Research Team

Chief Investigators

Professor Tony Bennett

(Project Director)

Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University

Professor David Carter (opens in a new window)
School of Communications and Arts (opens in a new window)

University of Queensland

Professor Greg Noble
Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University

Professor David Rowe
Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University

Professor Tim Rowse
Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University

Professor Deborah Stevenson
Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University

Professor Graeme Turner (opens in a new window)
Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (opens in a new window)

University of Queensland

Professor Emma Waterton
Institute for Culture and Society
School of Social Sciences and Psychology

Western Sydney University

Partner Investigators

Professor Modesto Gayo (opens in a new window)
Escuela de Sociología (opens in a new window)

Universidad Diego Portales

Professor Fred Myers (opens in a new window)
Department of Anthropology (opens in a new window)

New York University

Associate Investigators

Research Support

Dr Ben Dibley

(Research Fellow)

Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University

Dr Michelle Kelly

(Senior Research Officer and Project Manager)

Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University

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