Dr Daniel Hourigan
| Name | Dr Daniel Hourigan |
|---|---|
| Email Address | daniel.hourigan@unisq.edu.au |
| Job Title | Lecturer (English Literature) |
| Qualifications | BA Griffith, BA(Hons) Griffith, PhD Griffith |
| Department | School of Humanities and Communication |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8650-4717 |
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Biography
Dr Daniel Hourigan is a Lecturer in English Literature at the School of Humanities & Communication. His research focuses on the intersections of Australian law and culture, contemporary literatures, and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He is currently writing about the Lacanian theory of contemporary politics and the use of psychoanalytic critique in Speculative Fiction criticism.
Employment
| Position | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer in English Literature | University of Southern Queensland | 2014 | 2023 |
| Sessional Academic | Griffith University | 2004 | 2013 |
Expertise
Contemporary Literature, Speculative Fiction, Comparative Literature, Psychoanalysis, Continental Philosophy, Legal Theory, Aesthetics
Teaching
ENL2010 Fantastic Fictions
ENL3004 The Literary Canon
ENL3007 Law and Literature
ETH2000 Ethics in Everyday Life
ETH3000 Ethics and the Body
HMT4006 Theories and Debates in the Humanities
HMT4007 Research Methods
Fields of Research
- 470207. Cultural theory
- 470514. Literary theory
- 480410. Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation
Professional Membership
| Professional Membership | Year |
|---|---|
| Vice President, Law, Literature and the Humanities Association of Australasia | |
| Deputy Editor, Edinburgh Critical Studies in Law, Literature, and the Humanities, Edinburgh University Press | |
| Advisory Board, Law and Visual Jurisprudence, Springer |
BA
Griffith
2003
BA(Hons)
Griffith
2004
PhD
Griffith
2009
Current Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars and Shadows: Magic, Subjectivity, and Liminality in Contemporary Australian Children's Literature. | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
| The Voice of the Narod in Soviet-Era Trauma Narratives | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
| Influencing Behaviour from the Classroom to the Courtroom | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2017 |
Completed Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weird fiction in contemporary women's writing | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |