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Alistair Fox
Alistair Graeme Fox (born 1948 in Richmond, New Zealand) is a New Zealand scholar, former university administrator and writer who specialises in English Tudor literature and history, New Zealand literature and cinema studies, and contemporary literary and film theory. Fox was educated at the University of Canterbury obtaining a master's degree in 1970. His masters thesis title was ''Religion and humanism in Sir Thomas More's Utopia''. He currently holds the title of professor emeritus at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Until his retirement in 2013, he held a Personal Chair in English Literature at this same university, where he also served as Pro-Vice Chancellor, Division of Humanities. His honors include the award of a Nuffield Visiting Fellowship, Claire Hall, Cambridge (1980–1981) and an appointment as visiting fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (1987-1988). Initially known for his scholarship on English Tudor literature, since 2008 he has turned to topics add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, New Zealand
Richmond (Māori: ''Waimea'') is a town and the seat of the Tasman District Council in New Zealand. It lies south of Nelson in the South Island, close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. The town, first settled by Europeans in 1842, was named in 1854 after the town of Richmond on Thames near London. The town has an estimated population of as of . Although most of Richmond lies outside the boundaries of Nelson City and the town is considered a separate urban area, Richmond is part of the wider Nelson metropolitan area along with nearby Brightwater, Hope, Māpua and Wakefield. The two unitary authorities (Nelson and Tasman) co-operate for tourism-marketing purposes via "Latitude Nelson". Richmond forms part of the Nelson parliamentary electorate. History During the period 1853 to 1876, the Richmond urban area was administered as part of Nelson Province. With the Abolition of Provinces Act 1876, Waimea County was created, effective in January 1877. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |