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David Ian Birch
Prof David Birch in green shirt smiling
Born (1950-12-03) December 3, 1950 (age 74)
Nottingham, England
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield, University of York
Academic work
Main interestsLanguage, linguistics, literary stylistics, critical linguistics, literature, drama, cultural politics

David Ian Birch (born 1950.[1]) BA (Hons) D.Phil., is a retired academic, holding both British and Australian citizenship.[2] He was formerly Professor and Chair of Literature and Communication Studies and founding Director of the Corporate Citizenship Research Unit at Deakin University[3], Victoria, Australia and Inaugural Professor of Communication & Media Studies, Central Queensland University[4], Queensland, Australia.[5] His research and teaching covered many areas of language, linguistics,[6]communication studies,[7] literature and drama,in both worldwide[8] and Singaporean contexts most particularly focusing on media,[9] literary stylistics,[10] critical linguistics, discourse analysis,[11] cultural studies[12] and cultural politics[13] and is now focussed on the language, style and spirituality of ecclesiastical Latin.[14]

Early Life

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Birch was born in the St. Ann's area of Nottingham, England[15]. He attended the Blue Bell Hill Primary/Junior School[16]s and the Mundella Grammar School, leaving there prematurely at age fifteen, in 1966, to train as an apprentice chef with Trust House Forte Ltd., studying City and Guilds qualifications[17] first at North Staffs Technical College in Stoke on Trent[18] and then at the Ipswich Civic College[19]. In late 1968 he returned to Nottinghamshire to study GCE 'O' Levels at West Notts Technical College[20], Mansfield, and then further 'O' and 'A' Levels at the Jesuit Campion House College, Osterley, London[21]

Academic Life

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Birch completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language at the University of Sheffield, completing an Honours Dissertation on the Language of 14th Century English Mysticism in 1977 and a D.Phil. on Linguistic Style and Homogeneity in a Reappraisal of St Thomas More's Polemics, 1528–1534[22] at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York, UK[23] in 1980.

He then took up a position as Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences[24], National University of Singapore, establishing a particular interest and active participation in Singapore theatre[25], and in 1985 moved to Murdoch University in Western Australia as Lecturer in Communication Studies and English and Comparative Literature, becoming Senior Lecturer in English and Comparative Literature in 1988[26]. In 1993 he was appointed to a full Professorial Chair as the Inaugural Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Central Queensland University, Queensland[27], Australia, serving also as President of the Academic Board from 1995 and in 1996 as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) before leaving to take up the Professorial Chair of Literary and Communication Studies, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University[28], Victoria, Australia, serving also (beginning in 1998) as the Founding Director of the Corporate Citizenship Research Unit, Deakin University[29] until taking early retirement from all posts in 2010.

He has served on the editorial boards of fifteen international journals[30] and has published[31] seven single-authored books, three monographs, edited two additional books[32] and was the long-time general editor of three major international journals, was editor of eight special issues of various journals, and four conference proceedings. He has published chapters[33] in forty-six books, as well as articles in forty-seven refereed journals[34] and thirty-seven other journals/magazines, together with a variety of book reviews and other media and journalism pieces.

He was the keynote/invited speaker[35] at over one hundred and fifty national and international conferences, convened twelve major conferences, gave papers at over sixty other conferences and has written/contributed to over eighty industry reports[36]. In his last years as an active academic, he raised over $A3 million in personal research funding[37], successfully supervised seventeen PhDs[38], fourteen Masters by research theses and fourteen Honours dissertations.

Birch has several publications on his areas of expertise and interest. His most recent publication is a Latin book on prayer:

Latin Prayer. Aspects of Language and Catholic Spirituality, Rivo Torto, Drouin, 2022[39]

Birch retired in 2008 and has been pursuing his interest in cooking, creative writing, prayers and gardening.

References

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  1. ^ "David Birch date of birth". Libraries Authorities. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Editorial Board Symposium". Language and Literature. 7 (1): 82–85. 1998. doi:10.1177/096394709800700111. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Corporate Citizenship Research Unit". Sourcewatch.org. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Language, Cuture and Critical Practice". World of books. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Libraries Australia Authorities". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Language and context". National Libraries of Australia Catalogue. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  7. ^ Birch, David Ian (1993). Singapore Media. Longman Cheshire. ISBN 978-0-582-87608-8. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Asia : cultural politics in the global age". National Library of Australia Catalogue. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Singapore Media" (PDF). The ABA Library. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  10. ^ Birch, David Ian; Birch, David; O'Toole, Michael (1988). Functions of Style. Pinter. ISBN 978-0-86187-918-2. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  11. ^ Birch, David (1990). "Language, Literature, and Critical Practice". ERIC.ed.gov. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  12. ^ Birch, David (1994). "Introduction: Cultural Studies in the Asia Pacific". Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science. 22: 1–12. doi:10.1163/030382494X00034. JSTOR 24491915. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Book Review". Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 20 (3): 461–466. 1999. doi:10.1080/0159630990200308. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Book Review". Latin Prayer, Aspects of Language and Catholic Spirituality. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Southwell and Nottingham Church history project". Church history. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Blue Bell Hills School". Blue Bell Hills School site. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  17. ^ "City and Guilds". City and Guilds qualifications. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Stoke on Trent College". Stoke on Trent College website. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Ipswich Civic College pictures". RIBA pictures.
  20. ^ "West Nottinghams College". West Notts College site. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Jesuit Campion House". British Jesuit Archive. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  22. ^ Davies, C. S. L. (October 1984). "Early Reformation English Polemics". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 35 (4): 669–670. doi:10.1017/S0022046900043815. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Centre for Medieval Studies". Centre for Medieval Studies site. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  24. ^ "Faculty of Social Science". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  25. ^ "Singapore Research Nexus". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  26. ^ "Murdoch University". Murdoch University Search site. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  27. ^ Birch, David (18 August 2005). Language, Literature and Critical Practice. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-97135-0. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  28. ^ "School of Communications and Creative Arts". Deakin University SCCA Website. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  29. ^ Birch, David (August 2000). "Best Practice Business Community Partnerships". Qut E-prints. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  30. ^ "Social Semiotics Editorial Board". Taylors and Francis online. doi:10.1080/10350339709360373. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  31. ^ "ISBN.net". ISBN.net. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  32. ^ Singapore Media. 1993. ISBN 978-0-582-87608-8. Retrieved 23 January 2025. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  33. ^ Australia. Deakin University. January 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-72395-1. Retrieved 23 January 2025. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  34. ^ Birch, David; Moon, Jeremy (2004). "Introduction". The Journal of Corporate Citizenship (13): 18–23. doi:10.9774/GLEAF.4700.2004.sp.00004 (inactive 6 June 2025). Retrieved 23 January 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of June 2025 (link)
  35. ^ "1st Philanthropy Australia Conference-Advertorial". Probono. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  36. ^ "Corporate citizenship: some perspectives from Australian CEOs". Gale Academic One File. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  37. ^ "9Rs of Successful Partnerships - Rio Tinto". Probono website. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  38. ^ "Heterology: Towards a transcendental empiricist approach to cultural studies". Murdoch University website. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  39. ^ Latin Prayer. Aspects of Language and Catholic Spirituality. ASIN 0645419303.
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