Aboriginal research & researchers
We are committed to an indigenous research agenda of pursuing social justice outcomes through research within a framework of decolonisation.
We work to enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, wellbeing and empowerment through research. Specific areas of research include:
- self-determination
- displacement and identity
- international activist connections
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and climate change.
Publications
Moondani Balluk has a large output of academic research and creative works including peer-reviewed journal articles, creative non-fiction and fiction, theatre and exhibitions. Our research covers the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, cultures and knowledges in areas such as:
- climate change and the environment
- human rights, sovereignty and politics
- social studies
- Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history.
View the profiles of our Moondani Balluk academics to see their wide-ranging research and creative outputs
Aboriginal History Archive (AHA)
The Aboriginal History Archive (AHA) documents over half a century of Aboriginal activism in Australia’s contemporary political history and adds the Aboriginal voices that are central to this complex era.
Most of the material has been collected by Professor Gary Foley throughout his fifty-year career as an activist, performer, polemicist, historian and teacher. The Foley Collection is an extensive archive of almost 500,000 items.
The AHA includes documents, photos, audio and video, campaign ephemera and artefacts. The collection documents issues including the emergence, development and rise of the Aboriginal Black Power, land rights and self-determination movements in Australia.
Read more about the AHA, and the opportunity for contributing to research through dedicated research scholarships and internships.
Research with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people
Victoria University research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must gain approval by the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The proposed research will only be approved if it complies with these guidelines.
Researchers should engage with Moondani Balluk before submitting an application to the HREC.
Research grants, fellowships & scholarships
Moondani Balluk has been granted research funds for a variety of projects. We also offer postgraduate scholarships, post-doctoral research fellowships. Some of the research grants are made possible through the Discovery Indigenous Scheme.
