Dr Lee McGowan is a researcher, writer and teacher. His primary interest is critical football studies, or, as the game is increasingly less commonly known in Australia, soccer. As a creative writer, practitioner researcher, he has a keen interest in stories, in their telling, and when they move away from the traditional page. Recent traditional and non-traditional research outputs include journal articles, book chapters, a digital history, an exhibition and narrative display, fiction, non-fiction, locative literature and a work of experimental theatre with the Queensland Theatre Company.
He teaches Creative Writing and has led and coordinated programs in higher degree research, programs, he has accumulated 14 HDR completions to date and published two books including, Football in Fiction (Routledge 2020). The history of women’s football in Australia, Queensland and Brisbane has been a focus since 2017. In 2020, he’s investigating football fan activism fort the purpose of social good.
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Professional memberships
- JMC Academy Academic Board
- Football Collective
- Australian Society of Authors
- Sports Literature Association
Awards and Fellowships
- Queensland Community Male Champion for Women’ Football, 2019
- BCC Lord Mayor's Helen Taylor Community History Award, 2017
- Senior Fellow of the High Education Academy, 2015
- QUT Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence, 2014
- QUT Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Thesis, 2012
- QUT Dean’s Award for Deans Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching, 2012
- Varuna Fellowship, 2011
- QUT Postgraduate Writing Prize, 2009
Potential research projects for HDR and Honours students
- football and sports related research
- creative writing - fiction and non-fiction
- digital and generative narratives
Research grants and commissions
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Grant / project name |
Investigators |
Funding body and A$ Value |
Year(s) |
Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 QUT Engagement Innovation Award in partnership with Football Queensland | Lee McGowan, Tracy Grierson, Greya Wright-Brough and Alex Philp | QUT and FQ: $50,000 | 2018 | Oral and digital social history of Women’s football in Queensland |
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2017 Lord Mayor's Helen Taylor Community History Award |
Lee McGowan |
Brisbane City Council: $21,580 |
2017 |
History of Women’s Football in Brisbane, through a digital narrative |
|
Senses of Community |
Sandra Gattenhof with Donna Hancox, Lee McGowan, Nathan Sibthorpe and Sorin Oancea |
QUT Creative Industries Faculty: $15,000 |
2017 |
CIF Creative Lab Studio 110 seed funded project on place-making and digital narratives through embodied practice |
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2016 Arts Queensland Individual Award |
Lee McGowan |
Arts Queensland:$5,371 |
2016 |
Developing generative or living histories to capture women’s sports heritage. |
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Peer-Learning and professional outcomes project. |
Elizabeth Ellison, Lee McGowan, Ruth Bridgstock, Bree Hadley. |
QUT CIF Learning and Teaching Grant:$5,750 |
2015 |
The facilitation of peer learning and professional outcomes through informal communities of practice in creative arts programs |
|
Developing Reusable Learning Objects |
Christy Collis, Lee McGowan, Lindy Osborn, Sean Mee |
QUT CIF Learning and Teaching Grant:$8,500 |
2013 |
Defining factors for the successful integration of digital online content in tertiary teaching environment |
Research areas
- football (Soccer) and sport related research
- creative writing – fiction and non-fiction
- digital and generative narratives
Teaching areas
- Creative Writing
- Football Writing
- Digital and Generative Narratives
- Community Engagement
- Genre Studies
Lee's specialist areas of knowledge includes football (soccer), the women’s game football in fiction and most recently football communities. He’s also interested in generative narratives, digital histories and community engagement.