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Shé Mackenzie Hawke Shé Mackenzie Hawke i(A78382 works by)
Born: Established: 1961 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ;
Gender: Female
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Hawkes' early education was undertaken in Catholic schools where she developed an attachment to Coleridge, Yeats and Shakespeare. In 2008 she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney, titled 'Aqua Mater : Towards a Genealogy of the Impossible.'

She has taught in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney, and  in sociology at The Australian National University.. Hawke has been an activist for Peace and Social Justice. Her experience as a bus driver undertaken while supporting herself as a university student, inspired her book, Depot Girl.

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y separately published work icon Depot Girl Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2008 Z1569493 2008 single work novel (taught in 3 units) Depot Girl is a ficto-critical, queer theory novel in verse.
2009 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award
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