Peter Conrad

Mr Peter Conrad

  • Post Nominals: FAHA
  • Fellow Type: Honorary Fellow
  • Elected to the Academy: 2003

Biography

Peter Conrad was born in Australia, and since 1973 has taught English literature at Christ Church, Oxford. He has published 19 books on a variety of subjects; among the best known are A Song of Love and Death: The Meaning of Opera (1987), Modern Times, Modern Places (1998), and studies of Hitchcock and Orson Welles. His most recent book is Creation: Artists, Gods and Origins (2007). He undertook undergraduate studies at the University of Tasmania (1965-68) and was a Quondam Fellow, All Souls College (1973), Prize Fellow, All Souls College (1970-73), and Rhodes Scholar, New College (1968-70).

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.