Sydney scholars elected as 2023 Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
The Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH), one of Australia鈥檚 five聽, highlights the influence that humanities, arts and culture have on Australia. The Academy has a Fellowship of over 700 distinguished individuals who demonstrate advanced knowledge and excellence across various fields in the humanities.聽
The Sydney scholars elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities are:
- 顿谤听Amanda Harris, Director聽PARADISEC聽Sydney Unit
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Neal Peres Da Costa,聽Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Historical Performance
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Kristie Miller, Joint Director of the聽Centre for Time
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Annie Clark, Professor in Archaeology and Heritage Studies
Sydney Conservatorium of Music聽
- Dr Amanda Harris -聽A musicologist and cultural historian of cross-cultural engagements, histories of Australian indigenous music and dance and women鈥檚 histories. Harris is the Director of the Sydney Unit of聽PARADISEC, overseeing the digitisation of analog records of materials from endangered cultures across the world.
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Neal Peres Da Costa -聽A聽world-renowned performing scholar, researcher and educator. In 2007, Peres Da Costa聽founded the Historical Performance聽Division at the聽Sydney Conservatorium of Music聽and was the division's chair for eight years.聽He is currently Associate Dean (Research) at the Conservatorium.
Professor Anna Reid, Dean and Head of School at the Conservatorium, said the news of Dr Harris and Professor Peres Da Costa being elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities is particularly wonderful for researchers in music.聽
鈥淚 am thrilled to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Dr Amanda Harris and Professor Neal Peres Da Costa on their well-deserved election as Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities,鈥� Professor Reid said.聽
鈥淭his recognition underscores the importance of their work and the profound impact they have had on advancing knowledge and excellence in the humanities, specifically within the realm of musicology. Their work in musicology has not only enriched our understanding of the arts but has also garnered exceptional recognition from peers both in Australia and abroad,鈥� she said.聽聽
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Kristie Miller -聽Widely recognised for her work in metaphysics on questions about persistence, composition, mereology, identity, grounding & spacetime. Miller is currently聽joint Director of the聽Centre for Time,聽investigating the nature of time and temporal experience.聽
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Annie Clark -聽A pioneer of archaeobotany, community archaeology & collaborative Indigenous archaeology.聽Clark is currently the lead researcher for聽The Quarantine Project, through her leadership the project has enhanced historical and archaeological聽understanding of global movement and migration, displacement and place-making.
Professor Lisa Adkins, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, said the election of聽Professor Clarke and Professor Miller to the prestigious Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities聽reflects the strength of scholarship within the faculty and 鈥渦nderscores our commitment to excellence in the arts and social sciences鈥�.
"I am delighted to extend my warmest congratulations to Professor Annie Clarke and Professor Kristie Miller,鈥� said Professor Adkins.聽
鈥淭heir dedication to advancing knowledge in their respective fields is truly commendable. This achievement not only highlights their individual excellence but also reinforces the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' position as a hub of distinguished scholarship. We are immensely proud of their contributions to the humanities," she said.聽
"I would also like to make a special mention of the distinguished Australian historian, Professor Stephen Garton, for his election as the 20th President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities,鈥� Professor Adkins said.
鈥淧rofessor Garton's leadership will undoubtedly contribute to the continued advancement of humanities scholarship, and we offer our heartfelt congratulations on this well-deserved honour," she noted.