Jane R. Goodall (born in 1951) is a researcher at the Writing and Society Research Centre of Western Sydney University, Australia.

Jane R. Goodall
Born1951
Yorkshire, England
LanguageEnglish
Years active2003–present
Notable worksThe Walker

Born in Yorkshire, England, Goodall studied at London and Oxford Universities. She is currently Emeritus Professor in the Writing and Society Research Group at University of Western Sydney.[1]

Her research deals with the dynamics of cultural crisis. She is the author of a wide range of books and essays on literary and cultural history. She contributes regularly to the Inside Story newsletter.

Each of Goodall's novels feature the character Detective Briony Williams.[2]

Awards edit

Bibliography edit

Novels edit

  • The Walker (2004)
  • The Visitor (2005)
  • The Calling (2007)

Non-fiction edit

  • Artaud and the Gnostic Drama (1994), ISBN 978-0198-15186-9[1]
  • Performance and Evolution in the Age of Darwin: Out of the Natural Order (Routledge, 2002) ISBN 0-4152-4377-7
  • edited with Christa Knellwolf, the collection: Frankenstein's science: experimentation and discovery in romantic culture, 1780–1830 (Ashgate, 2008), ISBN 978-0754-65447-6
  • Stage Presence: The Actor as Mesmerist (Routledge, 2008) ISBN 0-4153-9594-1
  • The Politics of Common Good: Dispossession in Australia (NewSouth, 2019) ISBN 978-1742-23601-8

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Professor Jane Goodall". University of Western Sydney. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Aust Crime Fiction". Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.