- Professor of Music, The University of Western Australia
Clint Bracknell is a Nyoongar song-maker and Professor of Music at the University of Western Australia. He investigates connections between song, language, and landscapes while working on projects to improve Indigenous community access to cultural heritage collections. Clint has co-translated world-first Indigenous language works in film and theatre and maintains a significant creative research agenda, leading development of the Mayakeniny Nyoongar performance resource and releasing Nyoongar music under the name Maatakitj. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (Arts section), Chaired the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Council from 2024-2025, and was appointed to the inaugural Creative Australia First Nations Board.
Experience
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2018–presentAssociate Professor, Edith Cowan University
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2023–presentProfessor of Music, Conservatorium of Music, University of Western Australia
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2022–2023Professor, University of Queensland
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2014–2018Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
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2010–2014Lecturer, University of Western Australia
Education
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2016University of Western Australia, PhD (Music)
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2005Edith Cowan University, Graduate Diploma of Education
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2001Murdoch University, Bachelor of Arts
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities
- Board Member, Creative Australia First Nations Board
Contact Clint for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Perth, Australia
- Website
- YouTube: @maatakitj
- Article Feed
- Joined
