Our people

Our people

Discover the School of Humanities team 

The School of Humanities is one of five schools that form Adelaide University’s College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities. Driven by a team of brilliant scholars, bold thinkers, and accomplished practitioners, our staff come from a broad range of areas of expertise, creating a vibrant environment designed to help students thrive.


Meet the team

Professor Andrew van der Vlies

Dean, School of Humanities

Professor Andrew van der Vlies

Name

Area

Dr Hossein Asgari

Creative Writing

Sally Ashton

Creative Writing

Dr Tamlyn Avery

English Literature

Dr Peter Beaglehole

English Literature

Professor John Coetzee

Creative Writing, English Literature

Dr Debra Dank

Creative Writing

Professor Patrick Flanery

Creative Writing (Chair), English Literature

Dr Ryan Johnson

English Literature

Dr Brydie Kosmina

English Literature, Cultural Studies

Associate Professor Bronwyn Law Viljoen

Creative Writing (Discipline Convenor), English Literature

Dr Bronwyn Lovell

Creative Writing

Dr Kit MacFarlane

Creative Writing

Dr Benjamin Madden

English Literature, Cultural Studies

Professor Julian Murphet

English Literature (Jury Chair)

Professor Anne Pender

English Literature (Kidman Chair; Discipline Convenor), Creative Writing

Dr Georgia Phillips

Creative Writing

Associate Professor Lucy Potter

English Literature

Dr Rosslyn Prosser

Creative Writing

Dr Cameron Raynes

Creative Writing

Dr Maggie Tonkin

English Literature

Professor Andrew van der Vlies

English Literature; Dean of School

Dr Jeanne-Marie Viljoen

English Literature, Cultural Studies

Dr Amelia Walker

Creative Writing

Associate Professor Jessica White

Creative Writing (Discipline Convenor)

Name

Area

Dr Tully Barnett

Cultural and Creative Industries, Cultural Studies

Professor Lia Bryant

Cultural Studies

Associate Professor Jodie George

Cultural Studies

Associate Professor Katrina Jaworski

Cultural Studies (Discipline Convenor)

Professor Susan Luckman

Cultural and Creative Industries, Cultural Studies

Dr Edilene Lopes McInnes

Social and Public Engagement

Professor Justin O'Connor

Cultural and Creative Industries (Convenor), Cultural Studies

Dr Jess Pacella

Cultural and Creative Industries, Screen and Media

Dr Rosie Roberts

Cultural Studies, Cultural and Creative Industries

Dr Saige Walton

Screen and Media, Art History and Visual Culture

Name

Area

Professor John Carty

Museum Studies, Art History and Visual Culture

Dr Cherrie de Leiuen

Archaeology, Museum Studies

Associate Professor Vesna Drapac

History

Dr Emlyn Dodd

Archaeology and Classical Studies, Museum Studies

Dr Daniel Fazio

History

Professor Joakim Goldhahn

Archaeology, Museum Studies

Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington

History, Philosophy; Bradley Distinguished Professor

Associate Professor Ania Kotarba

Archaeology and Classical Studies, Museum Studies

Dr Skye Krichauff

History

Dr Lisa Mansfield

Art History and Visual Culture

Professor Sally K. May

Archaeology, Museum Studies (Discipline Convenor)

Professor Amanda Nettelbeck

History (Discipline Convenor)

Dr Margaret O'Hea

Archaeology and Classical Studies

Associate Professor Paul Sendziuk

History

Associate Professor Claire Walker

History

Name

Area

Dr Hong Cai

Chinese Studies

Dr Ibrahima Diallo

French Studies

Associate Professor Kayoko Enomoto

Japanese Studies (Discipline Convenor: Asian Languages)

Yuhiko Fujiwara

Japanese Studies

Professor Mobo Gao

Chinese Studies

Dr Stefan Hajduk

German Studies

Dr Rosanna Kelly

Italian Studies

Associate Professor Benjamin McCann

French Studies (Discipline Convenor: European Languages), Screen and Media

Professor Anne-Marie Morgan

Professor of Languages Education

Himo Tsakalos

Modern Greek

Associate Professor Enza Tudini

Italian Studies (Discipline Convenor: European Languages)

Dr Jessica Velásquez Urribarri

Spanish Studies

Dr Simon Walsh

German Studies

Dr Tin Kei Wong

Chinese Studies

Dr Baohui Xie

Chinese Studies

Associate Professor Shoko Yoneyama

Japanese Studies

Dr Reiko Yoshida

Japanese Studies

Dr Ning Zhang

Chinese Studies

Name

Area

Associate Professor Antony Eagle

Philosophy(Convenor)

Associate Professor Jorge Fernandez

Philosophy

Professor Philip Gerrans

Philosophy

Dr Pei-hua Huang

Philosophy

Dr Jon Opie

Philosophy

Dr Stephanie Sheintul

Philosophy

Name

Position

Karina LesterAboriginal Co-Manager and Senior Aboriginal Language Expert
Dr Paul MonaghanManager and Senior Linguist 

Name

Position

Georgina DeallySchool Manager

Contact us

School of Humanities

Location

Location
Adelaide University
Adelaide City Campus East and Magill

Email

Email: Dean.Humanities@adelaide.edu.au