The Diversities and Social Inclusion Research Group explores how our societies are shaped by diversities of many forms, including those defined by culture, gender, sexuality, class and dis/ability, among others.
Our research
We research diversities and social inclusion in a wide range of social sites, including urban communities, arenas of education and learning, and online spaces. From transnational movements of people, cultures and ideas to studies of local communities, our research spans multiple scales and interpretive approaches. Intersections of multiple dimensions of diversity inform our work, and our research is broadly defined by a normative imperative towards inclusion of marginalised groups.
The group’s research is multi-disciplinary, drawing on sociology, cultural studies, historical studies, education, politics, linguistics, media studies, and other disciplines.
Research themes
Research themes include:
- cultural identity and belonging
- culture, language and education
- diaspora communities and politics
- digital cultures and communities
- disability studies
- First nations
- intersectionalities of class, race and gender
- multilingualism
- race relations
- sexual diversity and LGBTIQ+ cultures
Group members
Core members include:
- Kristine Aquino
- Sarah Attfield
- Caitlin Biddolph
- Paul Byron
- Tisha Dejmanee
- Paola Eiras
- Devleena Ghosh
- Christina Ho
- Siobhan Irving
- Andrew Jakubowicz
- Timothy Laurie
- Margaret McHugh
HDR members include:
- Hien (Minnie) Fabiansson
- Janno He
- Hussain Hussaini
- Sidhi Vhisatya
- Jiaxin Yang
Current research projects
Examples of current projects within the group include:
- An ARC Discovery Project on informal sport, migrant integration and the urban commons in Sydney and Singapore (Kristine Aquino)
- A book project on working-class participation in popular music scenes, looking at Australia, the UK and the US (Sarah Attfield)
- A project queering transitional justice processes, particularly in settler colonial contexts (Caitlin Biddolph)
- A book project called Digitally Curated: Online Identity Practices of Asian Austalian Young Adults (Tisha Dejmanee)
- A project on citizenship and practice, and teaching presence in online courses for adult education (Paola Eiras)
- A project mapping the diversity of intergenerational parenting among Asian migrant mothers in Australia (Hien (Minnie) Fabiansson)
- A project on the representation of migrant motherhood in Chinese cinema (Janno He)
- A project on schooling, parenting and ethnicity, focusing on Asian migrants and Australian education (Christina Ho)
- Making multicultural Australia (Andrew Jakubowicz)
- A project on working-class boys and young men in Australian film and television (Timothy Laurie)
- The DocoFemifesto: Producing narratives that focus on resistance, agency and legacy in biographical documentary films about women (Margaret McHugh)
- An ARC Discovery Project on experiences and strategies of Indigenous, LGBTQIASB+, disabled and racially marginalised journalists in transforming media (Archie Thomas)
- Trans memories: Addressing unknowable loss and affect (Sidhi Vhisatya)
- A project on the platform labour of Chinese vertical drama actors (Jiaxin Yang)
Contact us
Research Group co-conveners: Kristine.Aquino@uts.edu.au & Caitlin.Biddolph@uts.edu.au
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