Clare Archer-Lean is discipline lead of English and Higher Degree Research Coordinator in the School of Business and Creative Industries. Clare is published widely, nationally, and internationally, on the transdisciplinary connections between anti-colonial English literary praxis and critical animal studies.
Clare is passionate about more ethical, sustainable, and compassionate relations with more than human companions. She has publications in the areas of anticolonial reading and literature, ecocritical literature, Australian literature, animal fictions, and the human dimensions of animal management.
Clare is a core member of both Melbourne University’s ARC awarded Literary Education Lab and the UniSC Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre. She serves on the UniSC’s inaugural NTRO committee and the Graduate Research Committee.
Clare has supervised over 20 Creative Writing, Ecocritical, Literature and Indigenous Studies HDR projects to completion and was awarded the 2024 UniSC Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision. Clare is a chief investigator on the ARC Reading Climate Linkage Project (ID LP220200724 June 2024 to July 2026).
Professional memberships
- UniSC's Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre
- UniSC's Graduate Research Committee
- UniSC’s inaugural NTRO committee
- Melbourne University’s Literary Education Lab
- Australian Universities Heads of English Association (member and past executive member)
- Australasian Animal Studies Association (member and past executive member)
- International Australian Studies Association
- The Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association
- Social Alternatives (journal) Short Story Editor
Awards
- UniSC Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision 2024
- Early Career Researcher Award, Faculty of Arts and Business, USC (with Dr Anna Potter) 2012
Professional Social Media
Potential Research Areas for HDR and Honours Students
- Sustainability and Arts
Research grants
| Project name | Investigators | Funding body | Year | Focus of research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Reading climate: Indigenous literatures, school of English and Sustainability
|
Larissa McLean Davies; Sandra Phillips; Sarah Truman; Clare Archer-Lean; Melitta Hogarth and Marcia McKenzie |
Australian Research Council – Linkage Project (A$200 000) |
2024-2026 |
This project aims to enhance literary and educational experiences by incorporating Indigenous writer’s voices and perspectives on climate change, fostering a more inclusive and informed understanding of environmental issues. |
|
The Iconic Dingo: valuing their future on K’gari-Fraser Island |
Clare Archer-Lean (PI); Angela Wardell-Johnson; Jen Carter; Umi Manickam Khattab; Yoko Shimizu |
Queensland’s Department of Information Science, Technology, Innovation and the Arts: Fraser Island Dingo Research Program; UniSC(A$27,473) |
2015 |
The research will identify points of conflict in relation to dingo habitat and visitor sites, and recommend how to manage overall expectations about how people interact with the animals |
Research areas
- Australian Fiction
- Critical Animal Studies
- Human Dimension of Wildlife Management
Teaching areas
- Literary Animal Studies
- Critical Human Animal Studies
- Australian Literature
- Ecocriticism
- First Nations’ Writing
More about Clare’s grants and publications can be found here https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-6822
Dr Clare Archer-Lean's specialist areas of knowledge include English literature, cross-cultural studies, Indigenous literature, Australian literature, Canadian literature, post-colonial literature, human animal studies and eco-criticism