1. Medieval literature and culture in England, 1100-1500, with special reference to: romance, Arthurian literature; chivalric literature; Thomas Malory; Chaucer and clerkly poetry; the traditions and discourse of war and peace writing; literature and ideology; literature and gender.
2. Post-medieval reception of medieval literature, especially Arthurian, including editions, adaptations, critical responses, children`s versions and original neo-medievalist literature and film.
3. Twentieth-century Australian literature, with special reference to poetry; studies in Australasian medievalism; Francis Webb; Australia and Ireland.
4. Irish literature
