Dr Claire Hansen ~ Lecturer English/Writing

Dr Claire Hansen is a Lecturer in English and Writing within the College of Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University. She completed her PhD at the University of Sydney, where her research focused on the use of complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and in education.

Claire is a member of the Shakespeare Reloaded project, an ongoing collaborative project exploring innovative approaches to teaching and learning at secondary and tertiary institutions. She has worked with secondary educators in Sydney on novel approaches to Shakespeare pedagogy, and also manages the Shakespeare Reloaded website.

Her book, Shakespeare and Complexity Theory, was published by Routledge in 2017. Claire has also published on Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, education, early modern dance, and female characters in renaissance literature. 

Claire's interests include Shakespeare studies and early modern drama, ecocriticism, pedagogy, complexity theory, and the public value of the humanities. 

Current research

Claire's current research is centred on Shakespeare and place. She is also embarking on a new collaborative project exploring communities of practice in English education. 

Teaching

• EL1008: Telling Tales: Approaches to Narrative (Level 1; TSV)
• EL1009: Great Books: Epochs and Classics (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• EL2097: Remaking Shakespeare (Level 2; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• Shakespeare studies; ecocriticism; ecofeminism; public value of the humanities; pedagogy; complexity theory
• Pedagogical research interests - Approaches to teaching and learning Shakespeare in secondary and tertiary environments; complexity theory in education; ecocritical approaches to teaching

Teaching

• Shakespeare; early modern drama and literature; poetry; theatre; performance; ecocriticism; complexity theory; digital literature; narrative theory

Experience

• 2012 to present - Researcher and Website Manager, Shakespeare Reloaded Project
• 2012 to 2017 - Lecturer, Unit Coordinator, Tutor, University of Sydney
• 2015 - Lecturer, University of Wollongong
• 2015 - Unit Coordinator, University of New England
• 2013 - Postgraduate Teaching Fellow, University of Sydney

Research Disciplines

• Literary Studies (2005)
• Performing Arts and Creative Writing (1904)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)

Awards

• 2014 - ANZAMEMS Postgraduate Bursary
• 2014 - ANZSA Postgraduate Bursary
• 2013 - University of Sydney Grants-in-Aid Scholarship
• 2013 - Teaching Award - Dean's Citation for Excellence in Teaching in Tutorials (University of Sydney
• 2013 - University of Otago Travel Bursary for Postgraduate Advanced Workshop on Interdisciplinarity
• 2012 - Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (University of Sydney)
• 2010 - Beauchamp Literary Prize for Best Literary Essay (University of Sydney)
• 2009 - Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship
• 2009 - University of Sydney Honours Scholarship
• 2008 - NSW Journalists’ Prize for Australian Literature (University of Sydney)
• 2010 to 2014 - Australian Postgraduate Award

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Hansen C (2016) “Not stones but men”: publics and pedagogy in Shakespeare’s Roman plays. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 3 (1).
• Hansen C (2015) The complexity of dance in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Early Modern Literary Studies, 18 (1 & 2).
• Hansen C (2014) Creativity through complexity: identifying and using shadow networks in teaching The Merchant of Venice. English in Education, 48 (2). pp. 112-127
• Hansen C (2013) "Who taught thee this?" Female agency and experiential learning in Marlowe's Tamburlaine, The Jew of Malta, and Edward the Second. Journal of Language, Literature and Culture, 60 (3). pp. 157-177

Books

• Hansen C (2017) Shakespeare and Complexity Theory. Routledge Studies in Shakespeare. Routledge, New York, NY, USA

Other research outputs

• Hansen C (2017) Vivacious and unapologetic, The Rover's 17th-century feminism is painfully pertinent. The Conversation, 6 July 2017.
• Hansen C (2015) Review: The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare’s comedy of cruelty. The Conversation, 25 May 2015.
• Hansen C (2015) Bell Shakespeare’s Hamlet reviewed: the same great themes in some strange new haunts. The Conversation, 9 November 2015.
• Hansen C (2014) Review: love and war in All’s Well That Ends Well. The Conversation, 01 April 2014.
• Hansen C (2014) To b-day, or not to b-day: what a piece of work is Shakespeare. The Conversation, 23 April 2014.
• Hansen C (2014) Henry V meets the London Blitz and brings the house down. The Conversation, 16 June 2014.
• Hansen C (2014) Hugo Weaving reveals Macbeth's weakness – and his unhappiness. The Conversation, 30 July 2014.

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Poised to change: Examining Textual and Linguistic Changeability in Contemporary Fiction using a Complexity Framework (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• "The Faerie Queene": Moral Purposes, Creative Accidents (PhD , Secondary Advisor)