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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Creative Arts Research Institute - Griffith University, Griffith University

Angelina Hurley, a writer from Brisbane, is of Gooreng Gooreng and Mununjali descent on her father's side (renowned Aboriginal artist Ron Hurley) and Birriah and Gamilaraay descent on her mother's side. With over 35 years of experience in First Nations Arts, Education, and Community Cultural Development, her writing debuted with the short film "Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun" (2009). Awarded the 2011 American-Australian Fulbright Indigenous Scholar, she studied at NYU's Tisch School of Arts. Angelina recently submitted her PhD at Griffith University Film School, creating scripts for the Aboriginal comedy series "Reconciliation Rescue" and an exegesis titled "Reconciliation Rescue: An Original Blak Comedy Series and Aboriginal Cultural Perspectives on Humour." Her work spans arts and media, including short films, documentaries, and various publications.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD candidate, Griffith University

Education

  • 2003 
    University of New South Wales, Masters of Arts Administration
  • 2000 
    University of Technology, Sydney, Bachelor of Educations

Publications

  • 2019
    Pointing the Funny Bone. RED INK: An International Journal of Indigenous Literature., 1
  • 2018
    Of mice and meh. Witness, Performance Discussion Community. , 1
  • 2018
    The Gospel According to Angelina. Trick edition, The Wheeler Centre, Dec 2018., 1
  • 2018
    Of mice and meh. Blak Brow: The Blak Women's Edition, Issue 40, Nov, 26, 2018. , 1
  • 2017
    Review: Violence of Denial. Blak Critics Program. Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival, Melbourne. , 1
  • 2017
    Yay! It's Yirramboi. Blak Critics Program. Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival, Melbourne, 1
  • 2017
    Review: Chasing Smoke. Blak Critics Program. Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival, Melbourne. , 1
  • 2017
    Review: SHORE: Story. Blak Critics Program. Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival, Melbourne. , 1
  • 2015
    My Inheritance of Humour. Narrative Witness, Indigenous Peoples Australia-United States, [Online]., 1

Grants and Contracts

  • 2018
    Endemol Shine Australia’s Smart for a Girl: ROAR
    Role:
    Development Program Recipient
    Funding Source:
    Screen Australia
  • 2011
    Australian-American Fulbright Commission Indigenous Scholarship
    Role:
    Indigenous Scholar
    Funding Source:
    Fulbright Commission

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Writers Guild
  • First National Aboriginal Writers Network (FNAWN)
  • Australasian Humour Studies Network (AHSN)