An open letter against racism


We write this letter in response to substance-less attacks on ‘critical race theory’ by politicians and media figures in Australia. These attacks are tantamount to an attack on anti-racism itself. On 21 June 2021, a motion was introduced to the Australian Senate that called for the Government to reject critical race theory (CRT) from the national education curriculum. That motion was carried with support of members of the sitting Coalition Government. The former Prime Minister, John Howard, added fuel to the raging culture war when he asserted live on ABC TV: ‘I don’t think there is underlying racism in Australia.’

The signatories of this letter stand in opposition to these attacks by public office holders and public figures. Such attacks are dangerous in a number of ways:

* they have the effect of legitimising racism in a settler colonial society and insulating it from critique;
* they are a coordinated attack on principles of anti-racism;
* they place limits on democratic forms of speech and attack the right to protest;
* they seek to erode the principle of academic freedom

We stand in opposition to the amplification of moral panic over critical race theory, and assert the value of anti-racist action, research, and pedagogy.

It is clear to us that attacks on critical race theory are motivated by an anxiety over collective anti-racist mass movements that have forcefully asserted challenges to white supremacy and settler colonialism. Specifically, these attacks have gathered force following the unprecedented global antiracist mobilisations that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. In the Australian context, these mobilisations have continued the ongoing resistance against First Nations deaths in custody. The attacks cannot be separated from the undermining of Indigenous people’s struggles against colonialism and attendant racial domination and discrimination, as well as the devaluation of Indigenous knowledges. We stand in solidarity with anti-racist movements that seek to dismantle the structures and systems that reproduce and uphold racism and oppression.

Understanding how race is constructed, and more importantly the political function of race, is crucial if we are to intervene in racism. The challenge of understanding race is that it is produced by ascriptive actions that, when repeated, come to appear as if they are fixed and stable characteristics. Race emerges from constantly shifting processes of racialisation, and so requires dedicated study. To understand race and racism in these terms is to understand that it is a structure of domination, one that is reproduced through things like policy, law, medicine, education, media, and more. Critical approaches to race demand that we attend to the ways race and racism are produced, both historically and contemporarily. This does not constitute a program of propaganda but a mode of critical inquiry that is consciously and explicitly invested in dismantling structures that perpetuate racism and racial domination.

The signatories of this letter oppose the attacks on ‘critical race theory’. At a time of mounting white supremacism across the Global North, these attacks are a stark reminder that we need more critical thinking about race and we resolve to continue this work across a range of diverse fields and disciplines. We call on institutions of research and education in Australia to stand with students, scholars, and educators whose work is coming under attack and to support their vital work.

Andrew Brooks, Lecturer in Media Studies, UNSW, Wangal Country, Australia
Alana Lentin, Associate Professor of Cultural & Social Analysis, Western Sydney University, Australia
Natalie Osborne, Lecturer Griffith University, Australia
Jumana Bayeh, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University, Australia
Catherine, Book editor, Freelance, Australia
Shawna Tang, Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia
Astrid Lorange, Senior Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Michael Griffiths, Senior Lecturer, Literary Studies, University of Wollongong, Australia
Suneel Jethani, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Paola Bacchetta, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Ben Williamson, Australia
Dr Debbie Bargallie, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University, Australia
Dr. Jay Daniel Thompson, Lecturer,RMIT University, Australia
Dr Sean Dockray, Senior Lecturer, ANU, Australia
David Theo Goldberg, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine
Lisa Radford, Lecturer, VCA, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jean M Beaman, Associate Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
Ryan Al-Natour, Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Deb Kunda, Swinburne, Australia
Dr Kim Munro, Lecturer, RMIT university, Australia
Shelly McGrath, Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia
Michael Richardson, Senior Research Fellow, UNSW, Australia
Innez Haua, Macquarie University, Australia
Pearl Tan, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Australia
Simon Dawes, Senior Lecturer Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France
Lana Tatour, Lecturer, UNSW
Na’ama Carlin, Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Meera Atkinson, Adjunct Lecturer in Writing, University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia
Nick Apoifis, Academic, UNSW, Australia
Leah Jing McIntosh, Editor, Liminal Magazine, Australia
Zora Simic, Academic, UNSW, Australia
Kyle Smith, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Joseph Pugliese, Professor, Macquarie University, Australia
Sky Croeser, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University, Australia
