Lobb, Joshua M. Dr
Senior Lecturer
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Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts
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School of the Arts, English and Media
Overview
Research Areas
Research Overview
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Dr Joshua Lobb is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Wollongong. His stories have appeared in The Bridport Prize Anthology, Best Australian Stories, Animal Studies Journal, Text and Southerly. His novel, Remission, won the LitLink Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2014, as well as two residential fellowships at Varuna, the Writers House. His ‘novel in stories’ about grief and climate change, The Flight of Birds (2019) is published by Sydney University Press. He is also part of the multi-authored project, 100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder (Open Humanities Press, 2019). Joshua holds a PhD on the novel form from UNSW and has published on Creative Writing pedagogy and narrative theory.
Affiliation
Head Of
- Bachelor of Creative Arts Academic Program Director 2018 -
- Bachelor of Performance and Theatre Academic Program Director 2018 -
Member Of
- Animal Studies Research Network co-convenor 2017 -
- Centre for Critical Creative Practice (C3P Executive member 2017 -
- MECO Material Ecologies Research Network 2014 -
Publications
Selected Publications
Supervision
Potential Supervision Topics
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Environmental Humanities and Writing
Animal Studies and Writing
Narrative Theory
Theories of the novel, in particular: the function of voice, the representation of time, the structure of narrative
The representation of space in narrative
The representation of human-animal interactions in narrative
Creative Writing Pedagogy: the interaction between theory and practice in a Creative Writing context
Teaching Activities
- Bachelor of Creative Arts Academic Program Director 2018 -
- Bachelor of Performance and Theatre Academic Program Director 2018 -
- Bachelor of Creative Arts Discipline Leader - Creative Writing 2009 - 2014
Advisees
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Graduate Advising Relationship
Degree Research Title Advisee Doctor of Philosophy We Need To Talk About Mother: Exploring the ethics of representing 'bad' mothers through feminist theory and fiction Doctor of Creative Arts The Sand, A Novel Hindrum, Cameron Doctor of Philosophy In the First Person Plural: Narrative Voice, Theme, and 'Thrilling Strangeness' Scrivenor, Hayley Doctor of Philosophy Murakami's 'Love Stories': Narrative Voice Pre-and Post-1995 Higgins, Chloe Doctor of Philosophy Narrative Accounts of Self-Concept Among Creative Industries Entrepreneurs Sharpe, David Doctor of Creative Arts Narrative Focalisation as a Device to Represent Power Hierarchies in Contemporary Fiction Maitland, Barry Doctor of Philosophy Peter Wessel Zapffe's Theory of Cosmic Pain as a Necessary Component of Gothic Narratives Bartlett, Ryan Doctor of Philosophy Renegotiating Plot: Feminist Applications of the Short Story Cycle Darragh, Emma Doctor of Philosophy Feral-Feline Fictions Leary, Rachel Doctor of Philosophy Travelling Light Lang, Bronwyn
Service
Reviewer Of
- A/B Autobiography Studies (Journal Article) 2018 -
- Animal Studies Journal (Journal Article) 2015 -
- TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses (Journal Article) 2010 -
Background
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in English Literature, University of New South Wales, Laminations: the 'self-conscious realist' techniques of A. S. Byatt. A Narratological approach 1999 - 2004
- B.A. in English Literature and Theatre and Film Studies, University of New South Wales, Honours: First Class 1992 - 1995
Overview
Top Publications
Research Areas
Research Overview
-
Dr Joshua Lobb is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Wollongong. His stories have appeared in The Bridport Prize Anthology, Best Australian Stories, Animal Studies Journal, Text and Southerly. His novel, Remission, won the LitLink Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2014, as well as two residential fellowships at Varuna, the Writers House. His ‘novel in stories’ about grief and climate change, The Flight of Birds (2019) is published by Sydney University Press. He is also part of the multi-authored project, 100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder (Open Humanities Press, 2019). Joshua holds a PhD on the novel form from UNSW and has published on Creative Writing pedagogy and narrative theory.
Affiliation
Head Of
- Bachelor of Creative Arts Academic Program Director 2018 -
- Bachelor of Performance and Theatre Academic Program Director 2018 -
Member Of
- Animal Studies Research Network co-convenor 2017 -
- Centre for Critical Creative Practice (C3P Executive member 2017 -
- MECO Material Ecologies Research Network 2014 -
Publications
Selected Publications
Supervision
Potential Supervision Topics
-
Environmental Humanities and Writing
Animal Studies and Writing
Narrative Theory
Theories of the novel, in particular: the function of voice, the representation of time, the structure of narrative
The representation of space in narrative
The representation of human-animal interactions in narrative
Creative Writing Pedagogy: the interaction between theory and practice in a Creative Writing context
Teaching Activities
- Bachelor of Creative Arts Academic Program Director 2018 -
- Bachelor of Performance and Theatre Academic Program Director 2018 -
- Bachelor of Creative Arts Discipline Leader - Creative Writing 2009 - 2014
Advisees
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Graduate Advising Relationship
Degree Research Title Advisee Doctor of Philosophy We Need To Talk About Mother: Exploring the ethics of representing 'bad' mothers through feminist theory and fiction Doctor of Creative Arts The Sand, A Novel Hindrum, Cameron Doctor of Philosophy In the First Person Plural: Narrative Voice, Theme, and 'Thrilling Strangeness' Scrivenor, Hayley Doctor of Philosophy Murakami's 'Love Stories': Narrative Voice Pre-and Post-1995 Higgins, Chloe Doctor of Philosophy Narrative Accounts of Self-Concept Among Creative Industries Entrepreneurs Sharpe, David Doctor of Creative Arts Narrative Focalisation as a Device to Represent Power Hierarchies in Contemporary Fiction Maitland, Barry Doctor of Philosophy Peter Wessel Zapffe's Theory of Cosmic Pain as a Necessary Component of Gothic Narratives Bartlett, Ryan Doctor of Philosophy Renegotiating Plot: Feminist Applications of the Short Story Cycle Darragh, Emma Doctor of Philosophy Feral-Feline Fictions Leary, Rachel Doctor of Philosophy Travelling Light Lang, Bronwyn
Service
Reviewer Of
- A/B Autobiography Studies (Journal Article) 2018 -
- Animal Studies Journal (Journal Article) 2015 -
- TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses (Journal Article) 2010 -
Background
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in English Literature, University of New South Wales, Laminations: the 'self-conscious realist' techniques of A. S. Byatt. A Narratological approach 1999 - 2004
- B.A. in English Literature and Theatre and Film Studies, University of New South Wales, Honours: First Class 1992 - 1995
