The University of Western Australia

Assoc/Prof Kati Tonkin

Convener (European Studies)
European Languages and Studies

Contact details

Address

European Languages and Studies
The University of Western Australia (M203)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 2153

Fax

6488 1182

Email

kati.tonkin@uwa.edu.au

Location

Room 2.16, Arts Building, Crawley campus

Qualifications

MA PhD W.Aust.

Biography

Kati Tonkin holds a Ph.D in German and European Studies from the University of Western Australia (awarded with Distinction in 2005).
She has conducted research in Germany and in Austria and is currently Associate Professor of European Studies and German Studies, and the Convenor of the European Studies program.

Key research

The novels and journalism of Joseph Roth

Austrian-Jewish writers of the inter-war period

German expellees from Central Europe after the Second World War

Contemporary European film

Publications

Joseph Roth’s March into History: From the Early Novels to Radetzkymarsch and Die Kapuzinergruft. New York: Camden House, 2008 (223pp).

“Burying the Emperor: Nostalgia and Memorialization in Joseph Roth’s Die Büste des Kaisers.” LIMBUS 1 (2008): 133-146.

“Expanding their Horizons: Teaching Engineering Students German Language and Culture.” Australasian Journal of Engineering Education 9/2 (2001): 193-98 (Joint paper with William Lawrance, Annett Klinzmann and Alexandra Ludewig; [50% weighting].)

“From ‘Sudetendeutsche’ to ‘Adlergebirgler’: Gudrun Pausewang’s Rosinkawiese Trilogy.” Coming Home to Germany? The Integration of Ethnic Germans from Central and Eastern Europe in the Federal Republic. Ed. David Rock and Stefan Wolff. New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2002. 199-212.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Convenor of European Studies

Languages

English (native)
German (near-native)
French (reading)

Memberships

German Studies Association of Australia (GSAA)
Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association (MALCA)
Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA)

Honours and awards

2009: Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (High Commendation)
2008: Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (High Commendation)
2007: UWA Research Grant Scheme Award
2007: School of Humanities and Social Sciences UWA Publications Grant
2007: Early Career Academic Researchers Travel Grant, UWA
2001-02: Österreich-Stipendium: Austrian Academic Exchange Service (ÖAD) Fellowship, Vienna
2001: Fay Gale Fellowship, UWA
2000: Excellence in Teaching in the Faculty of Arts, UWA (Finalist)

Teaching

Kati teaches the beginners stream in German (GRMN1101 and GRMN1102) and all levels of European Studies.
She is currently supervising four Ph.D students and numerous honours students in European Studies.

Current projects

The response of Austrian-Jewish writers to the rise of ethnic German nationalism in the 1920s.

Research profile

Research profile and publications