Professor Robert Phiddian

Professor

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

+61 8 82013717

robert.phiddian@flinders.edu.au

Humanities Building (232)

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Robert Phiddian teaches in Renaissance and Eighteenth Century literature and has a special interest in political satire, parody, and humour. He researches political satire, especially current Australian political cartoons with Haydon Manning. He is Chair of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas, Director of the Australasian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC), and a Board member of the Australian Book Review and of the international Consortium of Humanities Centres and Institutes (CHCI).

Qualifications

BA (Hons), PhD (Melbourne)

Key responsibilities

Chair, Adelaide Festival of Ideas, adelaidefestivalofideas.com.au

Director of the Australasian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres, achrc.net

Deputy Dean, School of Humanities

Research expertise

Literary Studies

Research interests

I am particularly interested in political satire in literature and editorial cartoons. I am willing to consider research projects in 17th and 18th century literature, contemporary Australian political cartoons, and theories of satire, parody, and irony.

Topic coordinator

ENGL2140 Epochs of English

ENGL2120 Shakespeare

Supervisory interests

Literary studies

Higher degree by research supervision

Current

Principal supervisor: Creative thesis: historical fiction (1), 20th century French poetry (1), Australian gastronomy (1), Australian media history (1)

Associate supervisor: Indigenous Australian humour (1), Creative thesis: historical fiction (1)

Completion

Principal supervisor: Digital technology in literary fiction (1), Christopher Marlowe, Renaissance literature (1), Christopher Koch, Tom Keneally, Australian fiction (1), Creative thesis: Satire play script (1), Shakespeare, adaptation (1), 18th century book history (1), 20th century fiction (1), Australian fiction, Peter Carey (1), Shakespeare (1)

Associate supervisor: Icelandic sagas (1), Old English Gnomes (1)

Publications

Professional engagement

Chair, Adelaide Festival of Ideas
Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres, achrc.net
Board member, ABR: Australian Book Review
Board member, Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, chcinetwork.org
Board Member, W.H. Oliver Humanities Research Academy, Massey University, NZ

Expert for media contact

English Language

Humour

Literature - English

Adelaide Festival of Ideas

Australian Political Satire

English Language and Literature

Available for contact via

+61 8 82013717

robert.phiddian@flinders.edu.au

Or contact the media team

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