Lisa Lines

Lisa Margaret Lines (born 18 July 1980) is an academic editor, historian, author and former lecturer in history at the University of New South Wales Canberra. She specialises in the history of the Spanish Civil War and the prevalence and influence of plagiarism and academic integrity in higher education.

Lisa Lines
Born (1980-07-18) 18 July 1980
Adelaide, Australia
Occupation
    • Lecturer in history
    • Academic editor
Academic background
Alma mater
InfluencesPaul Preston
Academic work
Era18th to 21st century
Institutions
Main interests
Notable worksMilicianas (2011)

Education and career

Lines completed a Bachelor of Arts, an Honours degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide and a Honours degree and PhD in History at Flinders University. Lines has lectured at Flinders University, the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and the University of New South Wales.[1] In 2007, Lines founded Elite Editing, serving as Director and Head Editor until selling the business in 2014.[2] After her tenure at the University of New South Wales, Lines founded Capstone Editing, a specialist academic editing company.

Lines authored a book on milicianas—female participants in the Spanish Civil War—exploring their origins in the Republican reaction to the coup of 1936 and contributions as frontline and rearguard combatants during the first year of the war (after which women were largely removed from combat roles).[3] Lines has also argued for a re-evaluation of General Franco's military leadership, strategy and political acumen during the Spanish Civil War, reasoning that Franco's prolonging of the war was purposefully done to solidify his control of the Nationalist camp, ensure the complete destruction of the Republican forces and establish the foundation for his position as head of state in the post-war years.[4]

Research

Lines has criticised the current climate of Australian universities as overcommercialised,[5] apathetic towards student needs, enabling of a monopolised textbook industry and overpriced textbooks,[6] and unwilling to admit or confront the rising issue of ghostwriting for university students.[5][7][8][9] Lines has also highlighted the under-representation of women in senior levels of academia.[10]

Other work

Lines currently serves on the committees of several editing industry organisations, including the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) and the Canberra Society of Editors (CSE), and has pushed strongly for the professionalisation of the Australian editing industry.[11]

Publications

Books
  • Milicianas: Women in Combat in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) (Lexington Press, 2011). ISBN 9780739164921

Chapters
  • 'Representativeness and Positive Discrimination' in Deane-Peter Baker (ed.), Key Concepts in Military Ethics (UNSW Press, 2015), pp. 56–59. ISBN 9781742234380

Journal articles
  • 'General Francisco Franco's Capabilities as a Military Leader during the Spanish Civil War: The Need for a Re-evaluation', Journal of Military History, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 513–534.
  • 'Female Combatants in the Spanish Civil War: Milicianas on the Front Lines and in the Rearguard', Journal of International Women's Studies, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 168–187.
  • 'Representations of the Spanish Civil War in Twenty-First Century Anglophone Novels (2000–14)', Journal of War & Culture Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 150–164.
  • 'Ghostwriters guaranteeing grades? The quality of online ghostwriting services available to tertiary students in Australia', Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 513–534.
  • 'Substantive Editing as a Form of Plagiarism among Postgraduate Students in Australia', Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 368–383.
  • 'Prostitution in Thailand: Representations in Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction', Journal of International Women’s Studies, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 86–100.

References
  1. "Dr Lisa Lines". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
  2. O'Keeffe, Darragh (1 February 2017). "Book highlights women in academia's balancing act". The Australian. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. Lines 2011.
  4. Lines 2017.
  5. Lines 2016.
  6. Lines, Lisa (8 December 2017). "Why Are University Textbooks So Expensive?". Capstone Editing. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  7. Lines 2015.
  8. Havergal, Chris (14 July 2016). "Essay mills turning out high quality work undetected – study". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. Lines, Lisa (18 May 2017). "Unethical Editing Services at the Tertiary Level". Capstone Editing. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. O'Keeffe, Darragh (1 February 2017). "Book highlights women in academia's balancing act". The Australian. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. "Going for Gold". Institute of Professional Editors. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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