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Dr Ryan Twomey's main area of research currently investigates intersections between literature and visual narrative. Working on 'Complex Televsion', Graphic Novels, and Film, Dr Twomey has published on Stranger Things, Mad Men, True Detective, House of Cards and the television series Fargo. His current monograph, published with Palgrave in August 2020, examines Authenticity and Realism in the HBO series, The Wire. Dr Twomey teaches both internal units, and in Macquarie's Open University Australia (OUA) program. Dr Twomey is the convenor of ENGL2030: Literature and the Visual, and the first year foundation unit ENGL1002 Literature: Modern to Contemporary through Macquarie University's Discipline of English.
Teaching
Internal Units:
- ENGL1002 - Literature: Modern and Contemporary
- ENGL2030 - Literature and the Visual
- ENGL7000 - Literary Studies and Creative Writing
- FOAR8990 - Master of Research - English
OUA Units:
- ENGX1002 - Literature: Modern and Contemporary
- ENGX2030 - Literature and the Visual
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 10 Dec 2010
M.Ed, The University of New England
Award Date: 1 Dec 2008
BA (Hons), Australian Catholic University
Award Date: 1 Dec 2005
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Graphic sound and silence: Chris Ware's aural depiction of alienation and isolation
Twomey, R., 2024, In: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. 15, 1, p. 90-107 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Retcon, race, and retransmission: the role of HBO's Watchmen in contemporary storytelling
Twomey, R., 2024, Adapting television and literature. Worthy, B. & Sheehan, P. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 105-121 17 p. (Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture; vol. Part F2582).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Direct address on stage and screen: Shakespeare's 'Richard III' and Netflix's 'House of Cards'
Twomey, R., 2022, In: Literature-Film Quarterly. 50, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining The Wire: authenticity and curated realism
Twomey, R., 2020, Cham, Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature. 136 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Maria Edgeworth's The Double Disguise: language development, experimentation, and the importance of juvenilia
Twomey, R., 17 Mar 2019, In: Estudios Irlandeses. 14, 1, p. 169-178 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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