Projects 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 intellectuals and the contemporary literary scene. She is an established book critic, writing for the major Australian newpapers and literary magazines and in 2020 was a finallist for the Pascall Prize for Criticism, Australia's only award for arts criticism. She has been a judge of the Miles Franklin Literary Award since 2017. She collaborates with Dr Julieanne Lamond (ANU) and the Stella Prize on the Stella Count, which quantifies gender bias in the book pages in Australia. A current project is a study of women's unique 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
Projects
- 1 Active
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Gender Imbalance in the Book Industry
Harvey, M., Smith, M., Koegler, C. & Norrick-Ruehl, C.
1/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Research output
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Verisimilitude: On Rachel Cusk
Harvey, M., 10 Mar 2020, In : Sydney Review of Books.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
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
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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
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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
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Prizes
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Finallist, Pascall Prize for Criticism
Harvey, Melinda (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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JUNCTURE Fellowship for Mid-Career and Established Critics
Harvey, Melinda (Recipient), Sep 2019
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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UNESCO Melbourne City of Literature Travel Grant
Harvey, Melinda (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Affirmations: of the modern (Journal)
Melinda Harvey (Peer reviewer)
2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Kill Your Darlings magazine (External organisation)
Melinda Harvey (Member)
11 Dec 2019Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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PhD in Creative Writing
Melinda Harvey (Examiner)
May 2019Activity: Examination types › Thesis Examination
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Jenny Erpenbeck: European Facts and Fictions
Melinda Harvey (Host)
6 May 2019Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Maria Tumarkin: Axiomatic
Melinda Harvey (Host)
8 Oct 2018Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event