Adam Maximilian Shoemaker (born 1957) is a Canadian-Australian academic and higher education administrator, and a scholarly authority within the field of Indigenous Australian literature.[1] He currently serves as Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University.
Education edit
Shoemaker was born in Canada, and holds a BA Honours degree from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada (1979), and a PhD from the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia (1986).[2][3]
Professional career edit
Shoemaker has held several positions in higher education administration in Australia, including at Griffith University, Monash University, the Australian National University and in 2016 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Southern Cross University. In late-2020, he commenced as Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University.[4]
Honours and awards edit
Shoemaker is a Commonwealth Scholar.[1] He also has received a number of literary awards, including being highly commended for the Human Rights Awards, and winner of the Walter McRae Russell Award.[5]
Select publications edit
- Shoemaker, A.M. 1993. Mudrooroo: A Critical Study. Pymble: Angus and Robertson.
- Shoemaker, A.M. (ed.) 1998. A Sea Change: Australian Writing and Photography. Sydney: Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.
- Shoemaker, A.M. 2004. Black Words, White Page: Aboriginal Literature 1929-1988. Canberra: ANU Press.
- Muecke, S. and Shoemaker, A.M. 2002. Les Aborigènes d'Australie, collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 428), série Culture et société. Paris: Éditions Gallimard.
- Muecke, S. and Shoemaker, A.M. 2004. Aboriginal Australians: First Nations of an Ancient Continent, 'New Horizons' series. London: Thames and Hudson.
References edit
- ^ a b "About Professor Shoemaker - Southern Cross University". Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2001 - Australian National University". Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Adam Shoemaker". Theconversation.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "The next Vice-Chancellor marks a new era for Victoria University". Vu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Adam Shoemaker". Austlit.edu.au. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.