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Ned Curthoys joined the Discipline of English Literary Studies at the University of Western Australia in January 2014. His research interests include Bildungsroman coming-of-age narratives, historical fiction, postcolonial literature theory, Jewish studies, Holocaust studies, and Holocaust-themed literature. He has published works on German Jewish literature and philosophy from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, with a focus on Enlightenment studies and intellectual history. His monograph, 'Legacy of Liberal Judaism: Ernst Cassirer and Hannah Arendt's Hidden Conversation,' published by Berghahn Books in September 2013, delves into these themes, with a paperback edition released in 2016. His upcoming monograph, 'Bildungsroman in the Genocidal Age' (Bloomsbury, 2024), examines how Bildungsroman novels of self-formation are shaped by contemporary historical fiction concerning World War II and the Holocaust. Additionally, Curthoys serves as the Graduate Research Coordinator for the School of Humanities and holds editorial roles for various journals, including 'Arendt Studies'. He has received multiple awards for his teaching excellence.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Teaching and conducting research in English Literary Studies, with a focus on topics such as Holocaust studies and postcolonial literature.
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