Mr Jared Thomas |
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| Position: | Lecturer in Aboriginal Studies: Communication | |
| Division/Portfolio: | Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences | |
| School/Unit: | The Unaipon School | |
| Campus: | City West Campus | |
| Office: | Y2-43 | |
| Telephone: | +61 8 830 29273 | |
| Fax: | +61 8 830 27034 | |
| Email: | Jared_dot_Thomas_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au | |
| URL for Business Card: | http://people.unisa.edu.au/Jared.Thomas | |
An accomplished writer, Jared lectures art, communication and literature. Jared’s play ‘Flash Red Ford’ toured Uganda and Kenya in 1999 and his play ‘Love, Land and Money’ featured during the 2002 Adelaide Fringe Festival. Jared’s novel ‘Sweet Guy’ is shortlisted for the 2009 South Australian People’s Choice Awards for Literature. Jared is writing his second novel ‘Calypso Summers’ as part of his PhD at Adelaide University. Mentored by acclaimed Jamaican writer Olive Senior, in 2009 BBC Radio will feature a 30min radio documentary about Jared's writing of 'Calypso Summers'.
Teaching interests
- Intercultural Communication
- Australian Literature / Comparative Indigenous Literature
I teach the following courses
| COMM 1032 | Communications Concepts: Research and Application |
| LANG 2007 | Australian Society, Aboriginal Voices |
| VSAR 3017 | Indigenous Arts, Cultures and Design |
| HUMS 1034 | Contemporary Aboriginal Issues |
Professional associations
The Australian Society of Authors (Board Member 2006 -2008)
Qualifications
PhD English, The University of Adelaide (completing in 2009)
2001 Masters in English, The University Of Adelaide
1998 Graduate Diploma English, The University Of Adelaide
1996 Bachelor Of Arts, The University Of Adelaide
Research interests
- In 2009 focus is upon completing my Phd and working on sustainability projects with Dr Geoff Wells, Manager: External Relations - Division of Business. The sustainability project will begin with environmental, cultural, spiritual and economic evaluation of 4500 hectares of land belonging to the Nukunu Peoples Council in the Southern Flinders Ranges. This work will form the basis of a series of projects to be conducted in unison with the University of South Australia's Research and Innovation Cluster Initiative.
Community Service
| Organisation Name: | Arts South Australia |
| Section: | Literature Assessment Committee |
| Level of involvement: | Committee member |
| Year from: | 2007 |
| Year to: | 2009 |
| Organisation Name: | Arts South Australia |
| Section: | Indigenous Assessment Committee |
| Level of involvement: | Committee member |
| Year from: | 2007 |
| Year to: | 2009 |
| Organisation Name: | South Australian Youth Arts Board |
| Level of involvement: | Board member |
| Year from: | 2006 |
| Year to: | 2009 |
| Organisation Name: | Nukunu Peoples Council |
| Level of involvement: | Chair |
| Year from: | 2008 |
| Year to: | 2009 |
| Organisation Name: | Yarnballa - Port Augusta Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Festival |
| Level of involvement: | Steering Committee Member |
| Year from: | 2008 |
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