Maggie Tonkin

Dr. Maggie Tonkin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of Adelaide. Her research spans literary studies (focusing on 20th/21st century literature, postmodernism, and women's writing), dance/performance studies, and arts policy. She holds an ARC Linkage project investigating dance archives and contributed to publications like Dance Australia and The Conversation.

Key Roles:

• International Advisory Panel Member, Angela Carter Society
• Member, Adelaide Critics Circle
• Lead Researcher, ARC Project LP2220200559

Research Interests:

• Angela Carter's literary critiques and decadence themes
• R.D. Laing's cultural impact on existential psychiatry
• Australian dance history (e.g., FIFTY: Half a Century of Australian Dance Theatre)
• Arts policy through the Reset initiative

Awards:

• National Library of Australia Fellowship (2018)

Teaching & Supervision: Eligible to supervise Masters/PhD students in literature and dance studies.