Omid Tofighian, Adjunct Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Ben Golder, Associate Professor, UNSW, Australia
David Brophy, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia
Ronit Lentin, Retired Associate Professor of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
John Kinsella, Emeritus Professor, Curtin University, Australia
Phillip Wadds, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW, Australia
Karen Crawley, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University, Australia
Baden Offord, AO, Emeritus Professor, Curtin University, Australia
Suvendrini Perera, John Curtin Distinguished, Emeritus Professor Curtin University, Australia
Evan Lawless, PhD Student, Curtin University, Australia
Tracy Ryan, Writer, Australia
Caitlin Biddolph, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
Kathleen Flanagan, Research Fellow, University of Tasmania, Australia
Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, UTS, Australia
Dr Lara Palombo, Lecturer/Tutor, Macquarie University, Australia
Wulf D. Hund, Prof. emeritus, University of Hamburg – Department of Social Economics, Germany
Justine Poon, Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Jacob Broom, PhD candidate, University of Western Australia, Australia
Lisa Slater, Senior Lecturer, UOW, Australia
Liam Grealy, Research Fellow, University of Sydney, Australia
R. Harindranath, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr Jodi Brooks, Senior Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, University of NSW, Australia
Sally McLaren, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Tanja Dreher, Associate Professor, UNSW, Australia
Dr Sara Dehm, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Antonio Traverso, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University, Australia
Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Macquarie University, Australia
Louise Boon-Kuo, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Australia
Catherine Dale, teacher, Tonjo, Tokyo, Japan
Sertan Saral, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney, Australia
Trang Hà, Student, Macquarie University, Australia
Maryrose Casey, Professor, Flinders University, Australia
Souheir Edelbi, PhD Candidate, UNSW, Australia
Dr Jayne Persian, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Chris Gibson, Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong, Australia
Sian Halcrow, Associate Professor University of Otago, New Zealand
Alison Holland, Academic,Macquarie University Australia
Laura Tanata, Australia
David Wearing, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom
Daniel Karlsson, Finland
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Sophie Loy-Wilson, Lecturer in Australian History, University of Sydney, Australia
Stephanie Betz, Sessional Lecturer, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, Australia
Julien Villeneuve, Professor, Collège de Maisonneuve, Canada
Mark Davis, Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia
Nick Riemer, Senior Lecturer, English and Linguistics, University of Sydney, Australia
Richard Joyce, Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Australia
Charlie Masquelier, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Radhiah Chowdhury, Commissioning editor, Penguin Random House Australia, Australia
Robyn Moore, Researcher University of Tasmania, Australia
Jennifer Mclean, Postgraduate student, UNSW, Australia
Dr Scott East, Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Russell Smith, Lecturer, ANU, Australia
Dr Emre Ilhan, Lecturer/physiotherapist, Macquarie University, Australia
Tanya Jakimow, Associate Professor, Australian National University, Australia
Luke Munn, Research Associate, Western Sydney University, Australia
Dr Tom Doig, Research Impact Advisor,Massey University, New Zealand
Gerald Roche, Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University, Australia
Jacinta O’Reilly, New Zealand
Ann Kreger, Retired lecturer
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Hannah Lauren Murray, Lecturer in American Literature, University of Liverpool, UK
Alex Bhathal, Lecturer, La Trobe University, Australia
Alison Whittaker, Senior Researcher, Jumbunna Institute, Australia
Hannah McCann, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia
Sirma Bilge, Professor, Université de Montréal, Department of Sociology, Canada
Carolyn DCruz, Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University, Australia
Anna Sublet, Freelance Writer, Australia
Niro Kandasamy, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Cristina Rocha, Professor, Western Sydney University, AUSTRALIA
Ruth De Souza, VC Research Fellow, RMIT University, Australia
Emma Barnard, Teaching Associate Lead/PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Amani Bell, Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Lauren Piko, Sessional lecturer, University of Melbourne, Australia
Catriona Elder, Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia
Joanne Stagg, Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia
Simon Farley, PhD candidate and sessional tutor, University of Melbourne, Australia
Elena Marchetti, Professor, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia
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Dr Allan Ardill, Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Australia
Emily Valentine Bullock, retired, Lennox St studios, Australia
Poppy de Souza, Adjunct/Honorary Research Fellow, UNSW and Griffith University, Australia
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Thao Phan, Research Fellow, Monash University, Australia
Katherine Wake, Post grad alumni, University of Sydney, Australia
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Emma Palmer, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University, Australia
Jane Wakefield, Australia
Jathan Sadowski, Research Fellow, Monash University, Australia
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Niru Perera, Linguist, Curtin University, Australia
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Susan Forde, Professor, Griffith Centre for Social & Cultural Research, Griffith University, Australia
Helen Beazley, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland, Australia
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Sarah Woodland, Dean’s Research Fellow, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Australia
Hanne Worsoe, PhD student, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Australia
Ien Ang, Distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies Western Sydney University, Australia
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Sarah Joseph, Professor, Griffith University, Australia
Tim Gregory, Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
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Panizza Almark, Associate Dean Arts, Edith Cowan University, Australia
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Aaron Winter, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of East London, UK
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Kurt Sengul, Sessional Academic, School of Creative Industries, University of Newcastle, Australia
Dorothy Driver, Visiting Researcher, University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Lambros Fatsis, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Stephen Ashe, Teaching Fellow, Durham University, United Kingdom
Hannah Wu, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Jennifer Nielsen, Associate Professor, Southern Cross University, Australia
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Dr Tom Round, Lecturer, Law & Justice, Southern Cross University, Australia (Yugambeh land)
Goldie Osuri, Associate Professor, University of Warwick, UK
Greg Marston, Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia
Luis Gomez Romero, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wollongong, Australia
Tania Lewis, Professor of Media and Communication, Co-Director, Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University, Australia
Monique Lewis, Lecturer in Media and Communication, Griffith University, Australia
Dr Susie Latham, Adjunct Fellow, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Australia
Marcelle Burns, Lecturer, Law School, University of New England, Gomeroi
Rachel Smith, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Christopher White, Australia
Eddie Cubillo, Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Karen Lee, Senior Lecturer, UTS, Australia
Warwick Padgham, Program Manager, Indigenous Law and Justice Hub, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Adrián Groglopo, Senior lecturer, Dep. of social work, University of Gothenburg, Sverige
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Helen Taylor, PhD candidate & sessional tutor, UTS, Australia
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Susan Reid, Researcher, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney, Australia
Nasar Meer, Professor, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Francis Markham, Research Fellow, Australian National University, Australia
Irina Schmitt, Senior Lecturer, Department of Gender Studies, Lund University, Sweden
Narelle MacPherson, Retired Remote Nurse, Charles Darwin University, Australia
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Isabel Soto, Associate Professor (retired), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
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Dr Paraskevi Viviane Galata, Adjunct Collaborating Professor, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Paul Gilbert, Senior Lecturer, University of Sussex, UK
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Nadya Ali, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Alina Rzepnikowska Phillips, Lecturer, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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Laura Jean McKay, Lecturer, Massey University, New Zealand
Kathryn Henne, Professor, Australian National University, Australia
Celine Zerna, Postgraduate Researcher, University of Adelaide, Australia
Kimberly A. Griffin, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Maryland, USA
Karen Schamberger, Independent historian and curator, Australian Migration History Network, Australia
Louise Crabtree-Hayes, Principal Research Fellow, Western Sydney University, Australia
Nadena Doharty, Lecturer in Education, Culture and Childhood, University of Sheffield, UK
Emilie Baganz, PhD Student/Research Assistant, Western Sydney University, Australia
Jonathan M Lockhart, Artistic Director, Electrofringe, Australia
Becky Parry, Lecturer, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Oliver Mayo, Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia
Svenja Helmes, PhD Student, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Soenke Biermann, Director, LiU Global Asia-Pacific Australia Program, Long Island University, Bundjalung, Australia
Ninna Makrinov, Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
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Anna Laing, Lecturer in International Development, University of Sussex, UK
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Amira Abdelhamid, PhD Candidate, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Damian Breen, Senior Lecturer, Birmingham City University, UK
Sadiya Akram, Lecturer in Politics, Manchester Metropolitan University, England
Meghan Tinsley, Presidential Fellow in Sociology, University of Manchester, UK
James Fairhead, Professor of Anthropology, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Eda Farsakoglu, PhD Student, Lund University, Sweden
