Dr. Nicole Anae
Dip.Teach (CSU); B.Ed (CSU); B.A (Hons) (UTAS 1st class); PhD (UTAS)HOC CF08 Master of Creative Writing and CM14 Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing / Senior Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies
School of Education and the Arts
Creative Arts Research Training Academy (CARTA)
I welcome enquiries from postgraduate students interested in pursuing Research Higher Degree studies across a broad range of fields: literature, creative writing (theory and practice), cultural studies, Gothic studies, theatre history, performance, and education and identity, girlhood, among other topical interests.
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PhD Supervisions (completions)
• Nadia Mead: Doctor of Philosophy, Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys: using Bakhtin’s carnival to explore teacher identity and experience.
• Richard Townsend: Doctor of Philosophy, Rush to judgment: Aestheticising the double frame of the post-postmodern performative narrative: A novella and exegesis.
• Alicia Kindleysides: Doctor of Philosophy, Broken Hearts: Writing the Representation of Trauma and Trauma Recovery in a Post-Trauma Romance Novel
• Jeffrey Reaney: Doctor of Philosophy, From Felon to Freeman: A Convict's Reclaimed Life.
MA Supervisions (completions)
• Kristy Taylor: Master of Arts (Research), Mungabah: A Rural Romance Novel and Exegesis.
• Carmen Gray: Master of Arts (Research), Death Revived: The Fictional Afterlife as Represented in Books for Juveniles and Young Adults.
• Lisa Hay: Master of Arts (Research), The Stone Cairn: A Tale of Nineteenth Century Rural Crime and Punishment
Master of Creative Writing (completions)
• Eliza Edwards: Master of Creative Writing, ANTHRO-POLOGY.
Master of Letters (MLitt) Supervisions (completions)
• Bennett, Courtney 2021, 'Hope in Dystopian Times: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Brooks, Karen 2015, 'Dislocation: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Calaby, Tara 2015, 'The Starlight Circus: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Callow, Kath, 2021. 'Threat Management: Creative Artefact and Exegesis,' Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Cameron, Alexander, 2023. 'Writing Underutilised Cinematic Visual Motifs into Crime Flash Fiction,' Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Clancy, Charmaine 2015, 'Warracknabeal: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Crane, Jennifer 2015, 'From Images to Imagery to Images,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Drager, Geoffrey, 2020, 'Exploring the "I" in "they" - Literary implications of using singular "they" as the pronominal form for a non-binary character in a novelette,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Eastland, Karen 2019, 'Gone but not forgotten: Exploring the prevalence of the absent or dead mother trope in Urban Fantasy,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Elliott, Rebecca 2015, 'Remembering Emma: Novel and exegesis.' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Garde, Maite, 2021, 'Drawing Barefoot in the Sand: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Hewson, Michael G. 2020, 'Anecdotes of the Anthropocene: An Anthology,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Iliff, Bruce 2015, 'Captain John Graham,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Kennedy, Jarred, 2021. 'Her Own Self: Creative Artefact and Exegesis,' Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Kolomeitz, Diane, 2020. 'Strange Fruit: A speculative multiple-viewpoint memoir,' Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Lawson, Celeste, 2020, 'The literary impacts on a Hero’s Journey story structure when creating a standalone novelette,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Marsh, Benjamin, 2021, 'Escape: A Gothic Story,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Miller, Valerie, 2021, 'The Secret Me Historical Magical Realism Epistolary Novelette,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• O'Connor, Helen 2015, 'Susanna: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Oddi, Susannah 2015, 'Rosary’s Circle: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• O'Neil, Daniel, 2021. 'Words on Humanity: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• O'Sullivan, Paul 2019, 'Nasho Letters: Letters Home from a First Intake Vietnam War National Serviceman, 1965–1967, MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Phillips, Nathan, 2020, 'Unchosen: Connecting the Fantastic to the Real through Conflict of Identity,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Rhall, John 2016, 'A shortness of breath: toward the single effect using the theories of brevity and omission,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Townsend, Richard 2016, 'The Masque of the Warrior and the Problem with Masculinity: rhetorical strategy and narrative technique in "The Masque of the Warrior",’ MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Underdown, Jacquie, 2015, 'Fame and Spear: Novel and exegesis,' MLitt Dissertation, Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• van Akkeren, Huberta, 2021. 'Delving Deeper: Creative Artefact and Exegesis,' Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
• Ward, Shelby, 2023. 'The Threshold of Loss Exploring the Liminal Space and the Role Psychopomps Play in our Acceptance of Grief,' Master of Letters, Central Queensland University.
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Since completing my Doctorate through the School of English and European Languages and Literatures, UTAS, in 2005, I have held academic positions at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, the University of Tasmania and University of Southern Queensland, as well as teaching positions at Stratford College, (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK) and the Guilin Institute of Technology, (Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China).
Until August 2012, I held the position of Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Law and Education, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands. Before my appointment with CQUniversity, I held the position of Program Director Master of Teaching / Lecturer in English and Arts Education at the University of South Australia.
Background
Nicole Anae graduated from Charles Sturt University with a B.Ed and Dip.T before earning her PhD through the Faculty of English, Journalism and European Languages at the University of Tasmania with a dissertation titled 'A Crowned and Selected Band of Women: Tasmanian Actress/celebrities of the Nineteenth Century & "Home grown" Identity' under the supervision of Dr. Rose Gaby. She undertook part of her research at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon for which she also received an Alumni Scholarship from the University of Birmingham.
Universities Studied At
University of Tasmania
Charles Sturt University
Universities Worked At
University of Tasmania
University of Southern Queensland
Charles Sturt University
University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
University of South Australia
Central Queensland University
Awards
AWARDS
2002-05: Australian Postgraduate Award, University of Tasmania.
2003: Alumni Scholarship, University of Birmingham.
2002: James McAuley Prize, University of Tasmania.
2001: Ida Williams Prize, University of Tasmania.
1994: Terry Harden Scholarship, Charles Sturt University.
1993: Foundation Scholarship, Charles Sturt University.
1991: Foundation Scholarship, Charles Sturt University.
Media Citations
- Awards for Excellence - 2017: Outstanding Papers - Education. 'History of Education Review,' Volume 45, Number 1, Emerald Publishing. Link.
- 'Self Mapping: The Power of Self-Produced "Self" Images as a Stimulus to Action and Empowerment,' Information Resources Management Association. Link.
- Young Art Journalism Awards (YAJA) - Judging Panel. Link.
- Allen, Grace. 'Making Connections Through Active Writing,' TEDEd. Link.
- 'Two New Publications Take Flight At Bird Cage Bar,' CQUniNews, 24 April 2017. Link.
- 'BSA Bulletin for August 2016,' British Shakespeare Association, 2 August 2016. Link.
- 'People Invited to Attend Free Writing Workshop at CQU,' The Observer, 6 August 2015. Link.
- 'Shakespeare Jahrbuch 2014: Money and Power,' Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft, Volume 150 (2014). Link.
Previous teaching
Courses Coordinated and Taught
University of South Australia
Postgraduate courses, Masters courses:
EDUC5143 Arts for Secondary and Primary Middle Teaching
EDUC5144 Further Studies in Teaching the Arts Curriculum
EDUC5145 Advanced Studies in Arts for Primary, Middle and Secondary Education
EDUC5146 Arts for Secondary Teaching 4EDUC5191 Professional Pathway Years 6–9 M
University of the South Pacific
Undergraduate courses:
LL108 Children’s Literature, Laucala Campus
LL206 Dramatic Literature, Laucala Campus
LL231 Creative Writing I, Emalus Campus (Vanuatu)
LL201 Images of the Pacific, Laucala Campus
Postgraduate courses, Masters courses:
LL431 Creative Writing II, Emalus Campus (Vanuatu)
LL402 Women Authors
Charles Sturt University
Undergraduate courses:
LIT107 English Literature I
LIT212 American Literature
LIT219 Drugs and Alcohol in Literature
LIT222 Contemporary Children’s Texts
ACT218 Theatre History
University of Southern Queensland
Undergraduate courses:
PRI2151 Education: Issues and Images
EDC1002 Ideas of Education
FOE1002 Professional Communication in Education
University of Tasmania (School of European Languages and Literatures):
Undergraduate courses:
Sessional Lecturer: HEA 101 Australian Literature
Sessional Lecturer: HEA223/4 Shakespeare’s Comedies
Sessional Lecturer: HEA 105 English I
University of Tasmania (School of Sociology):
Undergraduate courses:
Sessional Lecturer: HEJ102 Introduction to Media Studies
Sessional Lecturer: HGA273 Mass Media in Contemporary Society
Sessional Lecturer: HGA276 Popular Culture and the Mass Media
Responsibilities
Dr Nicole Anae is Head of Course for the Master of Creative Writing and the Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing, and senior lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies with the School of Education and the Arts, College of the Arts
Editor
Idiom 23 Literary Magazine
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4705 Literary Studies
- 4702 Cultural Studies
- 3602 Creative and professional writing
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Creative and professional writing - Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)
Cultural Studies - Culture, Gender, Sexuality
Literary Studies - Comparative Literature Studies
Other Studies in Creative Arts and Writing - Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified
