Judith Buckrich
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Dr Judith Buckrich (born 1950, Budapest, Hungary) is a Melbourne author and the Chair of the International PEN Women Writers' Committee.
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[edit] Life
She emigrated to Australia with her parents in 1958. She has returned to Hungary several times and was working for the English language Daily News during the 1989 velvet revolution. She is an Honorary Research Fellow in Melbourne University’s Cultural Heritage Unit and a Consulting Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation.
[edit] Work
She has several entries in the Encyclopedia of Melbourne, including those on Collins Street and St Kilda Road and was an image researcher for the project. In her other writing life she has written her own one woman shows, short stories, feature articles. She has taught writing at Deakin University. Judith is now researching the 150 year history of the Melbourne University Boat Club to be published in 2009. She is Vice-President of the Melbourne Centre of PEN.
She regularly speaks about her work on television and radio and gives talks at the National Gallery of Victoria, Royal Historical Society of Victoria and for many other organizations.
[edit] List of published works
- Sussex, L; J R Buckrich (1995). She's Fantastical. Melbourne: Sybylla. ISBN 9780908205127.
- Buckrich, J R; A Birkenbeil (1996). Melbourne's Grand Boulevard: The Story of St. Kilda Road. Melbourne, Vic: State Library of Victoria. ISBN 9780730679592.
- Buckrich, J R (1998). The Montefiore Homes : 150 years of care. Carlton South, Vic: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522848458.
- Buckrich, J R (1999). George Turner : a life. Carlton South, Vic: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522848403.
- Buckrich, J R (2002). The Long and Perilous Journey: A History of the Port of Melbourne. Melbourne: Melbourne Books. ISBN 9781877096006.
- Lighthouse on the Boulevard: A History of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind
- Buckrich, J R (2004). Lighthouse on the Boulevard: A History of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing,. ISBN 1740970705.
- Buckrich, J R; K Dunstan; R Storey; M Strizic (2005). Collins: Australia’s Premier Street. Melbourne: Arcadia/Australian Scholarly Publishing for the Collins Street Precinct. ISBN 9781740970570.
- Buckrich, J R (2007). Design for Living: A History of ‘Prahran Tech'. Windsor, Vic.: Prahran Mechanics' Institute Press. ISBN 9780975600085.
[edit] References
- Webb, Carolyn. "Recalling an era to see and be seen", The Age (Australia), 2005-10-20. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
