Emeritus Professor David Carter
Emeritus Professor

David Carter

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Background

Professor David Carter's research interests include Australian literature and publishing history, cultural history, the history of the book, magazines and periodical studies, middlebrow cultures, and studies in modernity.

Professor Carter was Director of the Australian Studies Centre at the University of Queensland from 2001 to 2006, then Professor of Australian Literature and Cultural History in the School of Communication and Arts.

He is the author of Australian Books and Authors in the American Marketplace, 1840s-1940s (2018) with Roger Osborne, Almost Always Modern: Australian Print Cultures and Modernity (2013), Dispossession, Dreams and Diversity: Issues in Australian Studies (2006) and A Career in Writing: Judah Waten and the Cultural Politics of a Literary Career (1997), winner of the Walter McRae Russell Award for literary scholarship. His edited books include the co-edited Fields, Capitals, Habitus: Australian Culture, Inequalities and Social Divisions (2020); Making Books: Contemporary Australian Publishing (2007) with Anne Galligan; The Ideas Market: An Alternative Take on Australia's Intellectual Life (2004); Culture in Australia: Policies, Publics and Programs, with Tony Bennett (2001); and Outside the Book: Contemporary Essays on Literary Periodicals (1991).

He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Series Editor, Anthem Studies in Book History, Publishing and Print Culture, Anthem UK.

Professor Carter has extensive experience in teaching and developing programs in Australian Studies internationally. He was President of the International Australian Studies Association from 1997 to 2001; Manager of the Australian Studies in China program of the Australia-China Council (2002-16); a board member of the Australia-Japan Foundation (1998-2004); and Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at Tokyo University (2007-08 & 2016-17). He is a Board Member of the Foundation for Australian Studies in China.

Availability

Emeritus Professor David Carter is:
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Fields of research

Literary studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Melbourne
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of Melbourne
  • Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University
  • Australian Academy of the Humanities, Australian Academy of the Humanities

Research interests

  • Australian Literature

    Australian publishing history, 20th-century Australian literature, periodicals and book culture, Australian modernity

  • The history of the book

  • Publishing and print culture studies

  • Modernity

  • Immigration and multiculturalism

  • Australian Indigenous Cultures

Search Professor David Carter’s works on UQ eSpace

114 works between 1991 and 2021
All (114) Journal Article (43) Book Chapter (41) Conference Publication (3) Book (13) Other Outputs (7) Edited Outputs (7)

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2006

Book

Dispossession, dreams and diversity: Issues in Australian studies

Carter, David (2006). Dispossession, dreams and diversity: Issues in Australian studies. Frenchs Forest, Australia: Pearson Education.

Dispossession, dreams and diversity: Issues in Australian studies

2021

Journal Article

Thomas ‘Tom’ Andrew O’Regan FAHA 1956–2020

Cunningham, Stuart, Turner, Graeme and Carter, David (2021). Thomas ‘Tom’ Andrew O’Regan FAHA 1956–2020. Media International Australia, 180 (1), 7-11. doi: 10.1177/1329878x211010781

Thomas ‘Tom’ Andrew O’Regan FAHA 1956–2020

2019

Book Chapter

The writing professions during and after World War I

Carter, David and Darian-Smith, Kate (2019). The writing professions during and after World War I. The First World War, The Universities and the Professions in Australia 1914-1939. (pp. 342-362) edited by Kate Darian-Smith and James Waghorne. Carlton, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press.

