Adam Shoemaker
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.
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