www.alexdunkin.com
Alex is an author, researcher and reviewer. He has a PhD in language, linguistics and literature at the University of South Australia focusing on Italian literature and initiating the movement of cannibale literature into a new cultural space. He has previously worked as a journalist for LGBT publications including blaze magazine and Gay News Network and writes in a volunteer capacity as an arts critic for Glam Adelaide. He is a published author of fiction novels, non-fiction, creative short stories and poetry.
Alex's first novel, Coming Out Catholic, was published with Prizm Books in 2015. He has since released the novels Homebody and Fair Day, co-edited the non-fiction work Peering Through: Sharing Decades of Queer Experiences and the... Read more
About me
Alex is an author, researcher and reviewer. He has a PhD in language, linguistics and literature at the University of South Australia focusing on Italian literature and initiating the movement of cannibale literature into a new cultural space. He has previously worked as a journalist for LGBT publications including blaze magazine and Gay News Network and writes in a volunteer capacity as an arts critic for Glam Adelaide. He is a published author of fiction novels, non-fiction, creative short stories and poetry.
Alex's first novel, Coming Out Catholic, was published with Prizm Books in 2015. He has since released the novels Homebody and Fair Day, co-edited the non-fiction work Peering Through: Sharing Decades of Queer Experiences and the peer reviewed Dr Michael Noble Special Edition for Writing from Below.
Alex teaches teaches/taught COMM 3037 Professional Writing, COMM 2058 Writing and Reading Short Fiction, COMM 1060 Ideas, Innovation and Communication, COMM 1063 Production for News and Social Media, and COMM 1068 Communication for Academic Purposes.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 08/09/2017 |
A South Australian Case For Marriage Equality, http://radioadelaide.org.au/2017/09/08/a-south-australian-case-for-marriage-equality/ |
| 08/10/2016 |
Different Take On Gender Roles, https://www.pressreader.com/australia/shepparton-news/20161008/282119226048864 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Journalism University of South Australia
Bachelor of International Relations University of South Australia
Evolution Publishing: News and Arts Journalist
University of South Australia: Chief-of-Staff for On The Record
Feast Festival: Media Support Officer
Glam Adelaide: Arts and Theatre Reviewer
Freelance Journalist and Writer
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included.
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2018 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2020 |
Di Niro, C & Dunkin, A 2020, 'Knowing Michael', Writing From Below, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-9.
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Di Niro, C & Dunkin, A (eds.) 2020, Dr Michael Noble Special Edition, Writing From Below, https://writingfrombelow.org/dr-michael-noble/
Dunkin, A 2019, LGBTIQ elders – An excerpt from “Peering Through: Sharing Decades of Queer Experiences", Archer Magazine, http://archermagazine.com.au/2019/02/lgbtiq-elders-an-excerpt-from-peering-through-sharing-decades-of-queer-experiences/
Dunkin, A 2017, ‘The unfairness of Fair Day: Mandatory creative change towards the extreme’, Australasian Association of Writing Programs Annual Conference: 'Climates of Change', 29 November - 1 December 2017, Flinders University, Adelaide.
Dunkin, A 2017, Symbolic acts and reactions to violence in the name of patriotism, Writing From Below, https://writingfrombelow.org/articulations-of-violence/symbolic-acts-and-reactions-to-violence-in-the-name-of-patriotism/
Dunkin, A 2017, 'Expanding cannibale satirical writing into the Australian cultural space', completed 17th February 2017 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, conferred 19th October 2017, University of South Australia, Adelaide.
Dunkin, A 2016, 'Cannibale "trash" as a method of social satire: creating the model for analysis of the extreme', Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences Higher Degrees by Research Forum, 16 September 2016, University of South Australia, Adelaide.
Dunkin, A 2016, 'The use of limited perspective in cannibale literature to explore extreme outcomes of homophobia, racism and sexism', South Australian Gender and Sexuality Studies Postgraduate Conference 2016, 19-20 September 2016, University of South Australia, Adelaide.
Dunkin, A 2016, Between the covers: Sex and taboo in queer literature, Archer Magazine, http://archermagazine.com.au/2016/11/covers-sex-taboo-queer-literature/
Dunkin, A 2016, 'Forced re-creation: overcoming the restrictions of translating the cannibale genre', Australasian Association of Writing Programs Annual Conference: 'Authorised Theft', 28-30 November 2016, University of Canberra, Canberra.
Co-Editor of the Dr Michael Noble Special Edition for Writing from Below (2020).
Australian/New Zealand representative to the International Planned Parenthood Federation Youth Post-2020 Summit in Oslo, Norway (2012).
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
COMM 2058 Writing and Reading Short Fiction
Teaching & student supervision
