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School of Culture and Communication


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It is my pleasure to welcome you to the School of Culture and Communication on behalf of all staff in the School.

Associate Professor Paul Rae
Associate Professor Paul Rae
Head, School of Culture and Communication

Our School is a thriving research centre for critical thinking in the humanities. This agenda is led by world-leading scholars whose fields of research include literary and cultural studies, art history, cinema and performance, media and communication and Australian Indigenous studies. The School is also host to a range of funded research concentrations, such as the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, the Australian Centre, the Centre for Advancing Journalism and the Research Unit in Public Cultures. More broadly, our academics publish, speak and blog on topics as diverse as romanticism, poetry, Asian popular culture, digital media, climate change, network societies, gender and sexuality, racism, cosmopolitanism, and contemporary arts.

One of the largest Schools in the Faculty of Arts, we contribute exciting majors and subjects to the Bachelor of Arts, as well as offering unique Masters level courses that lead towards professional vocations in publishing, writing, museums and galleries, other arts and media institutions. Our extensive doctoral program includes coursework, as well as many opportunities to participate in reading groups, seminars, conferences and other events that augment the intellectual values of the School.

Our School considers the public life of the humanities an enduring tradition that enriches contemporary society, and we have many community and industry partnerships through which we engage with a wider audience. Explore the School website to discover more about our courses, research programs, graduate seminars, and cultural events.

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  • Art History and Art Curatorship

    The Art History and Art Curatorship program researches and develops knowledge in the history art. Evidence-based critical thinking and visual and aesthetic literacy prepares students for a richer engagement with the world.

  • Arts and Cultural Management

    The Arts and Cultural Management program explores the tension between culture as an economic activity and culture as symbolic expression through four key themes – organisations, governance, identity and labour.

  • Creative Writing

    Creative Writing is a medium used to communicate, resist, provoke and seek or find understanding. Our research investigates the artistic, historical, cultural and societal impacts of the written word.

  • English and Theatre Studies

    English and Theatre Studies focuses on the form, meanings and effects of imaginative writing and dramatic performance, and explains how these practices engage with the everyday world.

  • Gender Studies

    Our program explores the significance of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within culture, identity and global history.

  • Indigenous Studies

    Indigenous Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers teaching and learning, and research activities that critically engage with the history, knowledge and cultures of Indigenous peoples both in Australia and globally.

  • Journalism

    Our program is focused on preparing graduates for careers in rapidly changing media landscapes. We offer practice-based courses enabling our students to learn many journalistic skills by doing journalism, at a high standard, for real audiences.

  • Media and Communications

    Our program conducts cutting-edge research to understand how the flow of data, ideas, personal stories, and formats have shaped our culture and society.

  • Publishing and Communications

    The Publishing and Communications program researches current issues in the publishing industry and educates the publishers and editors of tomorrow.

  • Screen and Cultural Studies

    Our program examines the history and practice of contemporary culture and screen media. Our research looks at the production, aesthetics, circulation, consumption and uses of screen media and cultures.

  • School of Culture and Communication scholarships

  • Faculty of Arts Scholarships

Our people

  • Head of School
  • Art History and Art Curatorship
  • Arts and Cultural Management
  • Asian Art Research
  • Australian Centre
  • Centre for Advancing Journalism
  • Creative Writing
  • English and Theatre Studies
  • Enlightenment, Romanticism, Contemporary Culture Research Unit
  • Gender Studies
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Media and Communications
  • Publishing and Communications
  • Screen and Cultural Studies
  • Professional

Head of School

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Paul Rae Head of School; Head of English and Theatre Studies program; Associate Professor of Theatre Studies +61383441676 paul.rae@unimelb.edu.au

Art History and Art Curatorship

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Anne Dunlop Head of Program (Sem 1); Herald Chair Fine Art; Professor of Art History and Art Curatorship +61383449948 anne.dunlop@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ian McLean Head of Program (Sem 2); Hugh Ramsay Chair in Australian Art History +61383445620 i.mclean@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Wulan Dirgantoro McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61383445671 wdirgantoro@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jane Eckett Postdoctoral Research Assistant +61383445562 jleckett@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mark Erdmann Lecturer in Art History +61383444305 mark.erdmann@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Charles Green Professor of Contemporary Art c.green@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Alison Inglis Associate Professor of Art History +61383447448 asi@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Susan Lowish Senior Lecturer in Australian Art History +61383445246 susan.lowish@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Christopher Marshall Associate Professor of Art History +61383445224 crmars@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Matthew Martin Lecturer in Art History and Curatorship +61383442779 mmartin1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Francis Plagne Head Tutor in Art History and Curatorship plagne.f@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Claire Roberts Associate Professor of Art History and Curatorship +61383449294 claire.roberts@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Anthony G White Associate Professor of Art History +61383443408 a.white@unimelb.edu.au

