Adjunct Professor
Philip Neilsen
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
WW2 memoir, children's and youth writing, contemporary creative non-fiction, creative writing, digital storytelling, environmental writing, satirical writing, writing for health, writing therapy, youth reading habits
Research field
Performing Arts and Creative Writing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- MA (University of Queensland)
- BA(Hons) (University of Queensland)
Publications
- Murphy, F. & Neilsen, P. (2008). Recuperating writers - and writing: the potential of writing therapy. TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, 12(1), 1–26. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18117
- Neilsen, P., (2008). The potential role of life-writing therapy in facilitating 'recovery' for those with mental illness. M/C Journal, 11(6), 1–8. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18118
- Neilsen, P., (2007). Locating Queensland Children's Literature: Reef, Bush And City. In B. McKay & P. Buckridge (Eds.), By The Book: A Literary History of Queensland (pp. 278–300). The University of Queensland Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15100
- Neilsen, P., (2003). Wholesome values and social critique in Harry Potter. Proceedings of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference, 1.
- Neilsen, P., (2003). Equity and injustice in fantasy and sci-fi narratives for children. Galactic Jurisprudence. Socio-Legal Research Centre, 1.
- Neilsen, P., (2004). Punishment And Rehabilitation: Pt Puer Boys Prison Traumas Of Law. Traumas Of Law: Law & Literature Association Of Australia Annual Conference, 1.
- Neilsen, P., (2005). Digital story-telling as life-writing: self-construction, therapeutic effect, textual analysis leading to an enabling aesthetic for the community voice. Proceedings: Speculation and Innovation: Applying Practice Led Research in the Creative Industries, 1.
- Neilsen, P., (2006). The Case For Life-Writing As Therapeutic. Association Of Australian Academic Programs National Conference, 1.
- Bourke, N. & Neilsen, P. (2004). The Problem Of The Exegesis In Creative Writing Higher Degree Programs. TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, 8(1-Special Issue 3), 1–8. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/4598
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Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Lesbian Detective Fiction: the Outsider Within (2008)
- Sharing Stories: Problems and Potentials of Oral History and Digital Storytelling, and the Writer/Producer's Role in Constructing a Public Place (2007)
- The Case of Mary Dean: Sex Poisoning and Gender Relations in Australia (2004)
- Three screenplay adaptations and the ownership effect (2003)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Writing Women into the Law in Queensland (2007)
- A Bachelor's Family: A Memoir of Relationship and Childlessness (2005)
- Suicide Girls : Pedagogy And Praxis In The On-Line Writing Workshop (2005)
- Onward bound: The first fifty years of Outward Bound Australia (2004)
- Swell : a feature-length screenplay set in the world of Australian surfing, and an accompanying exegesis on three-act structure (2003)