Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
The literary works of J. M. Coetzee
Representing violence and trauma in literature (specifically Australian and South African women's writing)
Contemporary Australian women's writing on war
Kate Grenville's literary works
Postcolonial and settler literatures including South African and Australian literature
Postcolonial Women's Writing especially Australian and South African women writers
Literature of apology and reconciliation
Supervision interests
Associate supervisor only for any of the above research interests.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Literary Studies
- Australian literature
- South African Literature
- Postcolonial Studies
- Violence studies in literature
- Settler literatures
- Literature and Apology
- Australian Literature and War
Network
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Representations of Gendered Violence in Cultural Texts of the Global South
Kossew, S., Gonsalves, R., Lorek, J. & Macdonald, A.
5/12/17 → 6/12/17
Project: Other
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Rethinking the Victim: Gendered Violence in Australian Women's Writing
Kossew, S. & Brewster, A.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/06/14 → 30/12/19
Project: Research
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An Edgy Affair: J.M. Coetzee’s ‘especial form of dissidence’
Kossew, S., Mar 2023, In: Australian Book Review. 451, p. 24-25 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other
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Precarious lives in Tony Birch's Common People (2017)
Kossew, S., 2022, Representing Poverty and Precarity in a Postcolonial World. Schmidt-Haberkamp, B., Gymnich, M. & Schneider, K. P. (eds.). 1st ed. The Netherlands: Brill, p. 73-87 15 p. (Cross/Cultures; vol. 215).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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‘It’s just some guy, not a monster’: Gendered violence in Emily Maguire’s recent novels
Kossew, S. & Brewster, A., 2021, In: Australian Literary Studies. 36, 3, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Criticism and Scholarship
Kossew, S., 2020, The Cambridge Companion to J. M. Coetzee. Zimbler, J. (ed.). Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 138-151 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Meteorological thinking: The ethical hestitations of Gail Jones
Kossew, S., 5 Sep 2020, In: Australian Book Review. 424, p. 44-45 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other
Prizes
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Distinguished Visiting Chair in Australian Studies
Kossew, Susan (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
Kossew, Susan (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Election to learned society
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Harry Ransom Center Research Fellowship
Kossew, Susan (Recipient), Jun 2016
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Activities
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Australian Literary Studies (Journal)
Melinda Harvey (Guest editor), Julieanne Lamond (Editor in chief) & Susan Kossew (Guest editor)
25 Feb 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Representations of Gendered Violence in Cultural Texts of the Global South
Susan Kossew (Organiser) & Anne Brewster (Organiser)
5 Dec 2017 → 6 Dec 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Australian Humanities Review (Journal)
Susan Kossew (Guest editor)
May 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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My Place, My Story story-writing competition
Susan Kossew (Host)
2016 → 2017Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Australian Book Review (Journal)
Susan Kossew (Editorial board member)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility