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Research Biography
Alex Cothren is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Flinders University. He is a winner of the Carmel Bird, William van Dyke, Griffith Review Emerging Voices and Peter Carey Awards for short fiction. He has fiction published in Meanjin, Island, Overland, and The Griffith Review, and he writes criticism for the Australian Book Review. His research focuses include climate fiction, satire, and arts for wellbeing. His research has been published in Q1 journals including New Writing, TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses, and Journal of Australian Studies. He has co-authored two reports on arts and health: Telling the Story of Arts and Health in South Australia (2022) and What Does an Arts and Health Organisation Do? (2024). Alex is a firm believer in the power of the arts to change lives.
Research Biography
Satire
Climate fiction
Arts and health
Australian arts policy
Horror
AI and Creative Writing
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):
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Creative writing
Supervisory Interests
- Satire
- Short fiction
- Climate fiction
- Arts and health
- Horror fiction
- Science fiction
- Arts policy
- AI and Creative Writing
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A history of arts and health in South Australia: Policy and practice
Barnett, T., Cothren, A. & Arciuli, J., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 15, 1, p. 23-36 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arts and health working together can change lives. Here’s how Australia can do it better
Cothren, A., Arciuli, J. & Barnett, T., 26 Nov 2024, The Conversation 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Cli-fi’ might not save the world, but writing it could help with your eco-anxiety
Hennessy, R., Cothren, A. & Matthews, A. T., 9 Jan 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Friday essay: is ‘wokeness’ killing comedy – or are ageing comedians crying wolf?
Cothren, A. & Phiddian, R., 16 Aug 2024, The Conversation 9 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The Juansons
Cothren, A., Aug 2024, In: Griffith Review. 85, p. 170-177 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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What does an arts and health organisation do?
Cothren, A. (Speaker) & Barnett, T. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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What does an arts and health organisation do?
Cothren, A. (Speaker) & Barnett, T. (Speaker)
22 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Quiet Futures: Postgraduate Postman Artists Laboratory
Matthews, A. (Participant), Cothren, A. (Other) & Hennessy, R. (Other)
27 Oct 2023Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Authors and the end of the world: The wellbeing impact of researching, writing and marketing climate fiction
Matthews, A. (Speaker), Cothren, A. (Speaker) & Hennessy, R. (Speaker)
1 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Climate Fiction Posthuman Artist Laboratory
Matthews, A. (Speaker), Cothren, A. (Speaker) & Hennessy, R. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation