Maryanne Dever | |
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Academic background | |
Education | University of Queensland University of Sydney |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
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Institutions | Western Sydney University |
Maryanne Dever is an Australian academic whose research focuses on feminist literary and archival studies.
Dever completed a BA (Hons) at the University of Queensland in 1984,an MA (Hons),followed by a PhD,at the University of Sydney.
She is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at Western Sydney University. [1] She was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Digital) at the Australian National University in Canberra. She has also worked at the University of Technology Sydney,Monash University,the University of Hong Kong and the University of Sydney. At Monash University she was Director of the Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research. She has held visiting positions at McGill University,the National Library of Australia,University College London and the University of Tampere. [2]
As of 2015 [update] Dever is joint editor-in-chief with Lisa Adkins of the academic journal, Australian Feminist Studies. [3]
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