DrThor Kerr
Senior Lecturer
School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT
Hi, I have been seconded part-time for three years to an Associate Professor position as Dean ASEAN, Global, leading Curtin University's engagements in Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, I continue to hold a teaching and research position in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, where I am the Director International. My research expertise is in media, telecommunications and cultural studies through which I further understandings about communities and infrastructure.
Current and recent leadership roles include:
- ACICIS National Reference Group, Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (May 2024 – May 2029)
- Western Australia Regional Representative for the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia (CSAA) from July 2024
- Co-chair of the Western Australia East Java University Consortium (WAEJUC) (Jan 2024 – Jan 2026)
- Organizing Committee of the 25th Biennial ASAA Conference 2024 in Perth, Western Australia
- Guest Editor for Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies (Q1 journal) 2023
- Steering Committee for the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Conference 2022
- Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne (Dec 2020 – Mar 2022)
- Academic Board of Curtin University (2019 – 2021)
- Visting Fellow, Universitas Airlangga (2019)
- Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Urban Studies (2017 – 2019)
LANGUAGES
- IndonesianCan read, write, speak and understand
ROLE
- Staff
SUPERVISOR LEVEL
- Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- 3605 - Screen and digital media
- 4302 - Heritage, archive and museum studies
- 4406 - Human geography
- 4701 - Communication and media studies
- 4702 - Cultural studies
DEPARTMENT
- School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry