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Emily Potter is a Professor in the Department of Writing and Literature at Deakin University's School of Communication and Creative Arts. Her work interrogates intersections between cultural production, storytelling, and settler colonial environments, with a focus on literature's role in understanding climate change, extractivism, and place-making.
- Education: PhD, BA (Hons), and BA from the University of Adelaide
Research Interests include:
- Literature and climate change
- Environmental humanities
- Settler colonial place narratives
- Regional literary history
- Biopolitics of water
- Decolonial literary practice
Article Trends reveal a focus on Australian regionalism, extractivist critique, climate crisis narratives, and interdisciplinary methodologies combining literary theory, cultural studies, and environmental humanities. Her work frequently addresses justice frameworks in climate-affected communities.
Professional Leadership:
- Treasurer of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL)
- Co-editor of Journal of Australian Studies
- Series Co-editor for Intellect Cultural Studies of Landscapes
- Advisory Board member for Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies
Supervision & Teaching: Supervises PhD candidates in environmental humanities and Australian literature. Teaches ALL381 Nature, Climate, Transformation, focusing on literature's capacity to reimagine ecological futures.
