Patrick Gordon HOLLAND, Prof

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PhD projects

Creative Writing; Humanities; Philosophy;

20112024

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Research Interests

Creative writing; Non-place; Sacred place; Diaspora Studies; Authorship

Biography

Dr Holland received his PhD in Creative Writing at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, where he researched supermodern non-place, sacred place, and Japanese literary aesthetics. His particular research areas are creative writing, stylistics, comparative literature, supermodernity and sacred place. Among his recent novels are La Donna del Club 49: Un noir in Vietnam (2019, O Barra O Edizione, Italian translation by Giacomo Falconi); One (2016, Transit Lounge), which was longlisted for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Prize); and The Mary Smokes Boys (2013, Hawthorne Books, USA; 2010, Transit Lounge, AUS) which was longlisted for the 2011 Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year. He has been a judge of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2016).

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Education/Academic qualification

English, PhD, Non-place and Ma: The Writing of Nowhere, Queensland University of Technology

15 Feb 201519 Dec 2019

Award Date: 19 Dec 2019

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