Meet our team

Executives & Contacts

President

Holly Randell-Moon

Charles Stuart University

Secretary

Rob Cover

RMIT University

Treasurer

Andrew Hutcheon

Edith Cowan University

Immediate Past President
Rebecca Olive

RMIT University

Socials & Website Officer
Marziya Mohammedali

Edith Cowan University

Memberships Officer
Whitney Monaghan

Monash University

Editor in Chief, Continuum (ex-officio executive)
Panizza Allmark

Edith Cowan University

Postgraduate Subcommittee

Brydie Kosmina (Chair) • University of Adelaide

Zoe Bauer • University of Queensland

Doortje Hoerst • University of Queensland

Nathan Jackson • UNSW

Louise Pitcher • Curtin University

Please note that we have vacancies for postgraduate committee reps for Victoria, Tasmania and ACT. If you are interested in joining the committee and helping fellow postgraduates, contact Brydie at the email above.

Scholar without institutional support

Vacant

Executive Structure

Five office bearers are elected at CSAA AGMs: the president, secretary, treasurer, members’ officer and social media and website officer. Office bearers are appointed for three years each, in order to provide stability to the Association.

The holder of the presidential office is appointed for a period of up to three years. The duties of the president are:
  • To represent the CSAA publicly.
  • To oversee, and offer support to, the work of other office bearers.
  • To attend the CSAA conference each year and give the ‘President’s address’.
  • To chair the AGM.
  • To work with the conference organiser in order to ensure that CSAA administrative concerns are addressed in relation to the conference. These include:
  • Conference costs must include CSAA membership from each participant.
  • Liability for any loss made by the conference must be negotiated on a year by year basis. The CSAA does not normally bear liability for any losses.
  • Time be made available at the conference opening for the CSAA president’s address.
  • The CSAA AGM be timetabled at the conference.
  • Seed funding from the CSAA be available to conference organisers.The amount of funding provided is to be negotiated between the CSAA Executive Office Bearers and conference organisers.
  • To oversee the administration of the CSAA small grants scheme.
  • To oversee the administration of the CSAA book awards.
  • To generate ideas for the work of the CSAA.
  • To ensure all Executive posts are filled.
  • To liaise and ensure association with the publishers of CSAA affiliated journals.

The holder of the secretarial office is appointed for a period of up to three years. The duties of the secretary are:

  • To attend the CSAA conference each year and take minutes at the CSAA AGM.
  • To hold and maintain the CSAA archives, including the constitution.
  • To maintain the database of CSAA members.
  • To maintain the email list of CSAA members.
  • To maintain the email list of CSAA executive committee members.
  • To maintain an email list of past CSAA members.
  • To provide mailing lists to the publishers of the CSAA’s affiliated journal.
  • To generate ideas for the work of the CSAA.
  • To prepare and circulate an agenda for the CSAA AGM.
  • To prepare and send renewal letters to members.

The holder of the treasurer’s position is appointed for a period of up to three years. The duties of the treasurer are:

  • To attend the CSAA conference each year and present a financial statement at the CSAA AGM.
  • To maintain CSAA accounts.
  • To maintain CSAA funds in a bank account which will allow for the receipt of cash, cheque and credit card payments, and for the issuing of payments.
  • To pay CSAA bills.
  • To arrange for transfer of monies to conference organisers, and to winners of CSAA small grants.

The Members Officer’s role is to organise activities and schemes that support the CSAA membership. The Members Officer has specific responsibility for organising mentoring schemes and opportunities, managing awards and bursaries, and other activities in response to the needs and situation of members.

The CSAA publicity officer is appointed by the CSAA executive. The duties of the Publicity officer are:

  • To identify and alert CSAA members via the CSAA blog of public debates on matters relevant to the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia.
  • To source CSAA members qualified to speak on these matters.
  • To prepare and send press releases on behalf of the CSAA commenting on those matters.
  • To manage the CSAA-Forum email discussion list and promote Cultural Studies discussion on it.
  • To work with regional representatives, the association’s President and Secretary to develop a co-ordinated response to relevant issues.

The chief editor of Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies will be an ex-officio member of the executive committee and invited to attend and speak at all committee meetings. The chief editor’s role in regard to the association is to ensure sound communication between the organisation and its long-standing associated journal, to be informed of matters that affect members who are also subscribers of the journal, and to be aware of issues, trends and matters in Australian cultural studies raised through the association.

Regional Representatives

Aotearoa/New Zealand
Nick Holm · Massey University
Lisa Perrott · University of Waikato

Australian Capital Territory
Emma Phillips · University of Canberra

New South Wales
Dennis Bruining · Macquarie University

Northern Territory
Liam Grealy · University of Sydney

Queensland
Lola Montgomery Marley · SAE Institute Brisbane

South Australia
Stuart Richards · University of South Australia

Tasmania
Sophia Staite · University of Tasmania

Victoria
Gilbert Caluya · Deakin University

Western Australia
Thor Kerr · Curtin University

Hong Kong
Ling Tung Tsang · Hong Kong University