Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Melinda Harvey completed her Bachelor of Arts (Hons I) and PhD in English Literature at the University of Sydney. She has previously held lectureships at the University of Sydney, European College of Liberal Arts, Berlin (now Bard College, Berlin), ANU and RMIT University. Her research focuses on women's writing, especially in its intersections with modernism, the post-45 New York intellectual community and the contemporary Australian literary scene. She is an established book critic, writing for the major Australian newpapers and literary magazines, and is a judge of the Miles Franklin Literary Award. She collaborates with the Stella Prize on the Stella Count, which quantifies gender bias in the book pages in Australia. Her current project is a study of women's contributions to public literary criticism, including Susan Sontag, Renata Adler, Elizabeth Hardwick and Jean Stafford.
Research area keywords
- Women's Writing
- Contemporary Literature
- Modernism
- Public Literary Criticism
- Feminist Criticism
- Creative Nonfiction
- 20th Century Literature
- Arts Criticism
- New York Intellectuals
- Film Criticism
- American Literature
- Stella Count
Network
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Research Output
J. M. Coetzee and the Woman Question
Kossew, S. & Harvey, M., 2019, Reading Coetzee's Women. Kossew, S. & Harvey, M. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Literary Prizes and Book Reviews in Australia since 2014
Harvey, M. & Lamond, J., 2019, Book Publishing in Australia: A Living Legacy. Clayton Vic Australia: Monash University Publishing, p. 231-264 34 p. (Monash Publishing Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Reading Coetzee's Women
Kossew, S. (ed.) & Harvey, M. (ed.), Aug 2019, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 252 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › Other › peer-review
On J. M. Coetzee review: Ceridwen Dovey's commentary from a different angle
Harvey, M., 16 Nov 2018, The Age.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Short Review › Other
Open Access
Prizes
JUNCTURE Fellowship for Mid-Career and Established Critics
Melinda Harvey (Recipient), Sep 2019
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
UNESCO Melbourne City of Literature Travel Grant
Melinda Harvey (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
PhD in Creative Writing
Melinda Harvey (Examiner)May 2019
Activity: Examination types › Thesis Examination
Jenny Erpenbeck: European Facts and Fictions
Melinda Harvey (Host)6 May 2019
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Kill Your Darlings magazine (External organisation)
Melinda Harvey (Member)11 Dec 2019
Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
Affirmations: of the modern (Journal)
Melinda Harvey (Peer reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Australian Literary Studies (Journal)
Melinda Harvey (Guest editor), Julieanne Lamond (Editor in chief), Susan Kossew (Guest editor)25 Feb 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility