Research Projects
Evaluation of the Integration program, ‘Creative Play’, at the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM)
This project is a collaboration between the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) and Somayeh Ba Akhlagh, a lecturer from the University of New England in Armidale. It focuses on a short integration program, which invites families with young children to participate in weekly…
Everyday terrorism: The story of a Korean victim-survivor of domestic and family violence in Australia
Hyein Cho, Monash University The issue of violence against women has been widely debated across sectors, with UN Women referring to it as 'the shadow pandemic'. The current literature to date, however, has not adequately addressed the issues of domestic and family violence (DFV) within the Korean-…
Mobility injustices, racialised bodies, and Australia’s pandemic borders: The history of the present
Dr Umut Ozguc, Deakin University Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic creates multiple forms of racialised borders at both national and local levels. In the context of the current health crisis, the unequal implications of lockdown measures and multiple layers of bordering practices…
Indigenous People in Chinese Australian Newspapers, 1894–1912: Chinese Perspectives
Dr Daozhi Xu, Macquarie University. Australia’s First Nations peoples have developed longstanding and diverse relationships with Chinese immigrants. These relationships confronted and endured colonial control, bigotry and animosity. But nowadays the lack of awareness of Indigenous–Chinese…
Race and Gender in Western Militaries in the War on Terror
Mia Martin Hobbs, Deakin University This project explores the experiences of women and minorities who served in the US, UK, and Australian militaries and deployed to war theatres after 9/11. The so-called War on Terror saw the most diverse soldier-force ever deployed by Western militaries, with…
Welfare, Stigmatisation and Social Conflict
Kristen Stevens, University of South Australia Welfare, Stigmatisation and Social Conflict: Contextual Explorations of The Lived Experiences of The Cashless Debit Card Impacting Community Cohesion And Inclusion In Australia This project explores how the cashless debit card (CDC) policy influences…
The Art of Justice in the Western Balkans
Iva Glisic, Australian National University This project examines contemporary political art that engages with the legacy of ethnonationalist violence in the Western Balkans. Specific focus is placed upon the ways in which war crimes committed along ethnic, national, and religious lines during the…