Dr David Musgrave
| Work Phone | (02) 4348 4056 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4348 4075 |
| David.Musgrave@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Lecturer School of Humanities and Social Science |
| Office | HO1.11 |
Biography
Ba (Hons) first class from the University of Sydney (1991) and PhD from the University of Sydney 1997, Dissertation "Figurations of the Grotesque in Menippean Satire"
Author of four books of poetry: To Thalia (Five Islands, 2004), On Reflection (Interactive, 2005), Watermark (Picaro, 2006), Phantom Limb (2010) and Concrete Tuesday (2011). To Thalia was commended for the Anne Elder Award and Phantom Limb was shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Prize and the Adelaide Festival John Bray Poetry Prizes and was awarded the Grace leven Prize for Poetry in 2011.
Author of one novel, Glissando: A Melodrama (Sleepers 2010), which was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Fiction and the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing.
Individual poems have either won or been shortlisted for the following prizes: The Newcastle Poetry Prize, the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize, The Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize, The Broadway (Poets Union) Poetry Prize, The Sidney Nolan Gallery Poetry Prize, The Henry Lawson Poetry Prize, The FAW John Shaw Neilson Poetry Prize, The Alec Bolton Poetry Prize and The Somerset Poetry Prize.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Sydney, 1998
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Sydney, 1991
Research
Research keywords
- Australian Poetry
- David Ireland
- John Kinsella
- Les Murray
- Menippean Satire
- Norman Lindsay
- Patrick White
Research expertise
I am currently researching contemporary Australian poetry. I have published on modern Australian novelists such as Patrick White, David Ireland and Norman Lindsay. I have also published on Samuel Beckett. A particular area of focus is the grotesque in art and literature as well as satire, specifically Menippean satire.
Languages
- French
- Latin
- Russian
- Spanish
Fields of Research
| Description (Code) | % |
|---|---|
| Australian Literature (Excl. Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Literature)(200502) | 50 |
| Literary Studies(200500) | 25 |
| Literary Theory(200525) | 25 |
Memberships
Australian Council Grant
- Recipient - New Work grant
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Member - Poets Union Inc
- Member - Australian Poetry Limited
- Member - Australian Society of Authors
- Member - Australian Publishers Association
Editorial Board.
- Editor - Puncher & Wattmann Pty Ltd
Appointments
| Board Member Australian Poetry Limited (Australia) 01/01/2010 |
| Treasurer Poets Union Inc (Australia) 01/01/2002 - 01/10/2010 |
Awards
Recognition.
| 2012 | Prime Minister's Award for Fiction The Ministry for the Arts (Federal) (Australia) Shortlisting for this award, which is the biggest in the country, is very prestigious |
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| 2011 | UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing NSW Ministry for the Arts (Australia) Shortlising for Premier's Awards for literature is very highly regarded |
| 2011 | Western Australian premier's Prize for Poetry Western Australian Ministry for ther Arts (Australia) Shortlising for Premier's Awards for literature is very highly regarded |
| 2011 | Adelaide Festival John Bray Prize for Poetry Adelaide Festival/South Australian Ministry for the Arts (Australia) Shortlising for Premier's Awards for literature is very highly regarded |
| 2008 | The Newcastle Poetry Prize The Hunter Writers Centre (Australia) The Newcastle Poetry Prize is the most prestigious award for a single poem or suite of poems in Australia |
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Australian Poetry
- Creative Writing
- Grotesque
- Menippean Satire
- Romantic Literature
- Satire
- Victorian Literature
Teaching expertise
I currently teach Creative Writing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I also teach Romantic Literature and Victorian Literature. I have experience in teaching Australian Literature, Modernism, Literary Theory, Analytical Reading and Writing Skills, Rhetorical Studies, Gothic Fiction and contemporary Australian Poetry.