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Dr Louise Katz
BA (UNSW), DipEd (Sydney), DCA (UTS)
Honorary Associate
Discipline of English and Writing
Discipline of English and Writing
Address
A20 - John Woolley Building
The University of Sydney
Websites
Louise joined the university in 2009 and currently teaches the two units of study mentioned below. Previously she taught creative writing at the University of Technology, Sydney. Her background is originally in visual arts and she is also a novelist. Louise came later to the teaching of communication skills in industry contexts and from there to teaching academic writing.
- Monsters and monstrosity in literature and politics
- Cultural impacts of Corporatese and other ‘newspeak’ forms in the academic and wider community
- Expressions of religious and mythic sensibilities in contemporary literature
- Theories of creativity, and the relationship between creative and critical writing processes
- The ethics of the Slow movement in relation to education
- Practice-led research
Student consultation times: open - please email for appointment
Teaching
- Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing for Postgraduates (FASS7002)
- Academic English for Postgraduates (FASS7001)
Ongoing Supervision
- Supervised Study Projects, Masters in Creative Writing
- Tattooed Places: A Travelogue [novel, under review]
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Riding the edge of oblivion: Dopamine Addiction Creativity — what the human reward system teaches us about the work of the artist and the road to recovery | Mark PAYNE |
Selected publications
Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing for Postgraduates
(Palgrave, 2018)
The Orchid Nursery
(Lacuna Publishing, 2015)
The Other Face of Janus
(HarperCollins, 2001)
Publications
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Books
- Katz, L. (2018). Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing for Postgraduates. London: Palgrave. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Katz, L. (2013). Grave Tales, Monstrous Realities. In Janice Zehentbauer, Eva Gledhill (Eds.), Beyond the Monstrous: Reading from the Cultural Imaginary, (pp. 203-224). Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press.
Journals
- Katz, L. (2021). Thoughts on the (Ab)Use of Creativity in Undoing Creation. Literature and Aesthetics, 31(2), 18-44. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2020). Narratives of Hope and Despair in Israel/Palestine. Literature and Aesthetics, 30(2), 117-141. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2020). Narratives of Violence and Hope in Israel/Palestine. Literature and Aesthetics, 30(2), 117-141. [More Information]
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Textual Creative Works
- Katz, L. (2016). Words Stripped of Meaning: A guide to linguistic spam. The Conversation, Melbourne, Australia: The Conversation Media Group. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2015). The Orchid Nursery, (pp. 1 - 217). Sydney, NSW, Australia: Lacuna Publishing. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2009). The Absent Men. X-6 Anthology, Australia, Australia: Coeur de Lion Publishing.
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Recorded / Rendered Performance
- Katz, L., Kestecher, N., Stapleton, R. (2016). Zombilingo, Radio, Sydney, Australia: ABC Radio National: Pocket Docs.
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Katz, L. (2015). Report Shows Consequences of Monetised Education System, but Does Little to Dispel it. The Conversation. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2014). Square Pegs: Creativity on Campus Needs an Urgent Re-think. The Conversation. [More Information]
Other
- Katz, L. (2019), Critical Thinking In A Post Truth Era. [More Information]
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2021
- Katz, L. (2021). Thoughts on the (Ab)Use of Creativity in Undoing Creation. Literature and Aesthetics, 31(2), 18-44. [More Information]
2020
- Katz, L. (2020). Narratives of Hope and Despair in Israel/Palestine. Literature and Aesthetics, 30(2), 117-141. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2020). Narratives of Violence and Hope in Israel/Palestine. Literature and Aesthetics, 30(2), 117-141. [More Information]
2019
- Katz, L. (2019), Critical Thinking In A Post Truth Era. [More Information]
2018
- Katz, L. (2018). Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing for Postgraduates. London: Palgrave. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2018). Dark Dreams and Malign Creativity. Knowledge Cultures, 6(2), 64-75. [More Information]
2016
- Katz, L., Kestecher, N., Stapleton, R. (2016). Zombilingo, Radio, Sydney, Australia: ABC Radio National: Pocket Docs.
- Katz, L. (2016). Feeding Greedy Corpses: the rhetorical power of Corpspeak and Zombilingo in higher education, and suggested countermagics to foil the intentions of the living dead. Borderlands e-Journal, 15(1), 1-25.
- Katz, L. (2016). Words Stripped of Meaning: A guide to linguistic spam. The Conversation, Melbourne, Australia: The Conversation Media Group. [More Information]
2015
- Katz, L. (2015). The Orchid Nursery, (pp. 1 - 217). Sydney, NSW, Australia: Lacuna Publishing. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2015). Against the Corrosive Language of Corpspeak in the Contemporary University. Higher Education Research and Development, 34(3), 554-567. [More Information]
- Katz, L. (2015). Doubt, Ambivalence, and Creativity in Academia. Journal of Artistic and Creative Education, 9(1), 8-22.
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2014
- Katz, L. (2014). [Book Review] 'David Lynch Swerves: uncertainty from Lost Highway to Inland Empire', by Martha P Nochimson. Literature and Aesthetics, 12(1), 71-73.
- Katz, L. (2014). Square Pegs: Creativity on Campus Needs an Urgent Re-think. The Conversation. [More Information]
2013
- Katz, L. (2013). From Eros to Industry: Creativity Theory and Practice. Conference of the International Journal of the Arts and Sciences, 6(1), 479-489.
- Katz, L. (2013). Grave Tales, Monstrous Realities. In Janice Zehentbauer, Eva Gledhill (Eds.), Beyond the Monstrous: Reading from the Cultural Imaginary, (pp. 203-224). Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press.
2011
- Katz, L. (2011). Dangerous narratives: politics, lies and ghost stories. Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), 20-41.
2009
- Katz, L. (2009). Reflections on teaching Arts7000: Academic communication for postgraduates. Synergy, 29, 20-23.
- Katz, L. (2009). The Absent Men. X-6 Anthology, Australia, Australia: Coeur de Lion Publishing.
2006
- Katz, L. (2006). Teaching Creative Writing. Metaphor, (May).
2004
- Katz, L. (2004). Weavers of the Twilight. Smashing Stories, Wollongong, Australia: Agog! Press.
2001
- Katz, L. (2001). The Other Face of Janus. Australia, Australia: HarperCollins. [More Information]
2000
- Katz, L. (2000). The Little Demon. Mystery, Magic, Voodoo, (pp. 53 - 86). Pymble, Australia: HarperCollins.
1996
- Katz, L. (1996). Myfanwy's Demon. Australia, Australia: HarperCollins.
Selected Grants
2008
- Supporting Postgraduate Students' Writing, Mahboob A, Dyson B, Been B, Le Masurier M, Katz L, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Small Teaching Improvement and Equipment (TIES) Grant