James Oliver

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James Oliver is an Associate Professor at the School of Design, RMIT University. He is a transdisciplinary academic with more than 20-yrs of research, teaching and engagement practice (including in the public sector). This has nurtured his research and creative practices, intersecting with community and cultural enquiry, in a shift towards a ‘practice as research’ methodology. Another important aspect of James' work is in the area of Indigenous Practice Research, in international context and collaboration. This has developed from his work as a Hebridean Gàidheal within his native community and culture—the language, place-based belonging and social practices of the Scottish Hebrides—and in collaborations with artists and educators across Australia and Canada.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Associate Professor, RMIT University
  • 2017–2019
    Senior Lecturer, Monash University
  • 2014–2016
    Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
  • 2010–2013
    Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
  • 2007–2009
    Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

Education

  • 2003 
    The University of Sheffield, PhD (Sociological Studies)
  • 1998 
    The University of Strathclyde, MRes (Social Science)
  • 1996 
    Glasgow Caledonian University, BA (Hons.) Social Science (Poltics with History)

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