Misplaced Pages

Ken Leslie Goodwin (29 September 1934 – 12 July 2014) was an Australian academic and author.

Ken Goodwin was the first of his family to attend university. After obtaining a BA Hons. and a Dip. Ed. from the University of Sydney he taught at a New South Wales high school and Wagga Wagga Teachers' College. In 1959 he accepted a position as a lecturer in English in the Department of External Studies at The University of Queensland.

In the 1997 Australia Day Honours Goodwin was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his service to literature, art administration and education.

Publications

His publications include:

• A history of Australian literature London : Macmillan, 1986.

References

1. "Ken L. Goodwin". AustLit. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. "In memory of Professor Kenneth Goodwin (School of English, Media Studies and Art History) 1934 - 2014". University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
3. Tiffin, Chris (2014). "Emeritus Professor Ken Goodwin AM" (PDF). Fryer Folios (August): 28. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
4. "Professor Kenneth Leslie Goodwin". It's an Honour. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
5. Goodwin, K. L. (Ken Leslie) (1986), A history of Australian literature, Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-333-36405-5

This biography of an Australian academic is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• 1934 births
• 2014 deaths
• Australian literature
• Members of the Order of Australia
• Australian academic biography stubs