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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 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.

Associate Professor Paul Rae
Head, School Of Culture and Communication

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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 is a combined program that 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
  • 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

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Art History and Art Curatorship

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Art History and Art Curatorship honorary staff

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Arts and Cultural Management

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Asian Art Research

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Centre for Advancing Journalism

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Creative Writing

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English and Theatre Studies

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Enlightenment, Romanticism, Contemporary Culture Research Unit (ERCC)

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Gender Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970 k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ana Dragojlovic Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383446629 ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Christine Quinan Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443525 christine.quinan@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jaya Keaney Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443647 jaya.keaney@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies affiliated staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676 chloe.diskinholdaway@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Benjamin Hegarty Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061 benjamin.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy; Honours and Graduate Diploma (Advanced) Coordinator +61383440268 jonek@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667 langb@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288 natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630 hannah.mccann@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Fran Martin Head of Program, Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486 f.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742 alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820 lrose@unimelb.edu.au

Indigenous Studies

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Media and Communications

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Media and Communications honorary staff

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Publishing and Communications

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Screen and Cultural Studies

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Professional

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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.

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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 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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  • Undergraduate

    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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    Videos by staff and guests of the School of Culture and Communication.

  • Visual Cultures Resource Centre

    The Visual Cultures Resource Centre (VCRC) image collection now comprises over 250,000 slides and photographs, 85,000 digitised records and a film collection of over 1,000 titles.

  • Recordings

    Audio and visual recordings of events in the School of Culture and Communication

  • Reading groups and support

    Study spaces, seminars and reading groups, student associations and skills development

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