Dr. Christine Alexander

Biography

Christine Alexander is Emeritus Scientia Professor of English in the School of the Arts and Media at the University of New South Wales, where she has made significant contributions to the study of Brontë literature, particularly focusing on early writings. She is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Humanities and the Royal Society of New South Wales. Alexander’s notable publications include the British Academy prize-winning book 'Early Writings of Charlotte Brontë', as well as co-authored volumes such as 'Art of the Brontës' and 'The Oxford Companion to the Brontës'. She has held the position of director general editor of the Juvenilia Press, an international research initiative aimed at fostering the study of literary juvenilia. In recent years, her research interests have expanded to explore the intersections of Brontë literature with visual arts and the impacts of landscape on literary creation. Alexander has taught extensively both in Australia and overseas, particularly focusing on eighteenth and nineteenth-century literature and women’s studies. She welcomes research students in related fields.

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