Dr Helen Martin

I have been teaching part time at UniSA, Magill Campus for ten years, while completing a doctorate degree, mainly in children's literature and literacy courses and latterly in communication and media courses. These have involved teaching to internal and external students, conducting workshops and summer schools.

I currently review children's books for Reading Time and Viewpoint magazines.

Before then I worked for fifteen years in arts administration with various theatre companies in Adelaide.

I have recently been made a Justice of the Peace.

• My main teaching interests are in children's literature disciplines and literacy in education courses. From this my interests have expanded to include image deconstruction in other mixed media topics, that embrace industry concerns with audience reception and response. Socio-cultural aspects and ethical implications feature as significant aspects of these courses.

Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia

Master of Arts, Murdoch University

Graduate Diploma of Arts Administration, University of South Australia

Bachelor of Comparative Literature, Murdoch University

• My research has centred around print and visual narratives for preschool children encompassing specifically picture books and television programs for this age group.

Article published in Toulouse University's CIVILISATIONS REVIEW under title, 'Adult in miniature: Life without childhood' published in November 2008 entitled Shifting Boundaries – Changing Audiences: Picture Books as a benchmark of children’s literature that challenges notions about early childhood and books.

Paper submitted for SYNERGY, journal of the School Library of Victoria Inc.entitled ‘Picture Books and Pedagogy: a perfect partnership or educational oxymoron’ – published November 2007

ACLAR Conference, Melbourne July 2006 presented a paper entitled ‘The changing face of picture books: pedagogic tools, edu-infotainment forms underpinned by technology?’

Presented a paper at International Conference at Université Francois-Rabelais in Tours, France 17-18/11/05 on ’Square Eyes to Round Eyes: Australian preschool television tilting at notions about childhood’

Presented a paper at Reading Pictures: Art, Narrative and Childhood International Symposium at Homerton College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom 1-4/9/00 on ‘Popular Culture and Picture Books’