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

Distinguished Professor Ien Ang
Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University
A/Professor Liam Magee
Institute for Culture and Society

Western Sydney University
A/Professor Anna Pertierra
Institute for Culture and Society
School of Humanities and Communication Arts

Western Sydney University
Professor Megan Watkins
Institute for Culture and Society
School of Education

Western Sydney University

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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