The writing professions during and after World War I

2019

Book Chapter

Fiction publishing in Australia, 2013-2017

Carter, David (2019). Fiction publishing in Australia, 2013-2017. Publishing and culture. (pp. 341-358) edited by Dallas John Baker, Donna Lee Brien and Jen Webb. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Fiction publishing in Australia, 2013-2017

2018

Journal Article

The publishing ecosystems of contemporary australian genre fiction

Driscoll, Beth, Fletcher, Lisa, Wilkins, Kim and Carter, David (2018). The publishing ecosystems of contemporary australian genre fiction. Creative Industries Journal, 11 (2), 203-221. doi: 10.1080/17510694.2018.1480851

The publishing ecosystems of contemporary australian genre fiction

2018

Journal Article

Literary, but not too literary; joyous, but not jazzy: Triad magazine, antipodean modernity and the middlebrow

Carter, David (2018). Literary, but not too literary; joyous, but not jazzy: Triad magazine, antipodean modernity and the middlebrow. Modernism-Modernity, 25 (2), 245-267. doi: 10.1353/mod.2018.0018

Literary, but not too literary; joyous, but not jazzy: Triad magazine, antipodean modernity and the middlebrow

2018

Journal Article

Rare books? The divided field of reading and book culture in contemporary Australia

Kelly, Michelle, Gayo, Modesto and Carter, David (2018). Rare books? The divided field of reading and book culture in contemporary Australia. Continuum, 32 (3), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/10304312.2018.1453463

Rare books? The divided field of reading and book culture in contemporary Australia

2018

Journal Article

'How it Strikes a Contemporary': Modernism and Modernity in Australia, 1920s-1930s

Carter, David (2018). 'How it Strikes a Contemporary': Modernism and Modernity in Australia, 1920s-1930s. Pacific and American Studies, 18, 65-79.

'How it Strikes a Contemporary': Modernism and Modernity in Australia, 1920s-1930s

2018

Book Chapter

The book trade and the arts ecology: transnationalism and digitization in the Australian literary field

Carter, David and Kelly, Michelle (2018). The book trade and the arts ecology: transnationalism and digitization in the Australian literary field. Making culture: commercialisation, transnationalism, and the state of 'nationing' in contemporary Australia. (pp. 15-27) edited by David Rowe, Graeme Turner and Emma Waterton. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

The book trade and the arts ecology: transnationalism and digitization in the Australian literary field

2018

Book

Australian books and authors in the American marketplace 1840s–1940s

Carter, David and Osborne, Roger (2018). Australian books and authors in the American marketplace 1840s–1940s. The University Of Sydney, N.S.W.: Sydney University Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv175p8

Australian books and authors in the American marketplace 1840s–1940s

2017

Book Chapter

Australian stories: books and reading in the nation

Carter, David and Kelly, Michelle (2017). Australian stories: books and reading in the nation. Publishing means business: Australian perspectives. (pp. 147-181) edited by Aaron Mannion and Millicent Weber. Melbourne, Australia: Monash University Publishing.

Australian stories: books and reading in the nation

2017

Book Chapter

Bush legends and pastoral landscapes

Carter, David John (2017). Bush legends and pastoral landscapes. Teaching Australian and New Zealand literature. (pp. 42-54) edited by Nicholas Birns, Nicole Moore and Sarah Shieff. New York, NY United States: Modern Language Association of America.

Bush legends and pastoral landscapes

2017

Book Chapter

The other empire: Australian books and American publishers in the late nineteenth century

Carter, David (2017). The other empire: Australian books and American publishers in the late nineteenth century. The global histories of books: methods and practices. (pp. 47-72) edited by Elleke Boehmer, Rouven Kunstmann, Priyasha Mukhopadhyay and Asha Rogers. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-51334-8

The other empire: Australian books and American publishers in the late nineteenth century

2016

Journal Article

The literary field and contemporary trade-book publishing in Australia: literary and genre fiction

Carter, David (2016). The literary field and contemporary trade-book publishing in Australia: literary and genre fiction. Media International Australia, 158 (1), 48-57. doi: 10.1177/1329878X15622078

The literary field and contemporary trade-book publishing in Australia: literary and genre fiction

2016

Book Chapter

Middlebrow book culture

Carter, David (2016). Middlebrow book culture. Routledge international handbook of the sociology of art and culture. (pp. 349-369) edited by Laurie Hanquinet and Mike Savage. London, United Kingdon: Routledge.

