Associate Professor Chris Ackerley, MA (Cant) PhD (Tor)
Honorary Fellow 2005-2007

Internationally known for his work on Samuel Beckett, Chris Ackerley is Associate Professor of English at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His area of expertise is Modernism, with an emphasis on the experimental novel. His particular interest is annotation, which may account for his peculiar preference for facts over theory. He is currently working on research projects on J.G. Farrell, Malcolm Lowry, and Samuel Beckett.

Chris’s publications include A Companion to Under the Volcano, co-authored with Lawrence J. Clipper (1984), Demented Particulars: the Annotated Murphy (1998), and The Grove Press Companion to Samuel Beckett, co-authored with Stanley E. Gontarski (2004). Chris will be an Honorary Fellow in English at the University of Tasmania during the period 2005-2007. During this time he will make regular visits to UTas to work on J.G. Farrell: a Literary Encyclopedia, a collaborative research project with Assoc/Prof Ralph Crane. His first visit will be in May/June 2005.

Contact Details

Telephone: +61 3 6226 2353
University of Tasmania
Fax: +61 3 6226 7631
Location: Hobart Campus, Social Sciences
Rm 537
Email: Chris.Ackerley@utas.edu.au

University of Otago
Department of English
PO Box 56
Dunedin
New Zealand
Email: chris.ackerley@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Url: http://www.otago.ac.nz/english/staff/ackerley.html