Associate Professor Jodie George

Academic Director: UniSA Online University of South Australia Online

email Jodie.George@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

My research is primarily concerned with cultural geography and creative writing, examining how language may be used in both the academic and creative context to construct locations, particularly within the rural context.

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Research

Research focus

Cultural Studies
Film, Television and Digital Media
Communication and Media Studies
Tourism
Civil Engineering

Highlights

Cultural Geography,Rural Studies,Critical Tourism Studies,Creative Writing and Literature

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2016	Bryant, L & George, J 2016, Water and rural communities: local politics, meaning and place, Routledge, London. 5 1

Chapters

Year	Output
2015	George, J, Roberts, R & Pacella, J 2015, '"Whose festival?" : examining questions of participation, access and ownership in rural festivals', in A Jepson & A Clarke (eds), Exploring community festivals and events, Routledge, UK, ch. 6, pp. 79-91.
2014	Pacella, J, George, J & Roberts, R 2014, ''Taste'-ing festivals: understanding constructions of rural identity through community festivals', in A Jepson & A Clarke (eds), Exploring community festivals and events, Routledge, New York, ch. 14, pp. 187-196.
2014	Roberts, R, George, J & Pacella, J 2014, 'There's not a hot-dog van in sight : constructing ruralities through South Australian regional festivals', in K Dashper (ed.), Rural tourism : an international perspective, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, pp. 79-95. 3

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2016	Bryant, L & George, J 2016, 'Examining uncertainty and trust among irrigators and regulatory bodies in the Murray-Darling Basin', International Journal of Water Resources Development, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 102-115. 3 4 1
2015	George, J 2015, 'Examining the cultural value of festivals : considerations of creative destruction and creative enhancement within the rural environment', International Journal of Event and Festival Management, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 122-134. Open access 22 15
2011	George, J 2011, 'Gazing through the sepia lens: critical considerations of tourism's nostalgic construction of the small town', Social Alternatives, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 30-34.
2011	George, J, Pacella, J & Roberts, R 2011, 'Editor's introduction: shifting cultures', Social Alternatives, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 3-4.
2010	George, J 2010, 'Writing the mythical landscape: an analysis of the poetic devices used in tourism's promotional literature', Transnational Literature, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-12. Open access
2008	George, JJ 2008, 'Small town essentials: Constructing old world charm in 'backwater' communities', Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 827-838. 4 2

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member SA Writers Centre	2017
Highly Commended Paper, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence Emerald Group Publishing	2016
Member Australian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP)	2016
Member Cultural Studies Association of Australasia (CSAA)	2016
Member Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG)	2016
Member Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand	2016

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Creative Writing,Literary Practice,Professional and Technical Writing ,Cultural Geography,Cultural Studies,Rural Studies

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
They fell somewhere between myth and memory: how war literature influences Australia's collective remembrance and historical understanding of World War One	Current
A million possible worlds: a study of the alternative history model	Completed
Engaging WIL: risk, trust, and complex contexts of academics¿ communication with work integrated learning hosts	Completed
From the 'blasted heath' to Belle and Sebastian: Macbeth as modern myth	Completed
'I weave back to you' - Archival-poetics for the record	Completed
Nicholas Culpeper and the mystery of the philosopher¿s stone: recovering and enhancing subjugated knowledges through historical fiction	Completed
Provoking the muse: exploring creative practice in South Australia	Completed
Selamat jalan, sampai jumpa lagi (farewell until we meet again): transcultural family stories from colonial and postcolonial Indonesia	Completed
The cultural value of digital games and play	Completed
Using a fictional micronation to explore issues in a future Australia	Completed
Violets, white feathers and the sisterhood of peace: South Australian women's activism in World War One	Completed

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