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Contact: G23, Upper Campus
Telephone: +61 (2) 9385 - 2204
email: i.collinson@unsw.edu.au
After successfully negotiating the UNSW University Preparation Programme (UPP) in 1992, Ian completed his BA in English (Honours class I) in 1996. He was also the recipient of the University Medal. He went on to postgraduate study and recently received his PhD in English for a thesis that investigated the cultural economy of everyday reading practices.
As a postgraduate student, Ian first worked for the Centre as a Writing Assistant in 1997. Since then he has worked on the Centre's Academic Preparation Programme, and the University Orientation and Study Skills subject (a component of the UPP) since 1998. He has also facilitated numerous academic skills workshops.
Outside The Learning Centre, Ian has taught within the School of English (UNSW) in areas such as postmodernism, cultural theory, cultural politics and censorship. Now that the doctorate is over he is looking forward to getting his life back.
'In the wild': reading Brave New World & Blade Runner, 'Creativity & Transformation, The English Association Annual Conference', Sydney 5th July 2005, Sydney University.
'England, half English': the reluctant nationalism of Billy Bragg, IASPM-Sydney Occasional Papers Series, 23rd September 2005, UTS.
'England, half English': the pragmatic nationalism of Billy Bragg, IASPM-AUSNZ, 3rd-6th December, Victoria University, Wellington NZ.
Collinson, I. (2005) 'In the wild': reading Brave New World & Blade Runner', in R. Madeleine (ed) Creativity & Transformation, The English Association: Sydney, NSW.
Collinson, I. (forthcoming) 'Dis England's new voice': anger, activism and the asian dub foundation, in G. Bloustein et al (eds) Sonic Synergies: creative cultures: music, technology, community Ashgate: Great Britain.