CoVA’s research priorities align with the University of Melbourne’s aims of engagement-led research that value s invention and innovation. They serve to build strong research collaborations with industry partners and are explicitly conceived to bring about positive change to local communities, Australia and the world.
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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Postnational Art Histories
During the past 50 years, contemporary art practices, theories and criticism have engaged deeply with the many postnational challenges to national sovereignties yet the nation state and nationalisms are as strong and influential as ever.
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Art across the Archipelago: Indian Ocean Exchanges
This program aims to produce a new understanding of cultural alliances across the Asia Pacific region with programs specifically focused to facilitate collaboration between institutions and individuals across Australia, Indonesia and India.
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Communicative Cities
Contemporary society, and public culture, is no longer formed by values and practices that arise from and remain bound to a homogenous group, but has multiple origins, addresses diverse communities, and flows across territorial boundaries.
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Feminism and Intersectionality
The Feminism and Intersectionality program is designed to challenge dominant narratives and ideologies, and propose new frameworks in which to continue making and legitimising forms of knowledge and cultural production that are otherwise rendered invisible.
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Art + Science
The CoVA Art and Science program, supported by Science Gallery Melbourne, facilitates vital, national and international research projects in this space, building relationships between the University of Melbourne and scientific and creative research institutions across the world.
Recent Projects
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Art+Australia | Multinaturalism Launch
Register to receive updates about the launch of the latest Art+Australia issue, as part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair
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GAPS [ ] : Encounters with Art
Stay tuned for our upcoming summer series of podcasts, produced by CoVA’s Graduate Academy.
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Translating Ambiance: Unlikely Journal #6 Launch
Online launch seminar November 30, 2020. Recording now available.
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Archipelagic Encounters, NOV 5 2020
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Mentoring Matters Seminar
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Zero O'Clock
Online Exhibition launched September 10, 2020
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On Kindness and Care
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ERASURE
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JUNE 17: ERASURE | Artists + Curator Talk
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WATCH: Which Resilience, Why Resilience, Whose Resilience?
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25 MAY: Which Resilience, Why Resilience, Whose Resilience?
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19-22 MAY: Art Anywhere? Symposium 2020
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20 APRIL: Performance Artist STELARC
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20 MARCH: Art Anywhere? [Postponed]
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27 NOVEMBER: Approaching Pedagogy Through and with Contemporary Art Practices
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19 + 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Unlocking Creativity
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6-8 NOVEMBER 2019: Black-Palestinian Solidarity Conference
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14 OCTOBER: 'Branches from the Same Tree-Integrating Arts and Humanities with STEMM in Higher Education' with Prof Gunalan Nadarajan
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An Interview with CoVA Coordinator Dr Suzie Fraser