Dr Liz Mackinlay
Dr

Liz Mackinlay

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Background

Elizabeth (Liz) Mackinlay is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Queensland where she teaches Research Methods, Gender Studies and Arts Education. She holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from The University of Adelaide and a PhD in education from the University of Queensland. Her book, Teaching and learning like a feminist: Storying our experiences in higher educationwas published by Sense Publishers in 2016 and together with Briony Lipton, co-authored the 2017 Palgrave publication, We only talk feminist here: Feminist academics, voice and agency in the neo-liberal university. Her most recent book, Critical writing for embodied approaches: Autoethnography, feminism and decoloniality is due for publication by Palgrave in 2019. In 2007 she published her Education PhD as a book, Disturbances and dislocations: Teaching and learning Aboriginal women’s music and dancewith Peter Lang and has co-edited a number of books since then including Musical islands: Exploring connections between music, place and research (2009), Applied ethnomusicology: Historical and contemporary approaches (2010), The Routledge international handbook of intercultural arts (2015).

Liz is currently involved in a number of research projects which include "In-sister: reading and writing with Helene Cixous", decoloniality and education, critical autoethnography as heartline work, and feminism in higher education. She has professional associations with the Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association, the Australian Association for Research in Education, the Association for Qualitative Research, and Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines.

Availability

Dr Liz Mackinlay is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Education

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Music, University of Adelaide
  • Bachelor (Honours), University of Adelaide
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Liz Mackinlay’s works on UQ eSpace

177 works between 1998 and 2024
All (177) Journal Article (89) Book Chapter (57) Conference Publication (7) Book (10) Other Outputs (2) Edited Outputs (12)

1 - 20 of 177 works

2024

Book Chapter

The Australian Children’s TV Music Phenomenon

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2024). The Australian Children’s TV Music Phenomenon. The Cambridge Companion to Music in Australia. (pp. 346-361) Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108991209.023

The Australian Children’s TV Music Phenomenon

2024

Journal Article

‘Hazing, booze and bedrooms’: an autoethnography of sexual trauma in a university residential college

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2024). ‘Hazing, booze and bedrooms’: an autoethnography of sexual trauma in a university residential college. Higher Education Research & Development, 43 (8), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2024.2376132

‘Hazing, booze and bedrooms’: an autoethnography of sexual trauma in a university residential college

2024

Book Chapter

Decoloniality and the disappearance of ethnomusicology in Australian universities: Where are we now?

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2024). Decoloniality and the disappearance of ethnomusicology in Australian universities: Where are we now?. Cultures of work, the neoliberal environment and music in higher education. (pp. 141-163) edited by Sally Macarthur, Julja Szuster and Paul Watt. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-50388-7_7

Decoloniality and the disappearance of ethnomusicology in Australian universities: Where are we now?

2024

Journal Article

‘There was a cone of silence as though this was normal’: tuning in and turning up the conversation on ‘Teach Us Consent’

Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Mickelburgh, Renée T., Henderson, Margaret, Evans, Bonnie and Gowlett, Christina (2024). ‘There was a cone of silence as though this was normal’: tuning in and turning up the conversation on ‘Teach Us Consent’. Gender and Education, 36 (3), 213-229. doi: 10.1080/09540253.2024.2305949

‘There was a cone of silence as though this was normal’: tuning in and turning up the conversation on ‘Teach Us Consent’

2024

Book Chapter

Refusing coloniality: an ethical praxis of paying attention to words in academic writing

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2024). Refusing coloniality: an ethical praxis of paying attention to words in academic writing. Working with theories of refusal and decolonization in higher education. (pp. 164-179) edited by Petra Mikulan and Michalinos Zembylas. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003367314-14

Refusing coloniality: an ethical praxis of paying attention to words in academic writing

2024

Book

Critical autoethnography and écriture feminine: writing with Hélène Cixous

Elizabeth Mackinlay and Renée Mickelburgh eds. (2024). Critical autoethnography and écriture feminine: writing with Hélène Cixous. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3

Critical autoethnography and écriture feminine: writing with Hélène Cixous

2023

Book Chapter

Correction to: Critical Autoethnography and Écriture Feminine

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Mickelburgh, Renée (2023). Correction to: Critical Autoethnography and Écriture Feminine. Critical Autoethnography and Écriture Feminine. (pp. C1-C1) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3_14

Correction to: Critical Autoethnography and Écriture Feminine

2023

Book Chapter

Writing that chews itself: roots and the ragged vitality of teeth

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2023). Writing that chews itself: roots and the ragged vitality of teeth. Critical authoethnography and écriture feminine. (pp. 91-101) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Renée Mickelburgh. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3_8

Writing that chews itself: roots and the ragged vitality of teeth

2023

Book Chapter

Introduction: digging, unburying and going to writing school

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2023). Introduction: digging, unburying and going to writing school. Critical Authoethnography and Écriture Feminine: Writing with Hélène Cixous. (pp. 1-14) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Renée Mickelburgh. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3_1

Introduction: digging, unburying and going to writing school

2023

Book Chapter

Inter-view

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Mickelburgh, Renée (2023). Inter-view. Critical authoethnography and écriture feminine. (pp. 161-167) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Renée Mickelburgh. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3_13

