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
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2020–presentAssociate Professor, RMIT University
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2017–2019Senior Lecturer, Monash University
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2014–2016Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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2010–2013Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
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2007–2009Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
Education
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2003The University of Sheffield, PhD (Sociological Studies)
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1998The University of Strathclyde, MRes (Social Science)
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1996Glasgow Caledonian University, BA (Hons.) Social Science (Poltics with History)
- Melbourne
- Website
- @joliver_culture
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
