Vicki Couzens

Dr. Vicki Couzens

Associate Professor

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Collaborative projects
  • Industry Projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (long-term)

Media

Research fields

  • 450108 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander linguistics and languages
  • 4501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history
  • 450103 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural history
  • 450104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture
  • 450105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curatorial, archives and museum studies
  • 450106 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ethics
  • 450112 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander philosophy
  • 450115 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research methods
  • 450116 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts
  • 450111 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music and performing arts
  • 450117 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing
  • 4504 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing

UN sustainable development goals

  • 5 Gender Equality
  • 1 No Poverty
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 14 Life Below Water
  • 15 Life on Land
  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 2 Zero Hunger
  • 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

Supervisor projects

  • Decolonising action in the Australian arts and cultural sector
  • 12 Aug 2025
  • The Art of Aboriginal Resistance and War: An Out/Law's Story from Anzac Soldier to Pentridge Prison.
  • 18 Jul 2025
  • Acoustic Sovereignties: Aboriginal Sonic Culture through Spatial Audio
  • 21 Mar 2025
  • Warrapanana: Sovereignty, healing and land-use planning from an Indigenous women's standpoint
  • 22 Apr 2024
  • A Cuppa and a Yarn: Reclaiming Known Materialism and Collaboration as Sites of Resistance and Connection in Photo-Media
  • 25 Mar 2024

Research interests

Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Visual Arts and Crafts, Language Studies, Nursing, Information Systems
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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