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Emma A. Jane (born 1969), [1] previously known as Emma Tom, [2] is an Australian professor, author, and journalist.

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She once wrote a weekly column for The Australian [3] and made regular appearances on Australian television and radio. [4] She received an Edna Ryan Award in 2001 for humour. Jane has written ten books including Deadset, her debut novel which won the 1998 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book for South East Asia and the South Pacific. [5]

Jane completed a PhD at the University of New South Wales's Journalism and Media Research Centre (JMRC), [6] where she then became an associate professor. Her areas of research include communication, media studies, culture, and gender and sexuality. [7]

She has sung and played bass in Australian rock bands The Titanics (with her then-husband David McCormack) [8] and 16dd. [9]

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  2. Emma Jane (2 October 2010). "Three men in a pre-feminist time warp". The Australian . Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
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  4. "Emma Tom". Saxton Speakers Bureau. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
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