Alex Wharton

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Alex Wharton is a PhD candidate at Western Sydney University’s Institute of Culture and Society, with a research focus on family-based media practices in regional NSW. His current project considers the unique media literacy opportunities and challenges experienced by parents/caregivers in these diverse settings.

Alex has a background in education having previously taught K-12 and worked as a school Principal, he is particularly passionate about understanding the role of education in equipping families with the tools to critically engage with media in an increasingly digital world.

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The Institute for Culture and Society is located in Parramatta, “the place where the eel sets down” in Dharug language,
along the north bank of the Parramatta River. It sits on the traditional lands and waters of the Burramattagal people of the Dharug Nation,
who have been stewards and caretakers of these territories since time immemorial, in what today is referred to as Greater Western Sydney,
one of the most diverse cultural communities in the world and home to the largest number of Indigenous Australians in the country.
The Institute for Culture and Society acknowledges the Dharug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal)
and Wiradjuri peoples as traditional custodians and Indigenous knowledge-holders, whose storytelling serve
as historical record, a form of teaching and learning, a way to care for Country,
and an expression of Indigenous culture and identity.