Rebecca Scott Bray, Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia
Hannah Haycox, Research Assistant, The University of Manchester, UK
David Ockwell, Head of Department of Geography and Professor of Sustainability and International Development, University of Sussex, UK
Tiffany Ng, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, United States
Sandeep Bakshi, Associate Professor, University of Paris, France
Micah Burch, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Law School
Judith Ridge, PhD Student, University of Newcastle, Australia
Aryati Yashadhana, Research Fellow, University of New South Wales, Australia
Nina Serova, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne, Australia
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James Gardiner, PhD Candidate and Tutor, The University of Sydney, Australia
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Emeline Cacciaguidi-Fahy, Post Graduate Alumni, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Fiona Ranson, PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer, Northumbria University, UK
Pip Henderson, PhD Candidate, Flinders University, Kaurna Country, Australia
Sarah Kunz, Leverhulme Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK
Thom Conroy, Senior Lecturer, Massey University, New Zealand
Josephine Gabi, Lecturer Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Anne Brewster, Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW, Australia
Liz Conor, Associate Professor, History, La Trobe University, Australia
Rachel Sharples, Western Sydney University, Australia
Aidan Craney, Research Consultant, La Trobe University, Australia
Azza Zein, Australia
Danny Butt, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Alexandra Wake, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia
Jonathan Kingsley, Senior Lecturer, Swinburne University, Australia
Ashley Perry, Tutor, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jessica Weir, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University, Australia
Juan Francisco Salazar, Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Jenna Condie, Senior Lecturer in Digital Society, Western Sydney University, Australia
Bridget Backhaus, Lecturer, Griffith University, Australia
Olivia Guntarik, RMIT
Fiona Martin, Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia
Emma Waterton, Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
kate harriden, phd scholar fenner school and visiting Indigenous fellow centre Aboriginal economic policy and research, Aust. National University ngunnawal country, Australia
Anthony Zwi, Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia
Lisa Waller, Professor of Digital Communication, RMIT University, Australia
Heather Jarvis, Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia
Paul Tabar, Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney Univerity, Australia
Tim Rowse, Emeritus Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Tony Bennett, Emeritus Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Meena sritharan, PhD Candidate, The Australian National University, Australia
Declan Kuch, VC Research Fellow, Western Sydney University, Australia
Benjamin Madden, University of Adelaide, Australia
Brian Castro, Adjunct Professor, Creative Writing, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Emeritus Professor Kay Anderson, Institute for Culture & Society, Western Sydney University, Australia
Chrisanthi Giotis, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Zelmarie Cantillon, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Western Sydney University, Australia
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Dr Rebecca Mayo, Lecturer, School of Art & Design, ANU, Australia
Liam Magee, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Australia
Nicky Morrison, Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
David Nolan, Associate Professor, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra, Ngunnawal Country, Australia
Lucas Lixinski, Professor, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Western Sydney University, Australia
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Liz Dovey, PhD scholar, Australian National University, Australia
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Phil Collins, Artist and Professor for Video and Performance Academy for Media Arts, Cologne, Germany
Jimmy Yan, PhD student, University of Melbourne, Australia
Tim Coronel, Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Australia
Patrick Harris, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation, UNSW, Australia
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Dr Valerie van Loggerenberg, Psychologist, Soldier Centre, Australia
Drew Rooke, Freelance journalist and author, Australia
Sarah Williams, PhD Candidate Deakin university; Co-founder Footprint Enterprises Inc., Australia
Lily Golightly, Artist, Sydney, Australia
Nolan Murphy, UNSW, Australia
Josh Johnston, CTO, X-Team International, Australia
Anthony Vernon
Robyn Bushell, Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Dr Marlene Longbottom, Yuin woman, Research Fellow, University of Wollongong, Yirrgandji country
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Kat Taylor, Research Fellow, Australian National University, Australia
Nya Abernathy, Founder and Public Educator, The Dignity Effect, LLC, United States
Melissa Deeken, Student , The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, USA
Tara Tolhurst, Student, University of Newcastle, Australia
Marziya Mohammedali, PhD Student/ HDR Support Coordinator, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Michelle Lamptey, UK