Inter-view

2023

Book Chapter

Dream, I tell you: A final word

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Madden, Karen (2023). Dream, I tell you: A final word. Departing radically in academic writing: alternative approaches to writing and methods in qualitative research. (pp. 213-219) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Karen Madden. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003360766-18

Dream, I tell you: A final word

2023

Book

Departing radically in academic writing: alternative approaches to writing and methods in qualitative research

Elizabeth Mackinlay and Karen Madden eds. (2023). Departing radically in academic writing: alternative approaches to writing and methods in qualitative research. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003360766

Departing radically in academic writing: alternative approaches to writing and methods in qualitative research

2023

Book Chapter

The beginning of DRAW: Letters of introduction

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Madden, Karen (2023). The beginning of DRAW: Letters of introduction. Departing radically in academic writing: alternative approaches to writing and methods in qualitative research. (pp. 1-14) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Karen Madden. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003360766-1

The beginning of DRAW: Letters of introduction

2023

Other Outputs

Interim project report: what’s worrying young people? Tuning into and turning up the conversation on consent in tertiary residential colleges

Mackinlay, Liz, Mickelburgh, Renee, Monro, Anita and Evans, Bonnie (2023). Interim project report: what’s worrying young people? Tuning into and turning up the conversation on consent in tertiary residential colleges. Lismore, NSW Australia: Southern Cross University. doi: 10.25918/report.298

Interim project report: what’s worrying young people? Tuning into and turning up the conversation on consent in tertiary residential colleges

2023

Book Chapter

B is for broken hearted

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2023). B is for broken hearted. Departing radically in academic writing. (pp. 145-153) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Karen Madden. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003360766-13

B is for broken hearted

2023

Book Chapter

Borders-birds, women and writing gather: introducing the “School of Roots”

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2023). Borders-birds, women and writing gather: introducing the “School of Roots”. Critical autoethnography and écriture feminine: writing with Hélène Cixous. (pp. 103-104) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Renée Mickelburgh. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3_8a

Borders-birds, women and writing gather: introducing the “School of Roots”

2023

Journal Article

Ordinary moments

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2023). Ordinary moments. Journal of Autoethnography, 4 (4), 441-455. doi: 10.1525/joae.2023.4.4.441

Ordinary moments

2023

Book Chapter

Writing giving in to itself: introducing the “School of Dreams”

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2023). Writing giving in to itself: introducing the “School of Dreams”. Critical autoethnography and écriture feminine: writing with Hélène Cixous. (pp. 63-64) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Renée Mickelburgh. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3_5a

Writing giving in to itself: introducing the “School of Dreams”

2023

Book Chapter

Writing is learning to die: introducing the “School of the Dead”

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2023). Writing is learning to die: introducing the “School of the Dead”. Critical autoethnography and écriture feminine: writing with Hélène Cixous. (pp. 15-16) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Renée Mickelburgh. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40051-3_1a

Writing is learning to die: introducing the “School of the Dead”

2022

Book Chapter

In the borders and borderlands of coloniality with Hélène Cixous and Gloria Anzaldúa

Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2022). In the borders and borderlands of coloniality with Hélène Cixous and Gloria Anzaldúa. Musical Collaboration Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Australia. (pp. 141-154) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003288572-10

In the borders and borderlands of coloniality with Hélène Cixous and Gloria Anzaldúa

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2021
    Community-based STEM professional learning for teachers of middle years
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Research on effective strategies for improving school attendance
    Queensland Department of Education and Training
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Mentoring program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pre-service teachers.
    University of South Australia
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Becoming, belonging and being in the profession: a pilot mentoring program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pre-service teachers
    OLT Seed Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives: an exploration of culturally responsive teaching practices in Queensland schools
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Closing the gap in Indigenous learning outcomes through targeted preservice teacher preparation
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Transformative Educational Practice in Indigenous Australian Studies: Primary and Secondary Contexts
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Exploring Problem-Based Learning Pedagogy as Transformative Education in Indigenous Australian Studies
    ALTC Priority Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Teaching, learning and Enacting the Education Principles on Indigenous Australian Matters (EPIAM)at the University of Queensland
    UQ Teaching & Learning Strategic Grants
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Performing on the margins: Torres Strait Islander women performing contemporary music
    Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Mothers' Experiences Of Using Lullabies As Part Of The Bedtime Ritual And Its Effects On Postnatal Depression
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Play School As A Site Of Cultural Production: An Historical Overview
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Liz Mackinlay is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Can I be feminist here? A critical autoethnographic perspective of feminist leadership in Australian girls' schools

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Christina Gowlett

  • Master Philosophy

    Ladies who stitch - online craft communities and what they can teach workplace Learning & Development

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Louise Phillips

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Becoming Internationally Minded: Critical Reflection for the International Educator

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Space Matters. A sense of belonging through the power of space in university for students from low socioeconomic (low SES) background in Australia and New Zealand

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Ms Carroll Go-Sam, Associate Professor Kelly Greenop

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Becoming Internationally Minded: Critical Reflection for the International Educator

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shiralee Poed

Completed supervision

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