Faculty of Arts Staff News and Achievements

2008

1 April 2008
Arts academic to take up Chair at Harvard
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Alison Bashford is Associate Professor in History at the University of Sydney and has published widely on the history of infectious disease management and its links with regulation of immigration and global movement.

23 May 2007
Sue Woolfe inquisitions the muse in her new book
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In The mystery of the cleaning lady, launched this Friday, award-winning novelist Sue Woolfe - who teaches creative writing in the University's masters and continuing education programs - sleuths her way through neuroscience to discover what's known about the unique ways creative writers twist their minds.
19 February 2007
Hat trick for humanities at Sydney
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One of Australia's top humanities awards has gone to a Faculty of Arts academic who recently published a history of amateur and aspiring writers in twentieth century Britain. Dr Christopher Hilliard, a lecturer in modern European history, will be presented with the Max Crawford Medal in a ceremony at the University of Sydney tonight.
31 January 2007
Australian Literature alive at the University of Sydney
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In the wake of recent debate on the state of Australian literature, the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) holds a Sydney University-based, two-day conference on Aussie lit this week in honour of the University's retiring Professor of Australian Literature, Elizabeth Webby.

22 December 2006
Teaching Excellence in the Faculty of Arts
Each year the Faculty of Arts Teaching and Learning Committee coordinates the faculty Teaching Awards, promoting and recognising excellence in teaching. Students and staff are encouraged to nominate academic staff for the awards. Congratulations to all those listed below:

2007 Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence Awards
Dr David Kelly, Department of English
Dr Susan Thomas, Department of English
Dr Ahmar Mahboob, Department of Linguistics
2007 Faculty of Arts Tutoring Excellence Awards
Ms Kate Flaherty, Department of English
Ms Yuri Takahashi, Department of Japanese and Korean Studies
2007 Faculty of Arts Initiative Awards
Dr Kate Crawford, Department of Media and Communications
Dr Steven Maras, Department of Media and Communications

11 December 2006
Adult themes gain judges' approval
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Kate Crawford, from the Faculty of Arts Media and Communications Department, was named individual winner of the Manning Clark House 2006 National Cultural Award for Adult Themes: Rewriting the Rules of Adulthood (Macmillan, 2006). The award is for outstanding contributions to the quality of Australian cultural life. The book asks why are so many people are rejecting the traditional path of marriage, mortgage and a fast-track career.
30 November 2006
Excellence in the Humanities recognised
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Three academics from the Faculty of Arts are among the latest group of outstanding scholars elected to the prestigious Australian Academy of Humanities. Fellows elected to the Academy are residents of Australia who have achieved the highest distinction in scholarship in the humanities. The latest University of Sydney scholars elected to the Academy are Professor Roger Benjamin, Associate Professor Iain Gardner and Dr Alan James.