Art History and Art Curatorship honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Jaynie Anderson Professor Emeritus jaynie.a@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Judy Annear Principal Fellow judy.annear@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Robert Gaston Principal Fellow rgaston@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Vivien Gaston Fellow vgaston@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jeanette Hoorn Professorial Fellow +61383444163 jjhoorn@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Margaret Manion Professor Emeritus m.manion@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor David Marshall Principal Fellow +61383445515 david.marshall@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Adelina Modesti Senior Fellow amodesti@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sheridan Palmer Fellow sheridan.palmer@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Susan Scollay Principal Fellow susan.scollay@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Gerard Vaughan Fellow gvaughan1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Georgina S. Walker Fellow +61383447448 walker.g@unimelb.edu.au

Arts and Cultural Management

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Christiaan De Beukelaer Head of Program; Senior Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management +61390353709 christiaan.debeukelaer@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Beth Driscoll Deputy Head of School; Associate Professor In Publishing and Communications driscoll@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kim Goodwin Graduate Tutor in Arts and Cultural Management kim.goodwin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Brian Long Lecturer in Creative Industries blong@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Kate MacNeill Associate Professor of Arts Management +61383448753 cmmacn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Guy Morrow Lecturer In Arts And Cultural Management +61383442168 guy.morrow@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kirsten Stevens Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management +61383447879 kirsten.stevens@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Ann Tonks Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management annet@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Caitlin Vincent Lecturer in Creative Industries +61383441945 caitlin.vincent@unimelb.edu.au

Arts and Cultural Management honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Jo Caust Principal Fellow jo.caust@unimelb.edu.au

Asian Art Research

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Claire Roberts Associate Professor of Art History and Curatorship +61383449294 claire.roberts@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mark Erdmann Lecturer in Art History +61383444305 mark.erdmann@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Wulan Dirgantoro McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61383445671 wdirgantoro@unimelb.edu.au

Australian Centre

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Ken Gelder Professor of English; Co-Director of the Australian Centre +61383445485 kdgelder@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Denise Varney Professor of Theatre Studies; Co-Director of the Australian Centre +61383445242 dvarney@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Amanda Morris Project Officer Australian Centre ajmo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rachael Weaver ARC Senior Research Fellow weaverra@unimelb.edu.au

Centre for Advancing Journalism

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Andrew Dodd Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism +61383445841 adodd@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Jo Chandler Lecturer, Professional Expert & Editor, The Citizen jchandler@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Liam Cochrane Lecturer in Video Journalism +61383442080 liam.cochrane@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Louisa Lim Senior Lecturer in Audio Visual Journalism +61390353921 louisa.lim@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Lucy Smy Lecturer in Journalism +61390353985 lucy.smy@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jeff Sparrow Lecturer in Journalism +61383440204 jeffrey.sparrow@unimelb.edu.au

Centre for Advancing Journalism honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Gael Jennings Fellow gael.jennings@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Ramona Koval Fellow ramona.koval@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Margaret Simons Principal Fellow m.simons@unimelb.edu.au

Creative Writing

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Grant Caldwell Head of Program (Sem 1); Senior Lecturer Poetry and Prose, Creative Writing +61383447634 cal@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Amanda Johnson Head of Program (Sem 2); Associate Professor in Creative Writing +61383447274 amandaj@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Christian Bok Professor of Creative Writing christian.bok@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Fran Edmonds Senior Research Fellow +61390359707 edmondsf@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Odette Kelada Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing +61383445566 okelada@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Jeanine Leane Associate Professor in Creative Writing +61383441307 j.leane@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Elizabeth MacFarlane Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing +61383448193 ecm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Catherine Moore Tutor in Creative Writing catherine.moore@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nadia Niaz Head Tutor in Creative Writing nadia.niaz@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Radha O'Meara Lecturer in Creative Writing +61383445090 radha.omeara@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Eddie Paterson Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Script Writing +61383449727 eddiep@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hayley Singer Tutor in Creative Writing hayley.singer@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Maria Tumarkin Associate Professor In Creative Writing +61383444988 m.tumarkin@unimelb.edu.au

Creative Writing honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Kevin Brophy Professor Emeritus kevinjb@unimelb.edu.au

