Rate My Professor Therese Burton

Professor Therese Burton is affiliated with the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale, Australia, where she has held academic appointments including Associate Lecturer in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics and association with the School of Arts. Her career at UNE encompasses teaching and research coordination roles, such as serving as a unit coordinator in the School of Arts HDR program. Recognized as Professor by 2014, she has contributed to interdisciplinary discussions bridging linguistics, rhetoric, and cultural studies.

Therese Burton's research focuses on rhetorical analysis applied to economic and political debates, as well as Japanese studies. Key publications include 'A Note on Rhetorical Patterns at the 1999 New Zealand Election Campaign' (1999, with Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis), 'An Application of Albert Hirschman’s Rhetoric of Reaction: A Note on the Debate Over Economic Rationalism in Australia' (2001, with Brian Dollery), 'Alex Kerr’s Dogs and Demons and the Problems of Contemporary Japan: A Review Note' (2002, with Brian Dollery), and 'Running the Big Smoke: A Critical Analysis of the KPMG (2008) Approach to Local Government Reform in the Sydney Metropolitan Area' (2012, with Brian Dollery and Michael Kortt). She presented on Japan's national compulsory education system and musical mobilization at the Society for Ethnomusicology 2006 annual meeting. In 2014, she visited Tsurumi University, delivering a lecture titled 'Anime Fans in Australia.' Her six research works on ResearchGate have garnered 43 citations. Burton has also appeared in UNE Business School events, pictured with faculty in 2013.