Dr Chris Jordan-Clark
Honorary Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Career Summary
Biography
Chris Jordan-Clark came to Newcastle University with a widely varied number of influences in her background.
Her research interests include feminism, women in literature (as characters, writers and readers), Jane Austen and the long eighteenth century.
She studied Urban Horticulture in the 1980s and has worked in plant nurseries and in garden design.
In the 1990s she began her university career, completing a undergraduate degree at Newcastle with a double major in Sociology and English Literature.
She had a long career in public welfare and worked as the National Co-ordinator of Customer Relations for Centrelink, the Australian Federal Government welfare agency.
After leaving the government position, Chris studied Fine Art for four years and has exhibited as a lithographer.
In 2014, she returned to the University of Newcastle to undertake Honours in English Literature. She obtained First Class Honours and was awarded the Faculty Medal for the Faculty of Education and Arts.
In 2022 she was awarded a PhD for her thesis "Jane Austen's Unromantic Landscapes". Her thesis is being developed into two books, the first of which will be published in 2025.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in English, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts- Honours, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- 18th century literature
- Jane Austen
- gardens
- horticulture
- landscape
- women
Languages
- English (Mother)
Fields of Research
Code | Description | Percentage |
---|---|---|
470504 | British and Irish literature | 60 |
440509 | Women's studies (incl. girls' studies) | 20 |
330109 | Landscape architecture | 20 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (3 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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2021 | Jordan-Clark C, 'Jane Austen's Adventurous Wives', Sensibilities, 63 37-44 (2021) [C1] | Nova | |
2016 | Clark C, 'Henry s Mythology of Perfection: The Troublesome Biographical Notice', Sensibilities, 53 37-54 (2016) [C1] | Nova | |
2015 | Clark C, 'Refuting Two Myths: Jane Austen, The Picturesque and the Landscape', Sensibilities, 50 45-62 (2015) |
Dr Chris Jordan-Clark
Position
Honorary Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures