I am a Senior Lecturer in English in the School of the Arts and Media. Most of my research deals with modernist fiction; particular focuses include modernist conceptions of authorship, the relationship between literature and specialization, technological media and the cultural history of trust. My articles have appeared in journals such as ELH, Modernism/modernity, NOVEL and Modern Fiction Studies, as well as in several edited collections. I am co-editor of two collections of essays: Modernist Work: Labor, Aesthetics, and the Work of Art (2019) and Incredible Modernism: Literature, Trust, and Deception (Ashgate, 2013).
Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence 2019
ANU Humanities Research Centre Fellow 2016
Bruce Harkness Young Conrad Scholar Award 2010
Harry Ransom Center Fellow 2009-10
Australian Postgraduate Award
My main research field is modernist literature, with particular focuses on modernist conceptions of authorship, the relationship between literature and specialization, modernist responses to new media, and the cultural history of trust. I am co-editor of two collections of essays: Modernist Work: Labor, Aesthetics, and the Work of Art (2019) and Incredible Modernism: Literature, Trust, and Deception (2013). My essays have appeared in journals such ELH, Modernism/modernity, Modern Fiction Studies and NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction, as well as in several edited books.