Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities

Dr Karen Brooks

Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Karen Brooks

Engagement activities

Researcher biography

Dr Karen Brooks is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at IASH at the University of Queensland. Prior to that, she was an award-winning academic for over twenty years, and published numerous articles on culture, media and literature nationally and internationally. She was a columnist with the Courier Mail for eighteen years and is the author of thirteen books.

Publications

Book (1)
Book Chapter (1)
Journal Article (1)
Creative Work (1)

Book

Brooks, Karen (2014). The brewer's tale. Sydney, Australia: Harlequin MIRA.

Book Chapter

McKay, Jim and Brooks, Karen (2013). "Wayne's World": media narratives of the downfall and redemption about Australian football "King," Wayne Carey. Fallen Heroes: Sport, Media, and Celebrity Culture. (pp. 236-250) edited by Lawrence A. Wenner. New York , NY, USA: Peter Lang Publishers.

Journal Article

Brooks, Karen (2011). Resistance is futile: "reaccenting" the present to create classroom dialogues. Pedagogies, 6 (1), 66-80. doi: 10.1080/1554480X.2011.532087

Creative Work

Brooks, Karen (2016). The Locksmith's Daughter. Australia: Harlequin Enterprises.

Areas of research

Critical and Cultural Studies