9664122
- TitleProfessor Deborah Bird Rose oral history interview by Thom van Dooren
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- Level of descriptionfonds
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26 September 2018 - Type of material
- Reference code9664122
- Physical Description2 audio files (2 hr., 4 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Debroah Bird Rose was an anthropologist and ethnographer, with a focus on social and ecological justice based on Australian Aboriginal peoples fieldwork she researched since the 1980s. Rose drew upon anthropology, history, philosophy, cultural, religious and animal studies to build ethnographic and ecological knowledge.
Rose's doctoral work explored how an Aboriginal people group answered fundamental existential questions, which she published as 'Dingo makes us human: Life and land in an Australian Aboriginal culture' (1992), which won the Stanner Prize for work on Aboriginal issues. Rose has also won the Jessie Litchfield Award for Literature, 'Hidden histories' (1991), and was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Awards, 'Reports from a wild country: Ethics for decolonisation' (2004).
Rose worked as a consultant anthropologist for various bodies, including the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Northern Land Council, Central Land Council, NSW Parks and Wildlife Service and the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority; and was a founding member of the Kangaloon Group for Creative Ecologies.
Rose edited the ecological humanities section of the 'Australian humanities review' and the online journal, 'Environmental humanities' with Thom van Dooren.
Thom van Dooren is a field philosopher and writer. He completed a Bachelor of Arts (honours), 2003 and a PhD in the Fenner School of Environment and Society, 2007, at the Australian National University.
He is the Deputy Director at the Sydney Environment Institute and an Associate Professor in the School of Humanities at the University of Sydney. van Dooren has held positions at the University of California, University of Hawai'i, USA; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; University of Oslo, Norway.
Jane Ulman is a multi-award winning audio program maker and sound artist. She has worked for more than 30 years recording wildlife, environmental sounds and voices across Australia and abroad. She has worked for the ABC and BBC.
References:
Standish, A. "Rose, Deborah Bird." The encyclopedia of women and leadership in twentieth-century Australia. Accessed 24 August 2022. http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0591b.htm
van Dooren, T. "About." Thom van Dooren. Accessed 24 August 2022. https://www.thomvandooren.org/about/
Ulman, J. "Biography." Wild soundtracks. Accessed 24 August 2022. https://wildsoundtracks.com/about.html - Scope and ContentDeborah Bird Rose reflects on her life, academic career and research on Aboriginal Australian ethnography. She discusses her focus on social justice and decolonisation, kin-based societies, boundaries in research, anthropology, and collaborating with scientists for her research. Rose speaks about her research shifting to a stronger focus on the environment and questions around extinction and non-human ways of life. In the second part of the interview, Rose discusses her final book, 'Shimmer', which explores the relationship between the life and death of humans and flying foxes.
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Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - General note
Recorded at Picnic Point, New South Wales, on 26 September 2018, edited by Jane Ulman - Creator/Author/Artist
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