English and Theatre Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor David McInnis Head of Program (sem 1); Associate Professor of English and Theatre Studies +61383445498 mcinnisd@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Paul Rae Head of School; Associate Professor of Theatre Studies +61383441676 paul.rae@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah Balkin Lecturer in English and Theatre Studies +61390358617 sarah.balkin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sadiah Boonstra Senior Research Fellow; Faculty of Arts Asia Scholar +61390353942 sadiah.boonstra@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Justin Clemens Associate Professor of English +61383445502 jclemens@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Deirdre Coleman Robert Wallace Chair of English +61383445496 colemand@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Rachel Fensham Professor of Theatre Studies +61390358630 rachel.fensham@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ken Gelder Professor of English; Co-Director of the Australian Centre +61383445485 kdgelder@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joe Hughes Senior Lecturer in English and Theatre Studies +61383447635 joseph.hughes@unimelb.edu.au
Dr James Jiang Head Tutor in English and Theatre Studies james.jiang@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Elizabeth Maxwell Professor of English +61383445481 emaxwell@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ronan McDonald Gerry Higgins Chair in Irish Studies +61383443021 ronan.mcdonald@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Marc Mierowsky McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354115 marc.mierowsky@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Otto Professor of English; Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor; Executive Director, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Contemporary Culture Research Unit (ERCC) +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Miranda Stanyon ARC DECRA Research Fellow stanyonm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lara Stevens Australian Research Council (ARC) Postdoctoral Research Associate lst@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Tyne Sumner Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Associate tdsumner@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Stephanie Trigg Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor and Reader of English; Director of the Melbourne Node for the ARC Centre of Excellent for the History of Emotions (CHE) +61383445504 sjtrigg@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Clara Tuite Professor of English; Deputy Head of School clarat@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Denise Varney Professor of Theatre Studies; Co-Director of the Australian Centre +61383445242 dvarney@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alexis Wright Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature

English and Theatre Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Helen Dell Fellow hdell@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Simon During Professorial Fellow simon.during@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Eckersall Professorial Fellow eckersal@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sean Gaston Fellow gastons@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Stephen Knight Professorial Fellow stephen.knight@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Bernard James Muir Professorial Fellow bjem@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor John Rundell Principal Fellow johnfr@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Christopher Wallace-Crabbe Professor Emeritus ckwc@unimelb.edu.au

Enlightenment, Romanticism, Contemporary Culture Research Unit (ERCC)

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Peter Otto Professor of English; Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor; Executive Director, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Contemporary Culture Research Unit (ERCC) +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anita Archer Research Coordinator +61390353081 anita.archer@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Elias Greig Research Assistant elias.greig@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Alexandra Hankinson Research Assistant alexandra.hankinson@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Ana Dragojlovic Head of program; Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua Pocius Lecturer In Gender Studies +61383441588 joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies affiliated staff

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy jonek@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Fran Martin Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486 f.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630 hannah.mccann@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Una McIlvenna Hansen Senior Lectureship in History; History Honours Coordinator +61383444774 una.mcilvenna@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy lrose@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742 alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Benjamin Hegarty Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061 benjamin.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667 langb@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676 chloe.diskinholdaway@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au

Indigenous Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Barry Judd Head of Program; Professor of Indigenous Studies; barry.judd@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Lilly Brown Lecturer in Indigenous Studies +61390353977 lauren.brown@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rachel Standfield Lecturer In Indigenous Studies +61383440926 rachel.standfield@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Odette Kelada Contributing Lecturer in Indigenous Studies; Senior Lecturer In Creative Writing +61383445566 okelada@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Jeanine Leane Contributing Lecturer in Indigenous Studies; Senior Lecturer In Creative Writing +61383441307 j.leane@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Paul Tapsell Professorial Fellow (Indigenous Studies) paul.tapsell@unimelb.edu.au