William Clapton, Senior Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Marie Oelgemoeller, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, James Cook University, Australia
Eva Chandrakumar, Social Sciences Teacher, Ascham School, Wallumedegal Country
Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran, PhD Candidate, School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU, Australia
Gil Anaf, Psychiatrist / Psychoanalyst, Australia
Alba Rosa Boer Cueva, PhD candidate, UNSW, Australia
Emily Valentine Bullock, Visual Artist, Australia
Dr Julia Anaf, Research Fellow, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
Megan Watkins, Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Misty Farquhar, OAM, PhD Candidate, Curtin University Centre for Human Rights Education, Australia
Greg Noble, Professor, Institute for Culture & Society, Western Sydney University, Australia
Raisera McCulloch, Masters Student, NAIITS Indigenous Learning, Australia, Bunjalung Country
Hayley Saul, Senior Lecturer in Heritage Studies, Western Sydney University, Australia
Susan Sheridan, Emeritus Professor, Flinders University, Australia
Paul Salzman, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University, Australia
Dr. Blair Apgar, Independent Researcher, United States
Marisa Howden, Writer, Australia
Duc Dau, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Daniel Swain, PhD candidate, Yale University, Australia
Jennifer Rutherford, Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia
Tommaso Durante, Associated Lecturer, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Sarah Kennedy Bates, PhD Candidate, Harvard University, Australia
Kate Deacock, Lecturer, Western Sydney University, Australia
Janak Rogers, Associate Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia
Cecelia Cmielewski, Research Officer, Western Sydney University, Australia
Bronwyn Bate, Post Doc Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Australia
Nicholas Jose, Emeritus Professor, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Sonia Sofat, Director & Co-Founder, Hue Consulting, Australia
Adrian Mackenzie, Professor of Sociology, ANU, Australia
Denis Byrne, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Brett Neilson, Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Professor Heather Horst, Director, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia
Anna Cristina Pertierra, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Eliza Palme, Law & Development Student, UON, Australia
Dr Sue Whatman, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University, Australia
Steph (Daza) Curley, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Dr Benjamin Hanckel, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University, Australia
Karen Soldatic, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Simon Stevens, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Dr James A. Lindsay, PhD, University of Tennessee, United States
Coleman Hughes, Writer, Columnist, Podcaster, Columbia University, United States
John H McWhorter, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, United States
Samuel Harris, PhD and Author, Philosopher, Neuroscientist, University of California, United States
Zuleyka Zevallos, Applied sociologist, The Other Sociologist, Australia
Dr Kent Hovind, PhD, Christian Education, Patriot Bible University Colorado, United States
Sarah Williams, PhD Candidate; Co-founder, Deakin university; Footprint Enterprises Inc., Australia
Dr Anna Denejkina, Lecturer, Western Sydney University, Australia
Monika Barthwal-Datta, Senior Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Karem Roitman, Associate Lecturer, Open University, United Kingdom
Kai Syng Tan, Senior Lectuere, Manchester Metropolitan University
Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti, Senior lecturer, University of Brighton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Dr Julie McLaughlin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Dr Marias D’Avolio, Lecturer, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Bianca Hester, Senior Lecturer, co-Director Research and Engagement, UNSW, Australia
Phillipa Evans, Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Stephen Loo, Professor, UNSW, Australia
Bridget Moyle, Former Student, UNSW, Australia
Dr Amanda Stuart, Lecturer, Environment Studio, School of Art and Design, Australian National University, Australia
Jill Bennett, Scientia Professor, UNSW, Australia
Dr Clare Milledge, Senior Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
ELizabeth McMahon, Professor, UNSW, Australia
Anastasia Murney, Sessional Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Matthew Chard, PHD Student, Australian National University, Australia
Kynan Tan, Postdoctoral Fellow, UNSW, Gadigal, Australia
Verónica Tello, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Australia
Carla Guedes, Scientia PhD student, UNSW, Australia
Nina Nichols, PhD Scholar, Australian National University, Australia
Bonaventure Munganga, PhD student, Literary Studies, UNSW-Sydney, Australia
Fernando do Campo, Lecturer, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Helen Caple, Associate Professor, Journalism, UNSW, Gadigal, Australia
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Dr Srinjoy Bose, Senior Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Riley Court Bennett, Residential Fellow; Medicine Graduate, UNSW, Australia
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Mengistu Amberber Senior Lecturer UNSW Australia
Anna Munster, Professor, Media Arts and Theory, UNSW, Australia
Emma Robinson, Lecturer, Griffith University, Australia
Rebecca Shanahan, Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
Zoe Horn, PhD Candidate, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia
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