Imre Salusinszky
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Imre Salusinszky in an Australia
n journalist and English
literature
academic with a strong literary interest in Northrop Frye
, a Canadian poet.
, Salusinszky was educated at Melbourne High School, the University of Melbourne
, and Oxford University. He lectured at Yale University
in the USA and at the University of Melbourne
, prior to taking up tenure as an associate professor in the English Department at the University of Newcastle
. He started writing for The Australian Financial Review
in 1994, and featured for several years on the Coodabeen Champions
, on ABC Radio, as well as on Life Matters.
He was an editorial advisor for Quadrant
, a conservative
literary and cultural journal, and is currently a political reporter and columnist for The Australian
, a conservative newspaper. In 2006, he was appointed Chairman of the Literature Board of the Australia Council
for a three-year term, amid criticism of right-wing political bias from former Australia Council Chair, Hilary McPhee.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
academic with a strong literary interest in Northrop Frye
Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century....
, a Canadian poet.
Background and career
Born in BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Salusinszky was educated at Melbourne High School, the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, and Oxford University. He lectured at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in the USA and at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, prior to taking up tenure as an associate professor in the English Department at the University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle, Australia
The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
. He started writing for The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review is a leading business and finance newspaper in Australia.Fairfax Media publishes it in a compact format six days a week, Monday to Saturday....
in 1994, and featured for several years on the Coodabeen Champions
Coodabeen Champions
The Coodabeen Champions are an Australian comedy team with several programs currently broadcast on ABC Radio...
, on ABC Radio, as well as on Life Matters.
He was an editorial advisor for Quadrant
Quadrant (magazine)
Quadrant is an Australian literary and cultural journal. The magazine takes a conservative position on political and social issues, describing itself as sceptical of 'unthinking Leftism, or political correctness, and its "smelly little orthodoxies"'. Quadrant reviews literature, as well as...
, a conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
literary and cultural journal, and is currently a political reporter and columnist for The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
, a conservative newspaper. In 2006, he was appointed Chairman of the Literature Board of the Australia Council
Australia Council
The Australia Council, informally known as the Australia Council for the Arts, is the official arts council or arts funding body of the Government of Australia.-Function:...
for a three-year term, amid criticism of right-wing political bias from former Australia Council Chair, Hilary McPhee.