Media and Communications

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Mark Davis Head of Program; Professor of Publishing and Communications +61383443349 davismr@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Wonsun Shin Deputy Head of program; Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication +61390353519 wonsun.shin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ingrid Volkmer Professor of Media and Communication +61383443500 ivolkmer@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Vanessa Bartlett McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow vanessa.bartlett@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jennifer Beckett Senior Lecturer in Media, Marketing Communication +61383445293 jennifer.beckett@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lauren Bliss Senior Tutor, Media and Communication +61390353393 lauren.bliss@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Alexandra Dane Lecturer in Professional Practice; Coordinator Work Integrated Learning +61390354285 alexandra.dane@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Eloise Faichney Graduate Tutor / Undergraduate Head Tutor eloise.faichney@unimelb.edu.au
Alex Griffin Undergraduate Head Tutor alex.griffin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Robert Hassan Professor of Media and Communication +61383443539 hassanr@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Steven A McIntyre Associate Lecturer (Teaching Specialist), Audio Visual Communication samci@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sean McMorrow Graduate Tutor in Media and Communications +61383441457 sean.mcmorrow@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Scott McQuire Professor of Media and Communication +61383448194 mcquire@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sonja Molnar Lecturer in Media and Communication +61383442788 sonja.molnar@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Alanna Myers Undergraduate Head Tutor alanna.myers@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Bjørn Nansen Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication +61383449122 nansenb@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Nikos Papastergiadis Professor of Australian Studies +61383448189 n.papastergiadis@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jasmin Pfefferkorn Postdoctoral Research Fellow jasmin.pfefferkorn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Philip Pond Lecturer in Media Research Methods +61390355710 ppond@unimelb.edu.au
Jack Roberts Graduate Tutor +61383447943 rojd@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kyujin Shim Lecturer in Media Communication +61383446719 kyujin.shim@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Erin Stapleton Principal Tutor (Academic Skills), Media and Communications +61390359531 erin.stapleton@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Wilfred Wang Lecturer in Media and Society +61383445384 wilfred.wang@unimelb.edu.au
Karin Zhu Graduate Tutor / Undergraduate Head Tutor karin.zhu@unimelb.edu.au

Media and Communications honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor John Sinclair Professorial Fellow +61383443462 j.sinclair@unimelb.edu.au
Professor undefined undefined Professorial Fellow

Publishing and Communications

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Alexandra Dane Joint Head of Program (Sem 1); Lecturer in Media and Communications +61390354285 alexandra.dane@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sybil Nolan Joint Head of Program (Sem 1); Senior Lecturer in Publishing and Communications +61383447398 sybil.nolan@unimelb.edu.au
Timothy Coronel Subject Coordinator in Publishing and Communications t.coronel@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Mark Davis Professor of Publishing and Communications +61383443349 davismr@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Katherine Day Lecturer in Publishing and Communications day.k@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Beth Driscoll Deputy Head of School; Associate Professor In Publishing and Communications driscoll@unimelb.edu.au
Tim Fluence Subject Coordinator in Publishing and Communications tim.fluence@unimelb.edu.au
Matt Holden Subject Coordinator in Publishing and Communications matthew.holden@unimelb.edu.au
Robert Levy Subject Coordinator in Publishing and Communications robert.levy@unimelb.edu.au

Publishing and Communications honorary staff

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Screen and Cultural Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Sean Cubitt Head of Program; Professor of Screen Studies +61383441368 sean.cubitt@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Annisa Beta Lecturer in Cultural Studies +61383446209 annisa.beta@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jon Dale Head Tutor In Cultural Studies +61383443179 jdale@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Wendy Haslem Senior Lecturer in Cultural Management +61383443409 wlhaslem@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Chris Healy Professor of Screen and Cultural Studies +61383445484 clhealy@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Laura Henderson Head Tutor In Screen Studies henderson.l@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Alison Horbury Teaching Specialist in Screen Studies +61390357818 alison.horbury@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Janice Loreck Lecturer in Screen Studies +61383442030 janice.loreck@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Fran Martin Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486 f.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630 hannah.mccann@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mark Nicholls Senior Lecturer in Cinema Studies +61383445669 markdn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ben Gook Lecturer In Cultural Studies +61383441424 benjamin.gook@unimelb.edu.au

Screen and Cultural Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Ms undefined undefined Fellow
Professor Barbara Anne Creed Professorial Fellow bacreed@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joe Latham Fellow +61390353985 joe.latham@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua McNamara Fellow joshua.mcnamara@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Susannah Radstone Principal Fellow susannah.radstone@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Harriette Richards Fellow harriette.richards@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Audrey Yue Professorial Fellow aisy@unimelb.edu.au

Professional

Person Position Phone Email
Charlotte Morgans School Manager +61383443612 c.morgans@unimelb.edu.au
Jane Brown Manager, Visual Cultures Resource Centre +61383445562 jebrown@unimelb.edu.au
Jacqueline Doyle Executive Assistant and Events Coordinator +61383443785 jacqueline.doyle@unimelb.edu.au
Anthony Gallivan Team Leader, Academic Programs +61390354489 gallivan@unimelb.edu.au
Rebecca Hutton Teaching and Learning Officer +61383443278 rebecca.hutton@unimelb.edu.au
Annemarie Levin Administrative Assistant +61383445506 alevin@unimelb.edu.au
Anne Moran School Operations Coordinator +61383447903 anne.moran@unimelb.edu.au

Our School carries out creative, fundamental and applied research projects into the past, present and future of the humanities and social sciences. Through our unique breadth and transdisciplinary focus, our research makes real and lasting impacts that enrich contemporary society through the enduring tradition of the humanities on public life.

