Contact Details
| Organization: | Languages and Linguistics |
| Position: | DEPUTY HEAD SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.german-swedish.unimelb.edu.au/staff/Alison_Lewis/index.html |
| Work: | 8344 5103 |
| Mobile: | 0408 326 545 |
| Fax: | 8344 7821 |
| Room: | 624 |
| Level: | 06 |
| Building: | Arts Centre |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary German Literature | Germany | |
| East German secret police (Stasi) and culture | Germany | |
| Postwar German culture and society | Intellectuals | Germany |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | University of Leeds | Research |
| United States | Harvard University | Research |
| United Kingdom | University of Liverpool | Research |
| Germany | Free University of Berlin | Exchange, Research, Teaching |
| Germany | Universitaet zu Berlin | Exchange, Research |
| Germany | Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg im Breisgau | Exchange, Research |
| Germany | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen | Research |
| Germany | Goethe Institute | Teaching |
| United States | Cornell University | Research |
| United States | Berkeley | Research |
| United States | University of Massachusetts | Research |
| Germany | University of Cologne | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts | Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg | 31-Aug-1983 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Adelaide University | 31-May-1990 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) | 30-Nov-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies (PERFORMING ARTS) (410102)
- Film and Video (CINEMA, ELECTRONIC ARTS AND MULTIMEDIA) (410301)
- German (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420107)
- German (LITERATURE STUDIES) (420207)
- Culture, Gender, Sexuality (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420303)
- History: European (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430108)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- The performing arts (incl. music, theatre and dance) (ARTS AND LEISURE) (750201)
- Gender (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750303)
- Understanding political systems (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750601)
- Understanding other countries (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750702)
- Understanding the pasts of other societies (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750902)
- Languages and literature (COMMUNICATION) (751001)
- Visual communication (COMMUNICATION) (751003)
- Communication across languages and cultures (COMMUNICATION) (751005)
- Studies in human society (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780107)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A difficult marriage: gender, politics and the romance in literary accounts of German unification | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2004 |
| The meaning of love: love narratives in contemporary German literature since 1990 | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.