Background
Spurr, Barry was born on May 13, 1950 in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Son of Arthur Walter and Phyllis Audrey (Leveson) Spurr.
literature and language professor
Spurr, Barry was born on May 13, 1950 in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Son of Arthur Walter and Phyllis Audrey (Leveson) Spurr.
Master of Arts, University Sydney. Doctor of Philosophy, University Sydney. Master of Arts in Literature, University Oxford, England, 1992.
Senior tutor, St. Paul's College University Sydney, 1978—1987, lecturer to associate professor English, since 1976.
Media commentator, public intellectual, Australia, 1976—2010. Fellow: Australian College Educators.