Distinguished Professor
Aileen Moreton-Robinson
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Feminism, Indigenous Research Methodologies, Indigenous Research Capacity Building, Indigenous Sovereignty, Indigenous Studies, Law, Race, Whiteness
Research field
Sociology, Cultural studies, Other human society
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Griffith University)
- BA(Hons) (Australian National University)
Professional memberships and associations
- Director - National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN)
- Executive member - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium (NATSIHEC)
- President - Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association (ACRAWSA)
- Member - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Co-editor - International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies.
- Member - editorial board - Cultural Studies Review
- Member - editorial board - Australian Feminist Studies
- Member - editorial board - Native American and Indigenous Studies Journal
- Member - editorial board - Journal of Australian Studies [Zeitschrift für Australienstudien]
- Member - editorial board - Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies ejournal
- Member - editorial board - Annual Review of Native and Indigenous Studies (ARNAIS)
Teaching
- 2012 - GEOG 522 Advanced Qualitative Methods in Geography convened by Professor Lucy Jarosz, Indigenous Research Capacity Building at the Indigenous Studies Research Network, University of Washington, USA, 5th December.
- 2012 - CHID 250 Comparative History of Ideas convened by Professor Jeanette Bushnell, Relationality as a First World Indigenous Social Research Paradigm, University of Washington, USA, 4th December.
- 1999 - Research Methodology, co-ordinator Dr Vicki Crowley, Towards an Indigenous Methodology, University of South Australia, Adelaide.
- 1998 - Revealing Race in White Feminist Academic Narratives, presented to the Construction of Whiteness Research Workshop, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, convened by Dr Jane Haggis and Dr Suzanne Schech, 24th January.
- 1997 - Researching Whiteness: Returning the Indigenous Gaze, presented at the Construction of Whiteness Research Workshop, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, convened by Dr Jane Haggis and Dr Suzanne Schech, 12th January.
- 1995 - The Dilemmas of Researching Native Title ,Legal Research Methodology Unit, Masters by coursework, co-ordinator Professor Gardner, Gardens Point campus, Law Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 20th August.
Curriculum Development Masterclasses
- 2013 - Indigenous Qualitative Research Methodologies, Charles Darwin University, (with Dr David Singh) 24th – 26thJune.
- 2012 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 14th - 16th February.
- 2011 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, James Cook University, Townsville, 22nd July.
- 2010 - Native Studies Masterclass, Master Scholar, University of Geneva, Switzerland 7th May.
- 2010 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, with Associate Professor Maggie Walter, 22nd - 24th June.
- 2010 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, University of South Australia, Adelaide, with Associate Professor Maggie Walter, 28th - 30th June.
- 2009 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, with Associate Professor Maggie Walter 7th - 9th July.
- 2009 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, with Associate Professor Maggie Walter, 13th - 15th July.
- 2008 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, with Associate Professor Maggie Walter, 3rd - 5th September.
- 2007 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 27th - 28th September.
- 2006 - Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, with Dr Wendy Brady, Dr Karen Martin and Professor John Maynard, 27th - 28th September.
- 2005 - Whiteness Studies Masterclass, University of Queensland, Brisbane, with Professor Marilyn Lake, Professor David Roediger, Dr Suvendrini Perera, Dr Wendy Brady, 13th - 15th December.
- 2005 - Race, Culture and Whiteness Masterclass, University of Queensland, Brisbane, with Professor Ien Ang and Dr Ghassan Hage, 7th - 9th July.
Postgraduate Research Capacity Building Programs
- 2013 - 2016 National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network Capacity Building Program.
- 2007 - Ongoing, Indigenous Research Capacity Building Program, Indigenous Studies Research Network, QUT
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.
Academic Positions within the Higher Education Sector
- 2006 - Current Position - Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.
- 2003 - 2005 - ARC Postdoctoral Fellow Australian Studies Centre, Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland, Brisbane.
- 2000 - 2002 - Lecturer B, Faculty of Arts, School of Humanities, Griffith University, Brisbane.
- 1999 - 2000 - Lecturer B, Department of Women’s Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide.
- 1999 - Lecturer C, Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Underdale Campus, University of South Australia, Adelaide.
- 1996 - 1998 - Ph.D. candidate, Faculty of Arts, School of Humanities, Women's Studies, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane.
- 1994 - 1996 - Lecturer B, Faculty of Law, Justice Studies, Kelvin Grove Campus, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.
- 1989 - 1990 - Co-ordinator/Lecturer B, Aboriginal and Islander Education and Student Support Program, Brisbane College of Advanced Education/Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.
- 1989 - Lecturer A, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Publications
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2013). Towards an Australian Indigenous women's standpoint theory: A methodological tool. Australian Feminist Studies, 28(78), 331–347. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/67067
- Coburn, E., Moreton-Robinson, A., Dei, G. & Harawira-Stewart, M. (2013). Unspeakable things: Indigenous research and social science (Choses indicibles : recherches autochtones et sciences sociales). Socio: La nouvelle revue des sciences sociales, 2, 331–348. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/65863
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2011). Bodies that matter: performing white possession on the beach. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 35(4), 57–72. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47982
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2011). The white man's burden: Patriarchal white epistemic violence and Aboriginal women's knowledges within the academy. Australian Feminist Studies, 26(70), 413–431. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47978
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2009). White possession: the legacy of Cook's choice. In R. Summo-O'Connell (Ed.), Imagined Australia: Reflections around the reciprocal construction of identity between Australia and Europe (pp. 27–42). Peter Lang Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28625
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2008). Writing off treaties: White possession in the United States critical whiteness studies literature. In M. Casey, F. Nicoll & A. Moreton-Robinson (Eds.), Transnational Whiteness Matters (pp. 81–96). Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28261
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2007). Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters. Allen & Unwin. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/65799
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2007). Writing off Indigenous Sovereignty: The Discourse of Security and Patriarchal White Sovereignty. In A. Moreton-Robinson (Ed.), Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters (pp. 86–102). Allen & Unwin. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15273
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2004). Whitening Race: Essays In Social And Cultural Criticism In Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/37335
- Moreton-Robinson, A., (2000). Talkin' Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism. The University of Queensland Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/65800
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- 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.
Selected research projects
- Title
- National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- SR120100005
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Indigenous Knowledge; Research Capacity Building
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.