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Dr Colleen McGloin

BA Hons, PhD. University of Wollongong

Contact Details:

• Building 19, Room 2006

• Phone (02) 4221 4894

• Email cmcgloin@uow.edu.au

Brief Introduction:

I come from a multi disciplinary background and hold a Bachelor of Arts in English with First Class Honours and a doctorate in Communications and Cultural Studies from the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communications. In 2006, I received an OCTAL teaching award for my contribution to teaching and learning. My PhD research was an analysis of surfing and beach culture in Australia as this relates to race and masculinity in the production of national identity. This work provides a counter argument to dominant discourses of nation and identity through a range of texts that examine Indigenous surfers’ relationship to surfing and beach culture.

Research Interests:

My research interests include critical and cultural theory, the study of literary and film texts, Indigenous histories, issues of gender in relation to nation and identity, and critical pedagogy in Higher Education. My research informs my writing and teaching and contributes to subject development in the Indigenous Studies programme.

Publications:

BOOKS:

McGloin, C. Surfing Nation(s) Surfing Country(s), 2008 Saarbrucken, VDM Verlag

BOOK CHAPTERS:

McGloin, C ‘Australian Indigenous Short Film: ‘Introducing Wayne Blair’s Djarn Djarns and Black Talk’ in Reverse Shots: Indigenous Film and Media in an International Context, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, (forthcoming)

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

McGloin, C. (2006), ‘Aboriginal Surfing: Reinstating Culture and Country’, International Journal of Humanities, Vol.4, Issue 1. pp.93-99.

McGloin, C. (2008) ‘Recontextualising the Award: Developing a Critical Pedagogy in Indigenous Studies’ International Journal of Humanities, Vol. 6, Issue 4. pp.81-88.

McGloin, C. (2009) ‘Nation, Country and Indigenous Surfing’, in Kurrungabaa pp.87-91.

McGloin, C. (2009) ‘Considering the work of Martin Nakata’s “Cultural Interface”: a Reflection on Theory and Practice by a non-Indigenous Academic,’ Aust Journal of Indigenous Education, Vol 38, Supplement, 2009.

McGloin, C. & Lumby, B. (2009) ‘Re-Presenting Urban Aboriginal Identities: Self-Representation in “Children of the Sun”’ Aust Journal of Indigenous Education, Vol 38.

McGloin, C. Marshall, A & Adams, M. (2009) ‘Leading The Way: Indigenous knowledge and Collaboration at the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre’ JUTLP April, 2010

McGloin, C & J Stirling, J. (2009) Two left feet: dancing in Academe to the rhythms of neoliberal discourse. (in press, Cultural Studies Review)

 

In process: Cultural identity and Irish Indigenous Travellers

Teaching:

I have been teaching into the Indigenous Studies programme at Woolyungah for seven years. Prior to this, I taught in Communications and Cultural Studies. Currently, I coordinate INDS 200, Identity, History and Contested Knowledge, and ABST300, Indigenous People and Decolonisation: Global Perspectives. I also co coordinate the Indigenous Studies Honours programme. 

Grants:

2006, UoW Teaching and Learning Fund Grant for WIC academic team $32,000

2009 UoW Partnership: Partnerships for Aboriginal Health (WIC staff) $5,000

Research Students:

Karlene Adlington (Hons) 'Representations of women in the work of Anita Heiss' Current

McLean, Hannah. (Hons). Talkin’ ‘bout reconciliation: a soundtrack for indigenous resistance,

Co Supervised with Prof. Kathleen Clapham. Completed 2009

Bronwyn Lumby, (PhD). ‘The Politics of Aboriginal Identity’, Co Supervised with Prof. Martin Nakata. Current

Kelly Pollitt, (Hons). ‘Conceptual Frameworks in Drug and Alcohol Services in relation to Indigenous Clients’, Co Supervised with Prof Kathleen Clapham. Completed 2008

Michelle Hartcher, (Hons). ‘Finding a Voice in Boxing: Indigenous Participation in the sport of boxing 1930-2007’. Completed 2007.