Dr Glen Thomas
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Communication
Biography
Glen Thomas joined the full-time staff of QUT in 1997 as an Associate Lecturer in professional writing.Background
Thomas was a tutor in The University of Queensland English Department in academic writing, Australian literature and American literature.
Research
Thomas holds Honours, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Queensland and, in 1994, was awarded the university's Walter and Eliza Hall Travelling Scholarship. He has:
- conducted research at Harvard University (Boston, Massachusetts) and Smith College (Northhampton, Massachusetts).
- completed his Masters thesis: the representation of women in post-colonial fiction and, in particular, the question of women and dual colonisation.
- completed his PhD thesis: an extended reading of four contemporary American historical novels.
Thomas is co-author of the Australian Guide to Corporate Communication, and has written several book chapters, journal articles, and numerous conference papers.
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Communication
Keywords
American society & culture, Communication - technical, Communication theory, Mills & Boon, Romance Novels, Romance writing, Writing
Research field
Cultural Studies
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- MA (University of Queensland)
- Certificate of Higher Education (University of Oxford)
Professional memberships and associations
- member - Australian College of Education
- member - Australian Association of Writing Programs
- member - Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association
- member - Modern Language Association
- member - National Council of Teachers of English.
- member - Editorial Board - Journal of Technical Writing and Communication.
Teaching
Glen Thomas currently teaches and researches in:
- academic writing
- creative non-fiction
- corporate writing
- technical communication
- Shakespere
- American literature.
Experience
Thomas has provided consultancy services for both private and public sector organisations, including:
- SunSuper Superannuation
- Chubb Security
- Brisbane City Council
- Pine Rivers Shire Council
- Queensland Department of Public Works and Housing
- Santos Engineering
- Bentley's Chartered Accountants.
Publications
- Thomas, G., (2008). 'And I deliver': An interview with Emma Darcy. Continuum, 22(1), 113–126. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18427
- Thomas, G., (2007). Romance: The Perfect Creative Industry? A Case Study of Harlequin-Mills and Boon Australia. In S. Goade (Ed.), Empowerment versus Oppression: Twenty-First Century View of Popular Romance Novels (pp. 20–29). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15165
- Thomas, G., (2007). The Best Australian Romance Novelist: Emma Darcy. In A. McKee (Ed.), Beautiful Things in Popular Culture (pp. 64–78). Wiley-Blackwell. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18429
- Thomas, G. & James, B. (2006). The Romance Industry: A Study of Reading and Writing Romance. In A. Lam & H. McNaughton (Eds.), The Reinvention of Everyday Life: Culture in the Twenty-First Century (pp. 164–174). Canterbury University Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18896
- Harrison, J., Graham, P., Hanrick, P., Lauchs, M., McKenna, B., Myint, S. & Thomas, G. (2001). Ethics for Australian Business. Prentice Hall.
- Patti, C., McKenna, B., Thomas, G. & Renforth, W. (2000). An External Communication Audit of a Superannuation Company. In Handbook Of Communication Audits For Organisations (pp. 255–271). Routledge.
- Thomas, G., (1999). Book Review. AUMLA: Journal of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association, 141–143.
- Thomas, G., (1999). Book Review. Australian Journal of Communication, 123–125.
- Thomas, G., (1997). History, Biography and Narrative in Don DeLillo's 'Libra'. Twentieth Century Literature, 107–124.
- McKenna, B. & Thomas, G. (1997). A Survey of Recent Technical Writing Textbooks. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 27(4), 441–452.
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Glen, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).