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Dr Kim Worthington
Senior Lecturer
Doctoral Mentor Supervisor School of Humanities Media and Creative CommKim's current research focuses on questions to do with confession, apology, forgiveness, amnesty and reconciliation and their relationship to contemporary politics and literature. This work develops theoretical and critical insights drawn from the work of Paul Ricoeur, Jacques Derrida, Emmanuel Levinas and J.M. Coetzee, among others. In many respects, Kim's current research interests are an extension of her earlier work on narrative ethics and subjectivity (see, for example, her book Self as Narrative: Subjectivity and Community in Contemporary Fiction: Clarendon, 1996). In recent years she has published book chapters and journal articles on novels by Ian McEwan, J.M. Coetzee and Bernhard Schlink. Recent conference papers include presentations on writing by Antjie Krog, Ng农g末 wa Thiong'o and Jaspreet Singh.
Between 2001 and 2007, Kim worked as a consultant and writer in commercial and governmental sectors. She produced many publications during this time, often under psuedonyms, not listed (obviously) in her academic publication record. This information is provided in explanation of the lack of publications evident in her academic record during these years.
Kim is the coordinator of several of papers in the School's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes: 139, 105 (Fiction); 139.210 (Rewriting Classic Fiction), 139.352 (Postcolonial Literature) and 139.725 (The Post-Romantic Subject). She co-teaches 139.139 (Introduction to English Studies) and 139.703 (Critical and Creative Research). She acted as Postgraduate Programme Coordinator for the School of English and Media Studies at 黑料网 until Dec 2014 and supervises Honours, Masters and Doctoral research. She is currently supervising five PhD students.
Kim is an appointed convenor for 黑料网 doctoral oral examinations, in a wide range of disciplinary areas. She is currently an elected member of the College Board, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: +64 6 356 9099 ex 84495
Location: 4.48, Sir Geoffrey Peren Building
Campus: Manawatu
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Mentor Supervisor, 黑料网
Research Expertise
Research Interests
Contemporary World Literature (particularly fiction); Literary Theory (particularly ethics); Postcolonial Theory.
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Comparative Literature Studies (200524):
Languages, Communication And Culture (200000):
Literary Studies (200500):
Literary Theory (200525)
Research Outputs
Journal
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Book
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Conference
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[Conference]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Worthington, K.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Worthington, K.
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Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 1 | 4 |
Co-supervisor | 1 | 1 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Shahid Shahid
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Representation of Nature in South Asian Children鈥檚 Literature in English: A comparative study of colonial and postcolonial texts
Co-supervisor of:
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Nikite Krishnamurthy
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Nation Imagined: A Critical Study of Nationhood and Identity through the Cover Art of Indian Speculative Literature.
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2024
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Somayyeh Ghaffari
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Doctor of Philosophy
Precarious Citizens: A comparative analysis of the representation of Muslims and radicalisation in post-9/11 fiction -
2020
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Barirah Nazir
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Doctor of Philosophy
Brand Pakistan: A Reception oriented Study of Pakistani Anglophone Fiction -
2019
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Noor Fatima
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Doctor of Philosophy
Once Upon a Time in the Land of Five Rivers: A Comparative Analysis of Translated Punjabi Folk Tale Editions, from Flora Annie Steel鈥檚 Colonial Work to Shafi Aqeel鈥檚 Post-Partition Collection and Beyond -
2019
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Shazrah Salam
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Doctor of Philosophy
Imposed Silences, Subversive Voices: (Re)Reading Selected Pakistani Anglophone Writing through the Bodies of Pakistani-Muslim Women
Co-supervisor of:
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2019
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Timothy Upperton
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Lyric 鈥淚鈥 and the Anti-Confessionalism of Frederick Seidel