Research projects

Our world class researchers are renowned for their interpretation, analysis and debate on historical and contemporary culture and communication. Explore our broad range of current and completed research projects.

  • The Invention of Melbourne: A Baroque Archbishop and Gothic Architect

    Understanding the cultural vision of the first Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, James Goold (1812-1886), whose architectural patronage has left a permanent imprint on the built environment of Melbourne

  • New tastemakers and Australia's post-digital literary culture

    This project examines how engagements with digital media and platforms have changed the ways in which Australian literature is produced, distributed and consumed.

  • The Future Cemetery

    The research investigates the potential of new and innovative technologies to be incorporated into Australian cemeteries and memorial spaces.

  • Disability and the Performing Arts in Australia: The Last Avant Garde

    The Last Avant Garde is an ARC Linkage project exploring artistic innovation and the work of disability artists in Australia.

  • Eco-Colonial Australian Literature: Environment, Species, Climate

    Exploring the ways in which colonial Australian literature gave expression to species classification and the management of habitat, extinction, climate change, and the impact of environmental disasters.

  • First Nation’s Media Australia research

    The Centre for Advancing Journalism (CAJ) is working with First Nations Media Australia (FNMA) on research to measure the reach and impact of Indigenous broadcasting channels and services across remote, regional and suburban Australia.

  • New Beats: Mass redundancies, career changes and the future of Australian journalism

    This ongoing project is investigating what happens to around 3,000 journalists who became redundant in Australia during or since 2012.

  • Indigenous Storytelling and the Living Archive of Aboriginal Knowledge

    An ARC Discovery Indigenous Fellowship project that aims to develop a non-linear, interactive archiving system in collaboration with Aboriginal people.

Explore all projects

Research collaborations

Our research collaborations bring together experts who are internationally recognised leaders in their fields.

  • Asian Cultural Research Network

    A collaboration researching the cultural effects of youth travel, migration and media between Asia and Australia.

  • Communicative Cities

    A platform for strategic research projects and tactical interventions into the issues transforming public culture.

  • Critique, Creativity, Innovation

    A collaboration exploring the diverse histories and possible futures of creativity and critique.

  • Critical Fashion Studies

    A collective uniting scholars, practitioners and industry to advance research on fashion sustainability and ethics.

  • Human Rights and Animal Ethics Research Network

    An interdisciplinary network researching into transformations in response to Human-Animal Studies (HAS).

  • Postnational Art Histories

    A network of scholars developing major projects that rethink the paradigms of national art history.

Research units and centres

Through critical thinking in the humanities, our research units and centres undertake research that has a tangible impact in the world.

  • ARC Centre for Excellence for the History of Emotions

    A multidisciplinary centre researching the history of emotional behaviours from medieval Europe to the present.

  • Australian Centre

    A centre developing innovative research projects across disciplines in the Australian arts and humanities.

  • Australian Institute of Art History

    Our vision is to advance research in the creation, use, and cultural meaning of art in all its forms from ancient rock art to the digital age.

  • Centre of Visual Art

    A centre facilitating innovative, cross-disciplinary research that focuses on the significant cultural issues of today.

  • Enlightenment Romanticism Contemporary Culture

    A unit re-envisioning the transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism and its legacies in the present.

  • Research Unit in Public Cultures

    A unit researching transformations in public culture produced by new intersections of knowledge, media, space and mobility.

Partner with us

Our researchers welcome collaboration.
Please contact us to learn more about partnering with SCC.

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    Information for current undergraduate students. Including essay writing guides and citation styles, attendance and extensions

  • Honours

    Information for current honours students. Including essay writing guides and citation styles, minor thesis due dates, and attendance.

  • Graduate coursework

    Information for current graduate coursework students, including essay writing guides and citation styles, cover sheets, minor thesis due dates, attendance and internships

  • Graduate research

    Information for prospective students regarding the Doctor of Philosophy (Arts) or Masters by Research program.

  • Graduate researcher career profiles

    Our graduate researchers pursue academic careers and also use their skills to shape careers in other fields.

  • Scholarships and prizes

    The School of Culture and Communication offers a range of awards to provide scholars with opportunities for development and research.

  • School of Culture and Communication scholarships

  • Faculty of Arts scholarships and prizes

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