Dr Ruth Blair’s research interests include Melville; the Pacific; and Environmental writing.
Her current research includes environmentalism and literary studies, and American and Australian environmental writing.
She is the author of articles on Herman Melville and early writing about the Pacific, and the editor of: Oxford World's Classics edition of Melville's Typee.
Journal Article: Introduction: why pastoral?
Blair, Ruth (2015). Introduction: why pastoral?. Australian Literary Studies, 30 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.20314/als.344f7e39e4
Journal Article: Amanda Lohrey's Vertigo: an Australian postoral
Blair, Ruth (2015). Amanda Lohrey's Vertigo: an Australian postoral. Australian Literary Studies, 30 (2), 117-131. doi: 10.20314/als.3eba9632b6
Journal Article: Review of The Soul of the Desert
Blair, Ruth (2013). Review of The Soul of the Desert. Australasian Journal of Ecocriticism and Cultural Ecology, 2 (2012/2013), 107-108.
(2001) University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
Beachcombers in the Marquesas islands: a study in South Pacific writing
(1997) University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
THE CONCEPT OF IRONY: WITH CONTINUAL REFERENCE TO DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
(2006) Master Philosophy
LITERARY ECOLOGY AND THE FICTION OF AMERICAN POSTMODERNISM
(2005) Doctor Philosophy
TRANSPORTING THE IMAGINARY: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE
(2005) Doctor Philosophy
Figures of life: Beverley Farmer's The Seal Woman as an Australian bioregional novel
Blair, Ruth (2012). Figures of life: Beverley Farmer's The Seal Woman as an Australian bioregional novel. The bioregional imagination: literature, ecology, and place. (pp. 164-180) edited by Tom Lynch, Cheryll Glotfelty, Karla Armbruster and Ezra J. Zeitler. Athens, Georgia, USA: University of Georgia Press.
"Transported landscapes": Reflections on empire and environment in the Pacific
Blair, R. M. (2007). "Transported landscapes": Reflections on empire and environment in the Pacific. Five Emus to the King of Siam: Environment and Empire. (pp. 85-111) edited by HelenTiffin. Amsterdam, The Netherlands; New York, U.S.A.: Rodopi.
Hugging the shore: The green mountains of South-East Queensland
Blair, Ruth M. (2007). Hugging the shore: The green mountains of South-East Queensland. The Littoral Zone: Australian Contexts and their Writers. (pp. 177-197) edited by Cranston, C. A. and Zeller, R.. Amsterdam: Rodopi B.V..
Jessica Anderson (25 September 1916 - )
Blair, R. M. (2006). Jessica Anderson (25 September 1916 - ). Australian writers, 1975-2000. (pp. 16-23) edited by Selina Samuels. Detroit, United States of America: Thomson Gale.
Blair, Ruth (2015). Introduction: why pastoral?. Australian Literary Studies, 30 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.20314/als.344f7e39e4
Amanda Lohrey's Vertigo: an Australian postoral
Blair, Ruth (2015). Amanda Lohrey's Vertigo: an Australian postoral. Australian Literary Studies, 30 (2), 117-131. doi: 10.20314/als.3eba9632b6
Review of The Soul of the Desert
Blair, Ruth (2013). Review of The Soul of the Desert. Australasian Journal of Ecocriticism and Cultural Ecology, 2 (2012/2013), 107-108.
Blair, Ruth (2013). What we leave behind: exploring multiple environmental legacies in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Gardens in the Dunes. Australasian Journal of Ecocriticism and Cultural Ecology, 2 (2012/2013), 17-25.
Blair, Ruth (2011). Brisbane river poetry. Fryer folios, 6 (1), 3-6.
The writers of Tamborine Mountain
Blair, Ruth (2010). The writers of Tamborine Mountain. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes, 2009-2010.
Brisbane River and Moreton Bay: Thomas Welsby
Blair, Ruth (2010). Brisbane River and Moreton Bay: Thomas Welsby. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes, 2009-2010.
A booklist of international environmental literature: Australia
Slovic, Scott and Blair, Ruth (2009). A booklist of international environmental literature: Australia. World Literature Today, 83 (1), 53-53.
Review of Stephen Lang, An Accidental Terrorist.
Blair, Ruth (2006). Review of Stephen Lang, An Accidental Terrorist.. Island, 41-42.
Enchanted isles: A response to Robert C. Suggs on 'Typee'
Blair, Ruth M. (2005). Enchanted isles: A response to Robert C. Suggs on 'Typee'. ESQ: A Journal of the American Renaissance, 51 (1-3), 87-92. doi: 10.1353/esq.2010.0008
Finding home: The poetry of Margaret Scott
Blair, Ruth (2005). Finding home: The poetry of Margaret Scott. Australian Literary Studies, 22 (2), 133-145.
Blair, R. M. (2003). Logging Melville. Australasian Journal of American Studies, 22 (2), 79-91.
Review of 'Hearts and minds: Creative Australians and the environment'
Blair, R (2001). Review of 'Hearts and minds: Creative Australians and the environment'. Australian Literary Studies, 20 (1), 131-132.
Review of 'Where do we come from? What Are We? Where Are We Going?'
Blair, R. M. (2001). Review of 'Where do we come from? What Are We? Where Are We Going?'. Island, 85 (Autumn), 112-114.
Blair, Ruth (1987). Jessica Anderson's mysteries. Island Magazine, 31, 10-15.
Myth management, image-making and whaling
Blair, R. M., Robertson, J. and Kato, K. (2001). Myth management, image-making and whaling. Situating the Environment at the University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia, 15-16 February 2001. St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
(2001) University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
Beachcombers in the Marquesas islands: a study in South Pacific writing
(1997) University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
THE CONCEPT OF IRONY: WITH CONTINUAL REFERENCE TO DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
(2006) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
LITERARY ECOLOGY AND THE FICTION OF AMERICAN POSTMODERNISM
(2005) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
TRANSPORTING THE IMAGINARY: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE
(2005) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Grass Flower Head: Poetics of the Everyday
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The Common Life: A. R. Ammons and Pastoral
(2016) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Australia's Eucalypt Forests: Environmental Communication.
(2013) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
American "Idealogue":Freemasonry, Brotherhood,and the Democratic Imaginary in Herman Melville.
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2009) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
THE JOURNEY OF THE QUEER I: SPIRITUALITY AND SUBJECTIVITY IN LIFE NARRATIVES BY GAY MEN
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
DEFORMITIES AND DISGUISES IN THE ANXIOUS FICTION OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
(2006) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN APPROACHES TO THE NOTION OF SPACE
(2003) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
SIGHTLINES IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST: CORMAC MCCARTHY, VISUALITY, AND THE WESTERN
(2003) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor