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Research Biography
Gillian Dooley is an Honorary Associate Professor in the Department of English, having retired from Flinders University Library, where she had been Special Collections Librarian 1999-2015 and Publishing Support Librarian 2016-2017, in May 2017. She graduated from Flinders with a PhD in English in 2001. She was the founding general editor of the Flinders Humanities Research Centre's electronic journal Transnational Literature from 2008-2018, and is founding co-editor of Writers in Conversation.She has published two monographs and several scholarly editions. Her research interests include the writers J.M. Coetzee, Iris Murdoch, V.S. Naipaul, Jane Austen, and maritime explorer Matthew Flinders. She has a particular interest in music and literature, and as a singer often organises and performs in programs of music with literary themes. She is a regular book reviewer for various journals and magazines, including Australian Book Review.
Research Interests
- Life and writings of Matthew Flinders.
- Music in Jane Austen's life and work.
- Doris Lessing
- V.S. Naipaul
- Iris Murdoch
- J.M. Coetzee
- Contemporary Australian literature
Completed Supervisions
Associate Supervisions:
- Literature (1)
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):
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A Jane Austen expert explains why Mansfield Park is perfect for opera
Dooley, G., 14 Jan 2025, Melbourne : Victorian Opera.Research output: Other contribution
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Yasmine Gooneratne: Jane Austen, Australia and Sri Lanka
Dooley, G., Mar 2025, In: Literature. 5, 1, 10 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘I Heard Music’: Mansfield Park, an Opera by Jonathan Dove and Alasdair Middleton
Dooley, G., Feb 2025, In: Humanities. 14, 2, 13 p., 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Drama in Words and Music: Jane Austen Sings: A Program of Theatre Music from the Austen Family Music Collections
Dooley, G. & Klein, L., 16 Dec 2024, In: Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal On-Line. 45, 1, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy believes ‘extensive reading’ makes an accomplished woman. What else does reading mean in her work?
Dooley, G., 2 Sept 2024, The Conversation 6 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
Open Access
Prizes
Activities
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Trinity College Dublin
Dooley, G. (Visiting researcher)
May 2025 → Jun 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Jane Austen's Musical Life
Dooley, G. (Speaker)
6 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh
Dooley, G. (Visiting researcher)
13 Aug 2024 → 27 Aug 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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'The Bells Rang and Every Body Smiled': Jane Austen's 'Courtship Novels'
Dooley, G. (Speaker)
21 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Interview with Jennie Batchlor at York Festival of Ideas
Dooley, G. (Speaker) & Batchelor, J. (Speaker)
5 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk