Dr Michelle Mansfield
Head of Domestic Programs
Learning and Teaching
- Email:michelle.m.mansfield@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 49216888
Career Summary
Biography
I am an lecturer in Sociology in the Open Foundation Program. At present, I am the Head of Domestic Programs for the Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre.
Research Expertise:
My disciplinary research focused on young Indonesian street artists in Yogyakarta and the way they use their creative practice in political activism. I am a Sociologist with a particular interest in youth, the arts, aesthetic activism and cultural practices in Australia and Asia. My other research focuses on enabling education, inclusive language, pathways for non-traditional students and blended learning pedagogies.
Prior to my appointment in PALS (formerly ELFSC) in 2012, I worked as a researcher and research manager in The Cultural Industries and Practices Research Centre, The Arts Health Research Centre and The Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies in a broad range of research areas. During that time, I worked on a variety of ARC, DIAC and AUSAID funded research projects.
I have presented nationally and internationally at sociology and enabling education conferences.
Teaching:
I am a passionate enabling educator. In my time at UON I have taught and coordinated courses in Sociology, Media Studies and Leisure and Tourism. My teaching has involved a variety of delivery modes including intensive, compressed, blended and entirely online courses across enabling, undergraduate and master’s programs.
Governance:
My governance roles have included Program Convenor of the Open Foundation Program (Callaghan) and Head of Domestic Programs, a position which I currently hold. I have served on the University Student Experience Committee and Learning Impacts Working Party. I am a member of the PALS Board, the PALS Teaching and Learning Committee, Program and Course Approval Committee and the University Senate.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology and Anthropology, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Economics, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Social Science (Recreation & Tourism), University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Social Science (Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Aesthetic activism
- Art
- Creative practices
- Enabling Education
- Sociology
- Youth
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
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| 390203 | Sociology of education | 30 |
| 441016 | Urban sociology and community studies | 70 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Lecturer | University of Newcastle Learning and Teaching Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (3 outputs)
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| 2021 | Mansfield M, 'Spaces of collective individualism: Practices of collectivity for young street artists in Yogyakarta', Youth Collectivities Cultures and Objects, Routledge, London (2021) | ||||
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Mansfield M, 'Collective Individualism Practices of Youth Collectivity within a Graffiti Community in Yogyakarta, Indonesia', Youth in a Globalizing World 115-138 (2021)
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| 2021 |
Kelly P, Goring J, Noonan M, 'School strikes for climate', Youth Collectivities, Routledge 177-197 (2021)
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Journal article (8 outputs)
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| 2024 |
Mansfield M, Nilan P, Wibawanto GR, 'Rebel imaginings: street art in Yogyakarta, Indonesia', Visual Studies, 39 239-253 (2024) [C1] Street art in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta is popular, dynamic and vibrant. Like other cities such as Buenos Aires, it has become something of a tourist attraction in its own... [more] Street art in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta is popular, dynamic and vibrant. Like other cities such as Buenos Aires, it has become something of a tourist attraction in its own right. This article examines Yogyakarta street art as a visual phenomenon that activates political change potential in three ways. First, it provokes the critical consideration of ordinary people who pass by the walls and surfaces of the city every day. Second, it suggests alternative futures within the context of achieving social justice and redress of past wrongs. Third, it challenges the mainstream elite artworld of Indonesia that is anchored in galleries and commodification. Street artists constitute their grassroots art practice collectively, offline and online. Data was gathered ethnographically over two years. Analysis of data proceeds in the form of rhizoanalysis, in keeping with a non-representational framework drawn from the work of Deleuze and Guattari. The street art of Yogyakarta is considered as an assemblage, one characterised by the creative process of (political) becoming. The street artworks generate meaning through visual juxtapositions, gags and texts that imply lines of flight into a future generated by radical questioning. We argue that Yogyakarta street art can be read as a form of rebel imaginings.
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| 2023 |
Mansfield M, McGregor J, Mellor K, 'Sociological insights: Designing pedagogically sound blended learning programs in enabling contexts', Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 25 30-50 (2023)
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| 2015 |
Lovat TJ, Nilan P, Hosseini H, Samarayi I, Mansfield M, Alexander W, 'Australian Muslim Jobseekers and Social Capital', Canadian Ethnic Studies, 47 165-185 (2015) [C1]
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| 2014 |
Nilan P, Mansfield MM, 'Youth culture and Islam in Indonesia', Wacana, 15 1-18 (2014) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Lovat TJ, Nilan P, Hosseini Faradonbeh S, Samarayi I, Mansfield M, Alexander W, 'Discrimination in the Labour Market: Exposing Employment Barriers among Muslim Jobseekers in Australia', Issues in Social Science, 1 53-73 (2013) [C1]
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Lovat T, Nilan P, Hosseini SAH, Samarayi I, Mansfield MM, Alexander W, 'Australian Muslim Jobseekers: Equal Employment Opportunity and Equity in the Labor Market', Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 33 435-450 (2013) [C1] The experience of job market disadvantage is not a novel phenomenon for some in contemporary Australia, even in the face of embedded equal employment opportunity (EEO) ideals. Thi... [more] The experience of job market disadvantage is not a novel phenomenon for some in contemporary Australia, even in the face of embedded equal employment opportunity (EEO) ideals. This article addresses the phenomenon of persistent job market disadvantage for some minority groups by presenting new data from a major multi-method study on labor market obstacles for Muslims seeking jobs in Australia. Responses from jobseekers and employment service providers are analyzed together to consider how EEO principles are experienced by Muslims who engage with employment services and move in and out of the labor force. The article proposes that key EEO tenets-freedom from discrimination and support to overcome disadvantage-are not represented at present in many Muslim jobseeker experiences. Furthermore, these same EEO principles appear to be somewhat compromised in employment service provision to Muslim jobseekers and, by extension, to other disadvantaged minority jobseekers. We offer some suggestions as to how the spirit of EEO legislation might be better reflected in support of Muslim jobseekers. It is concluded that an all government approach may be needed to counter the deep mistrust of Muslims in Australian society. © 2013 Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs.
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Conference (1 outputs)
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| 2018 |
Allen K, Mansfield M, 'Word(s) Matter(s)!', Wellington, New Zealand (2018)
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Report (1 outputs)
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| 2011 |
Lovat TJ, Mitchell WF, Nilan PM, Hosseini Faradonbeh SA, Cook B, Samarayi I, Mansfield MM, 'Australian Muslim Jobseekers: Labour Market Experience, Job Readiness, and the Relative Effectiveness of Employment Support Services. A research report', Australia. Dept. of Immigration and Citizenship., 215 (2011) [R1]
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Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2020 | Mansfield M, On the streets: Youth street art in Yogyakarta as a contemporary assemblage, University of Newcastle (2020) |
Dr Michelle Mansfield
Position
Head of Domestic Programs
Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre
Learning and Teaching
Academic Division
Contact Details
| michelle.m.mansfield@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 49216888 |
Office
| Room | GP Level One |
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| Building | GP Building |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
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