Professional Memberships:
Secretary of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia
Australian and New Zealand Shakespeare Association (member)
Research Interests:
Australian and global migration, multiculturalism, race and ethnicity, cultural studies, sport (esp. soccer), popular culture, Australian studies, Eurovision, gender studies.
Most Recent Research Outcomes:
"Skirting the issue: finding queer and geopolitical belonging at the Eurovision Song Contest," Contemporary Southeastern Europe, vol. 2, no. 1 (2015), pp. 136-154.
Review of Tony Bennett (ed.), Challenging (the) humanities, (Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2013), Queensland Review, vol. 21, no. 2 (December 2014), pp. 235-236.
“Of Nerds and Men: Dimensions and Discourses of Masculinity in Nerds FC,” in The Sports Documentary: Critical Essays, eds Zachary Inglis and David Sutera, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013.
“In the spirit of reconciliation: migrating spirits and Australian postcolonial multiculturalism in Hoa Pham’s Vixen,” in Spectral Identities: Ghosting in Literature and Film, eds Melanie Anderson and Lisa Sloan, Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2013.
Along with soulful gazes and key changes, politics is never far from Eurovision
May 16, 2016 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
From now on, when people ask me why Eurovision is worth paying attention to, Im going to give them a short answer: 2016. This year the contest has given us disputes over political lyrics, exclusions due to bankruptcy,...
How 'Asiavision' could be a boon for cultural diplomacy
Apr 10, 2016 22:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
SBSs deal with the European Broadcasting Union to develop a Eurovision Song Contest equivalent in Asia is a welcome chance for Australia to develop stronger ties with the Asia-Pacific region. The development of an Asian...