Dr Julie Shearer

Lecturer, School of Arts
Qualifications
PhD (Trinity College, Dublin), MA, BA (Hons)
Contact
| Email: | julie.shearer@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Milton Building (E6) G87 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 5202 (or +61 2 6773 5202 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 2623 |
Julie has recently joined the staff at UNE from Trinity College in Dublin where she taught Shakespeare, Irish Theatre and subjects in Performance. She has a PhD from Trinity College, a MA from University College Dublin and a BA (Hons) from QUT. Previous to her academic career Julie was a professional actor and theatre-maker performing with, amongst others, Bell Shakespeare, the Queensland State Theatre Company and the Riverina Theatre Company.
Areas of Teaching
Theatre & Performance
Research interests
Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, Political theatre, Contemporary Irish and Australian theatre, Actor Training.
Her current research project is Wide Open: The Landscape of Contemporary Australian Political Theatre.