Middlebrow book culture

2016

Book Chapter

Beyond the Antipodes: Australian popular fiction in transnational networks

Carter, David (2016). Beyond the Antipodes: Australian popular fiction in transnational networks. New directions in popular fiction: genre, distribution, reproduction. (pp. 349-370) edited by Ken Gelder. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-52346-4

Beyond the Antipodes: Australian popular fiction in transnational networks

2016

Book Chapter

General fiction, genre fiction and literary fiction publishing 2000-13

Carter, David John (2016). General fiction, genre fiction and literary fiction publishing 2000-13. The return of print? Contemporary Australian publishing. (pp. 1-25) edited by Aaron Mannion and Emmett Stimson. Clayton VIC, Australia: Monash University Publishing. doi: 10.26180/5f3c6e1362e47

General fiction, genre fiction and literary fiction publishing 2000-13

2015

Journal Article

What America also read: Australian historical fiction in the American marketplace, 1927-1948

Carter, David (2015). What America also read: Australian historical fiction in the American marketplace, 1927-1948. Antipodes 29.2, 29 (2), 349-369.

What America also read: Australian historical fiction in the American marketplace, 1927-1948

2015

Journal Article

The conditions of fame: literary celebrity in Australia between the wars

Carter, David (2015). The conditions of fame: literary celebrity in Australia between the wars. Journal of Modern Literature, 39 (1), 170-187. doi: 10.2979/jmodelite.39.1.170

The conditions of fame: literary celebrity in Australia between the wars

2015

Journal Article

Living with instrumentalism: the academic commitment to cultural diplomacy

Carter, David (2015). Living with instrumentalism: the academic commitment to cultural diplomacy. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 21 (4), 478-493. doi: 10.1080/10286632.2015.1042470

Living with instrumentalism: the academic commitment to cultural diplomacy

Past funding

  • 2016 - 2019
    Genre worlds: Australian popular fiction in the 21st century
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    AustLit - Infrastucture Supporting Studies in Australian Cultural History
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Australian Cultural Fields: National and Transnational Dynamics (ARC Discovery Project led by the University of Western Sydney)
    University of Western Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    The AustLit Resource: supporting research in studies of Australian literary and narrative cultures
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Humanities in the digital age: infrastructure for Australian literary studies, publishing studies, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Mapping World War One Digger Narratives: building a searchable, open access research foundation to support centenary related research outcomes on the literary history of World War One (2014) & the Gal
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Digital humanities practice in Australian literary studies: data development, structural enhancement and open access innovation - Austlit phase 4
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    eResearch Infrastructure for Humanities Scholars: facilitating literary and narratives studies; children's and popular fictions and film/TV studies
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    History of the Book in Australia: Reconceptualising the Regions: Queensland and Western Australia
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    AustLit Phase Three: Transforming the study of Australian Literature through a collaborative e-Research environment
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    AustLit Phase Two: Research infrastructure for humanities and education researchers
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    AusLit: Phase Two- humanities research infrastructure development, augmentation and expansion
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    America Publishes Australia: Australian Books and American Publishers, 1890-2005
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Australian literary publishing and its economies, 1965-1995
    University of Western Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    The Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    The Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2006
    AustLit- humanities research infrastructure development through knowledge based data set building, augmentation of key research elements and ICT developments
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2009
    The Cultural Research Network
    ARC Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Popular Cultures and Social Change: Case Studies from Rural Queensland
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    The Making of the Australian Middlebrow: Nationalism Modernity and Middlebrow Culture in Australia
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    An Analysis of the Patterns of Consumption, Community Impacts and Returns on Investment of Rural Popular Cultural Activities
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor David Carter is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Imagining Australia through Japanese translation: Cultural artefacts and the recreation of Australian literature

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Akiko Uchiyama

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Australian culture
  • Australian film and TV
  • Australian history
  • Australian literature
  • Australian society
  • Multiculturalism

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