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Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson

Division of Research and Commercialisation,
Indigenous Studies Research Network

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Name
Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Position(s)
Professor of Indigenous Studies
Division of Research and Commercialisation,
Indigenous Studies Research Network
Discipline *
Sociology, Cultural Studies, Other Studies in Human Society
Phone
+61 7 3138 3791
Fax
+61 7 3138 3992
Email
Location
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Qualifications

PhD (Griffith University), BA(Hons) (Australian National University)

Professional memberships
and associations
Keywords

Feminism, Indigenous Research Methodologies, Indigenous Research Capacity Building, Indigenous Sovereignty, Indigenous Studies, Law, Race, Whiteness

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson is a Geonpul woman from Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Quandamooka First Nation (Moreton Bay) in Queensland, Australia. As Professor of Indigenous Studies at QUT she:

Research interestsProfessor Moreton-Robinson has researched and published in anthologies and journals in Australia and abroad in the areas of:

  • native title
  • whiteness
  • race
  • feminism.

She was the founding President of the Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association. As one of Australia’s leading academics in the area of critical race and whiteness studies, Aileen receives numerous requests to give keynote presentations nationally and internationally.

This information has been contributed by Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson.

Teaching

Curriculum Development

Masterclasses

  • Native Studies Masterclass, Master Scholar, University of Geneva, 7 May 2010. Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson
  • Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass Module, Charles Darwin University and University of South Australia 22-24 June and 28-30 June 2010. Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson and Dr Maggie Walter
  • Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass Module, Curtin University of Technology and University of Newcastle 7-9 July and 13-15 July 2009. Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson and Dr Maggie Walter
  • Indigenous Studies Masterclass, Queensland University of Technology, 3-5 September 2008, Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson and Dr Maggie Walter
  • Indigenous Studies Masterclass, Queensland University of Technology, 27-28 September 2007, Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson and Dr Maggie Walter
  • Indigenous Studies Masterclass, Queensland University of Technology, 27-28 September 2006 Dr Wendy Brady, Dr Karen Martin, Professor John Maynard, Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson
  • Whiteness Studies Masterclass, University of Queensland, 13-15 December 2005, Professor Marilyn Lake, Professor David Roediger, Dr Suvendi Perera, Dr Wendy Brady, Dr Aileen Moreton-Robinson
  • Race, Culture and Whiteness Masterclass, University of Queensland, 7-9 July 2005,
  • Professor Ien Ang, Dr Ghassan Hage and Dr Aileen Moreton-Robinson

Curriculum Development Coursework

International Universities

  • Review of Tsenh ni yon gwai ho’ den (MA and PhD program in Indigenous Thought) York University, Canada.

Griffith University

  • Introduction to Indigenous Studies – core subject – Indigenous Studies major offered as a 2nd-year subject
  • Indigenous Politics and Rights - core subject – Indigenous Studies major offered as a 2nd-year subject
  • (Re)presenting the Indigenous Other - core subject – Indigenous Studies major offered as a 3rd-year and honours subject
  • Theories of Race - elective offered as a 3rd-year, honours, and masters subject in the Indigenous Studies major, Humanities and Law.

Flinders University

  • Women in Contemporary Australia – core subject Women’s Studies major offered as a 1st- and 2nd-year subject
  • Issues in Feminist Theory – core subject Women’s Studies major offered as a 3rd-year, honours and masters subject
  • Introduction to Feminist Debates – core subject Women’s Studies major offered as a 1st- and 2nd-year subject.

QUT

  • Contemporary Issues for Justice Professionals 1 - core subject – Bachelor of Arts (Justice Studies)
  • Introduction to Professional Studies - core subject – Bachelor of Arts (Justice Studies)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues – elective – Bachelor of Laws)
  • Indigenous Rights and Reforms elective – Master of Arts (Justice Studies)
  • Aboriginal Cultural Studies – elective – Bachelor of Social Science).

QUT subjects developed in collaboration with colleagues

  • Contemporary Issues for Justice Professionals 2 – core subject in the Bachelor of Arts (Justice Studies)
  • Criminology – minor/major Bachelor of Justice Studies
  • Australian Society and Identity - Bachelor of Education.
This information has been contributed by Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson.

Publications


For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.

Awards

Awards and recognition

Type
Fellowship of a Learned Academy or Membership of AIATSIS
Reference year
2010
Details
2010 Member of AIATSIS
Type
Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year
2010
Details
The 2010 Teaching Award for Excellence Indigenous Education
Type
Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
Reference year
2008
Details
Conditions of Settler Colonialism Symposium hosted by the University of Chicago on 26 and 27th April, 2008. Paper presented titled: Writting Off Indigenous Sovereignties.
Type
Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
Reference year
2008
Details
Keynote Speaker at Indigeneity as a Category of Critical Analysis Symposium, held at the University of Illinois on the 22nd April, 2008. Paper presented titled: White Possession: The Legacy of Cook's Choice.
Type
Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
Reference year
2009
Details
Keynote speaker at the 2nd Imagined Australia International Research Forum held in Bari, Italy. Paper titled "White Possession:Bodies that Matter on the Beach on 17th July 2009.
Type
Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
Reference year
2009
Details
Keynote speaker presented at Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Indigeneity and Performance at Royal Hollaway, University of London on 15th May, 2009.
Type
Funding Award
Reference year
2008
Details
ALTC grant awarded for development of Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass Module into Australian PG Capacity Building programs.