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Paul Magee is a Professor at the University of Canberra, where he directs the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research (CCCR). His roles combine academic leadership with creative writing and interdisciplinary research. He holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney (2004), a Master from the University of Melbourne (1997), and a Bachelor (BA Hons) from the University of Melbourne (1994).
His research interests span poetry, poetics, intellectual history, and Freudian/Lacanian psychoanalysis. He explores connections between everyday speech and poetic composition, the relationship between art and knowledge, and critiques of national identity. Recent projects include We Come from the Past: Indigeneity, Orality and the Flow of Culture, a collaborative effort involving Indigenous communities in New South Wales, and Understanding Creative Excellence: A Case Study in Poetry, which involved interviews with 80 poets to analyze poetic thought processes.
His work trends toward interdisciplinary approaches, blending literary analysis with cultural studies and cognitive science. Projects often emphasize oral traditions, Indigenous knowledge systems, and the intersection of creativity with societal structures.
- Awards:
- Innovation category shortlist, 2008 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
- Australian Book Review Book of the Year, 2014
Poetic advising and grant activities include leading the CCCR and serving as a Chief Investigator on several major grants, such as the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council/Global Challenges Research Fund project and an Australian Research Council Discovery Project. His third poetry collection, Later Unearthed, was published in 2025.
Collaborations extend to international and Indigenous scholars, including Jen Crawford and Paul Collis (Barkindji). Key research outputs are disseminated through journals like Island, Meanjin, and Cordite Poetry Review.
