Isabelle Hesse | Service & leadership | The University of Sydney

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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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PMLA Advisory Committe, 1 July 2026-30 June 2029

Editorial Board, English: Journal of the English Association

University of Sydney

2026-2028: Mid-Career Research Lead, School of Art, Communication and English

2026: Interim Associate Head Research Education (Lead), School of Art, Communication and English

2025: School Honours Coordinator, School of Art, Communication and English

2023: Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator and Programme Director for English, Discipline of English and Writing

2023: PG Academic Advisor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

2022: HDR Coordinator, Discipline of English and Writing

2021-2023: School HDR Coordinator for Examinations, School of Art, Communication and English

2021: Dalyell Mentor for Second-Year Students, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

2021: UG Academic Advisor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

2021: Undergraduate Coordinator for English, Department of English

2019: UG Academic Advisor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

2019: Undergraduate Coordinator for English, Department of English

2018: Undergraduate Coordinator for English, Department of English

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FELLOWSHIP
Higher Education AcademyUK, Senior Fellow
1 Jan 2025
MEDIA
Utopia gone wrong: identity and history intersect in Jenny Erpenbeck's haunting new novel
2 Oct 2023
The Conversation
MEDIA
Anti-Semitism, opportunism, and political intrigue: Olga Tokarczuk's whirlwind tour of the 18th century (opens in a new tab)⁠
8 Sep 2023
The Conversation article, published in Ojo en Tinta (translated by Patricio Tapia): Antisemitismo, oportunismo e intriga pol�tica: el tour de Olga Tokarczuk por el siglo XVIII
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MEDIA
Why do postcolonial authors draw on the Holocaust and experiences of Jewish marginalisation (opens in a new tab)⁠
26 Jan 2023
Op-ed published in ABC Online Religion & Ethics
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MEDIA
What can the Bildungsroman tell us about the Israel and Palestine conflict?
16 Jan 2023
The Conversation
MEDIA
Anti-Semitism, opportunism, and political intrigue: Olga Tokarczuk's whirlwind tour of the 18th century (opens in a new tab)⁠
17 Mar 2022
The Conversation
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FELLOWSHIP
Parkes Institute in Textual and Non-Textual Jewish heritage. University of Southampton, UK., Visiting Fellowship
1 Jan 2022
MEDIA
Freud, Nietzsche, Paglia, Fanon: our expert guide to the books of The White Lotus (opens in a new tab)⁠
17 Aug 2021
The Conversation
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AWARDS AND PRIZES
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
1 Jan 2018
FELLOWSHIP
Higher Education AcademyUK, Fellow
1 Jan 2018 - 1 Jan 2024
FELLOWSHIP
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Humanities Research Centre, University of York, UK, Fellow
1 Jan 2014
FELLOWSHIP
DAAD Conference, University of Birmingham, UK, Fellow
1 Jan 2012
FELLOWSHIP
Holocaust Research Centre, Royal Holloaway University London, UK and Holocaust Educational Foundation, USA, Fellow
1 Jan 2012
MEMBERSHIP
Modern Language Association
MEMBERSHIP
Novel Research Network (opens in a new tab)⁠
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Associate ProfessorIsabelle Hesse

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