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Anna Johnston is a Professor of English Literature at the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland. She holds affiliate roles in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and the Centre for Critical and Creative Writing. Her academic journey includes positions at the University of Tasmania and a Visiting Professorship at the University of Tokyo. She specializes in colonial and postcolonial studies, focusing on literary and cultural history, with particular emphasis on settler colonialism, travel writing, and missionary studies. Her research explores how colonial knowledge was formed and circulated through print culture, as detailed in her monograph The Antipodean Laboratory: Making Colonial Knowledge, 1770–1870 (2023).
Johnston’s educational background includes a PhD from the University of Queensland, with earlier degrees in Arts and English. Her research has been supported by significant grants, including an ARC Future Fellowship (2016–2020) and contributions to multi-institutional projects like the ARC grant on 'Intimacy and Violence in Anglo Pacific Rim Settler Colonial Societies.' She leads UQ’s Australian Studies Research Node and directs Indigenous Engagement within her school.
Her research interests span colonial archives, missionary writing, and the intersection of violence and intimacy in settler societies. Notable works include studies on Eliza Hamilton Dunlop and analyses of colonial print culture. She has supervised 23 HDR completions, mentoring award-winning students such as Samantha Schraag and Phoebe King. Awards include the John Oxley Library Honorary Fellowship (2022).
Johnston’s work bridges academia and public engagement through collaborations with cultural institutions like the National Library of Australia. Her recent projects include digitizing Walkabout magazine and examining colonial massacres through art and literature.
