Education for Indigenous Futures: What could that look like?

In celebration of NAIDOC Week 2024, Professor Sandra Phillips will present a Faculty of Education Dean's Lecture:

Education for Indigenous Futures: What could that look like?

Taking a multidisciplinary approach and using sources of evidence as diverse as education policy and speculative fiction, Professor Sandra Phillips’ Dean’s Lecture will explore current examples and possible scenarios where education is oriented to Indigenous flourishing.
This presentation aims to contribute clarity to common goals we share as educators and leaders through combining the interpretive and critical traditions of Futures Studies with the spirit of 2024 NAIDOC theme, Keep the Fire burning! Blak, Loud and Proud.

This year’s NAIDOC Week theme, Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud, honours the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture – with fire a symbol of connection to Country, to each other, and to the rich tapestry of traditions that define Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Please note: In the event that this lecture exceeds venue capacity we will require a change of venue within the University of Melbourne, Parkville campus. Keep an eye out for communications.

Presenters

Professor Sandra Phillips

Associate Dean Indigenous, ARTS INDIGENOUS, Office of Dean, Faculty of Arts and Professor of Publishing and Communications, School of Culture and Communication.

Dr Sandra Phillips holds an ongoing position as Professor of Publishing and Communications in the School of Culture and Communication, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. For the period 2024-2027, she is also Associate Dean Indigenous in the Faculty of Arts' Office of the Dean.

Previously, Professor Phillips led Indigenous strategy and engagement at universities in the Group of 8 and the Australian Technology Network and has been a non-executive director with the Library Board of Queensland, the First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN), and other significant arts and culture agencies.

Professor Phillips was a book editor and publisher and after conferral of her PhD started as an education focussed academic coordinating capstone undergraduate Creative Industries and Literary Studies coursework.

In addition to her leadership role as Associate Dean Indigenous, Sandra is now Chief Investigator on two ARC Linkage Program projects, one exploring community publishing in regional Australia and another exploring Indigenous literature and its contribution to subject English innovation.

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