The Australian Centre

The Australian Centre Established in 1989, the Australian Centre has a long history of supporting scholarship on colonial and contemporary Australian society and culture.

We focus on deepening our understanding of the challenges inherent in our colonial history and engage in research and education that drives a more engaged, responsible and respectful approach to Indigenous Settler relations. The team led by director Professor Sarah Maddison and deputy director Dr Julia Hurst foster world-leading research on the settler state, its culture, institutions, sovereignty

and identities across several different disciplines, including history, sociology, literature, politics, visual arts and anthropology.

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The Australian Centre is based in the School of Culture and Communication, with Professor Ken Gelder and Professor Denise Varney as its co-directors. It aims to develop innovative research projects in the Australian arts and humanities across a range of disciplines, including Art History, Theatre Studies, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Media and Communication, Cinema Studies, Indigenous Studies and Creative Writing.

The Australian Centre has achieved national and international recognition for its undergraduate and graduate level teaching in Australian Studies, interdisciplinary doctoral program and a distinguished record of ARC and other external funding for research projects and fellowships that fostered an appreciation and critical examination of Australian society, culture and history. The Australian Centre also administers a suite of national cultural and literary awards.

Image: Jane Harrison, Jon Bell, Ivan Sen, Philip Morrissey, RAKA Award, ACMI, 2014