Overview
Background
Katelyn Barney's research focuses on improving pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into and through higher education, and advancing understandings about the role of collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Principal Practitioner in the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Her teaching has been recognised through a UQ Teaching Excellence Award with her colleague Professor Tracey Bunda for their innovative and inclusive podcast Indigenising Curriculum in Practice and embedding storying in teaching.
Her edited book Musical Collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous People in Australia: Exchanges in the Third Space received the Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize. She has previously held an Equity Fellowship with the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success and has developed a range of resources on evaluating programs for Indigenous students. She is also the Managing Editor of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education and an Australian Learning and Teaching Fellow.
Availability
- Associate Professor Katelyn Barney is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Music, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Certificate in Education, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Facilitating pathways into higher education for Indigenous students
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Indigenous/non-Indigenous research collaborations
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Intercultural musical collaborations between women
Works
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2011
Book Chapter
Songs for survival: Exploring resilience and resistance in the contemporary songs of Indigenous Australian women
Barney, Katelyn and Solomon, Lexine (2011). Songs for survival: Exploring resilience and resistance in the contemporary songs of Indigenous Australian women. Songs of resilience. (pp. 49-72) edited by Andy Brader. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2010
Journal Article
Transformative learning in first year Indigenous Australian Studies: Posing problems, asking questions and achieving change. A practice report
Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2010). Transformative learning in first year Indigenous Australian Studies: Posing problems, asking questions and achieving change. A practice report. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 1 (1), 91-99.
2010
Journal Article
Creating rainbows from words and transforming understandings: enhancing student learning through reflective writing in an Aboriginal music course
Barney, Katelyn and Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2010). Creating rainbows from words and transforming understandings: enhancing student learning through reflective writing in an Aboriginal music course. Teaching In Higher Education, 15 (2), 161-173. doi: 10.1080/13562511003619995
2010
Journal Article
Gendering Aboriginalism: A performative gaze on Indigenous Australian women
Barney, Katelyn (2010). Gendering Aboriginalism: A performative gaze on Indigenous Australian women. Cultural Studies Review, 16 (1), 212-239. doi: 10.5130/csr.v16i1.1440
2010
Journal Article
"Singing trauma trails": Songs of the Stolen Generations in Indigenous Australia
Barney, Katelyn and Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2010). "Singing trauma trails": Songs of the Stolen Generations in Indigenous Australia. Music and Politics, 4 (2), e1-e25. doi: 10.3998/mp.9460447.0004.202
2009
Journal Article
Hop, skip and jump: Indigenous Australian women performing within and against Aboriginalism
Barney, Katelyn (2009). Hop, skip and jump: Indigenous Australian women performing within and against Aboriginalism. Journal of Music Research Online, 1, 1-19.
2009
Journal Article
Badu Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Badu Island; Mubuygiw Awgadhaw Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait; Iama Wakai Tusi/Voice of Iama: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Danc
Barney, Katelyn (2009). Badu Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Badu Island; Mubuygiw Awgadhaw Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait; Iama Wakai Tusi/Voice of Iama: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Danc. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 10 (2), 168-170. doi: 10.1080/14442210902842162
2009
Book Chapter
Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction
Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn (2009). Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction. Musical islands: Exploring connections between music, place and research. (pp. xix-xxv) Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars.
2009
Book Chapter
"The memories linger on, but the stories tell me who I am": A conversation between an Indigenous Australian performer and a non-Indigenous music researcher
Barney, Katelyn and Solomon, Lexine (2009). "The memories linger on, but the stories tell me who I am": A conversation between an Indigenous Australian performer and a non-Indigenous music researcher. Musical islands: Exploring connections between music, place and research. (pp. 70-93) edited by Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2009
Book Chapter
Looking into the trochus shell: Autoethnographic reflections on a cross-cultural collaborative music research project
Barney, Katelyn and Solomon, Lexine (2009). Looking into the trochus shell: Autoethnographic reflections on a cross-cultural collaborative music research project. Musical autoethnographies: Making autoethnography sing/making music personal. (pp. 208-225) edited by Brydie-Leigh Bartleet and Carolyn Ellis. Bowen Hills, Qld: Australian Academic Press.
2009
Book Chapter
Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction
Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn (2009). Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction. Musical islands: Exploring connections between music, place and research. (pp. xix-xxv) edited by Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press.
2008
Journal Article
"Move over and make room for Meeka": The representation of race, otherness and indigeneity on the Australian children's television programme Play School
Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2008). "Move over and make room for Meeka": The representation of race, otherness and indigeneity on the Australian children's television programme Play School. Discourse, 29 (2), 273-288. doi: 10.1080/01596300801967011
2008
Journal Article
'We're women we fight for freedom': Intersections of race and gender in contemporary songs by Indigenous Australian women performers.
Katelyn Barney (2008). 'We're women we fight for freedom': Intersections of race and gender in contemporary songs by Indigenous Australian women performers.. Women's Studies Journal, 22 (1), 3-19.
2008
Book Chapter
'Black, urban, contemporary, strong and beautiful': Exploring how Indigenous Australian women performers are positioned in the popular media.
Barney, Katelyn (2008). 'Black, urban, contemporary, strong and beautiful': Exploring how Indigenous Australian women performers are positioned in the popular media.. Whose Popular Music? Industry, Performers, Fans: Selected Proceedings from the 2006 IASPM Australia and New Zealand Conference. (pp. 65-76) edited by Collinson, Ian. Ryde, N.S.W.: Internat Assoc of the Study of Popular Music, ANZ Branch and Perfect Beat.
2007
Journal Article
Sending a message: How Indigenous Australian women use contemporary music recording technologies to provide a space for agency, viewpoints and agendas
Barney, Katelyn (2007). Sending a message: How Indigenous Australian women use contemporary music recording technologies to provide a space for agency, viewpoints and agendas. World of Music, 49 (1), 105-123.
2007
Journal Article
On the margins: Torres Strait Islander women performing contemporary music
Barney, Katelyn (2007). On the margins: Torres Strait Islander women performing contemporary music. Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures, 1 (2), 70-90.
2006
Journal Article
Landscapes of Indigenous performance: Music, song and dance of theTorres Strait and Arnhem Land.
Barney, K. S. (2006). Landscapes of Indigenous performance: Music, song and dance of theTorres Strait and Arnhem Land.. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education., 35, 102-103.
2006
Journal Article
Rethinking, redesigning and reflecting on teaching and learning Indigenous Australian music
Barney, K. S. (2006). Rethinking, redesigning and reflecting on teaching and learning Indigenous Australian music. Music Education Research and Innovation, 13 (1), 2-30.
2006
Journal Article
'Women singing up big': the growth of contemporary music recordings by Indigenous Australian women artists.
Barney, K. S. (2006). 'Women singing up big': the growth of contemporary music recordings by Indigenous Australian women artists.. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 1, 44-56.
2006
Journal Article
Book Review of: Deadly sounds, deadly places: contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia.
Barney, Katelyn S. (2006). Book Review of: Deadly sounds, deadly places: contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia.. Popular Music and Society, 29 (5), 633-636.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Narrative Techniques in Concept Albums
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Leah Henrickson
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Doctor Philosophy
The value in developing a community centred archive of Quandamooka fibre work
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
Media
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