Jane R. Goodall (born 1951) is a researcher at the Writing and Society Research Centre of Western Sydney University, Australia.
Jane R. Goodall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Yorkshire, England |
| Language | English |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable works | The Walker |
Born in Yorkshire, England, Goodall studied at London and Oxford Universities. She is currently Emeritus Professor in the Writing and Society Research Group at University of Western Sydney.[1]
Her research deals with the dynamics of cultural crisis. She is the author of a wide range of books and essays on literary and cultural history. She contributes regularly to the Inside Story newsletter.
Each of Goodall's novels feature the character Detective Briony Williams.[2]
Awards
edit- Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, Best First Novel, 2004: joint winner for The Walker
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- The Walker (2004)
- The Visitor (2005)
- The Calling (2007)
Non-fiction
edit- Artaud and the Gnostic Drama (1994), ISBN 978-0198-15186-9[1]
- Performance and Evolution in the Age of Darwin: Out of the Natural Order (Routledge, 2002) ISBN 0-4152-4377-7
- edited with Christa Knellwolf, the collection: Frankenstein's science: experimentation and discovery in romantic culture, 1780–1830 (Ashgate, 2008), ISBN 978-0754-65447-6
- Stage Presence: The Actor as Mesmerist (Routledge, 2008) ISBN 0-4153-9594-1
- The Politics of Common Good: Dispossession in Australia (NewSouth, 2019) ISBN 978-1742-23601-8
References
edit- ^ a b "Professor Jane Goodall". University of Western Sydney. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Aust Crime Fiction". Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
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