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Robert Clarke is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Tasmania's School of Humanities. His research examines travel writing, postcolonial studies, book groups, contemporary Australian fiction, and representations of Aboriginality in literature.
Education includes PhD from University of Queensland, Master of Arts from Central Queensland University, and Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching from University of Tasmania. Previously taught at University of Queensland and Chuo University in Tokyo.
Research explores postcolonial travel narratives with focus on representations of Aboriginal Australia. Authored Travel Writing from Black Australia and edited The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing. Additional research investigates digital storytelling in literary education and reader reception studies.
Administrative roles include Head of Discipline for English (2017-2020, 2023-2024) and Director of the Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program. Previously served on executive committees for Australian University Heads of English and Association for Study of Australian Literature.
Editor of the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (JASAL, 2021-2022).
