOPIA OF THE SENSES: WHITE TRAVELLERS IN BLACK AUSTRALIA, 1980-2002

    Associate Advisor

  • 2005

    Doctor Philosophy

    TRANSPORTING THE IMAGINARY: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE

    Associate Advisor

Media

Enquiries

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  • Research integrity
  • Research misconduct
  • research quality.

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