Associate Professor Kaye Shumack

• Qualifications
• Selected Publications
• Engagement
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Associate Professor Kaye Shumack has a background in photography, visual design and media. She researches in the areas of visual language, genres and media representations, often working collaboratively in interdisciplinary research contexts. Her work deals broadly with the strategic and critical role of visual media within communication design. This includes issues such as: collaborative processes of 'making' as forms of design practice for teaching and research; the role of the situated self, difference, and cultural identity, in designing for public and private spheres; the value of design as a practice for visualising research findings.

Associate Professor Shumack's current research projects include:

• Documentary about the 'Citizen's Parliament' which took place in Canberra, February 2009, as a national research initiative in collaboration with newDemocracy (opens in a new window)
• Collaboration on diverCities: A Global Collaboration Space for the Intercultural Dialogue project. This web-based initiative explores the uses of visual story-telling as a design approach for researching inter-cultural dialogues.   

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Qualifications

PhD (Design), 2009, University of Canberra, Australia

MA Visual Arts (research), 1995, University of Sydney, Australia

Grad Dip Visual Arts, 1992, University of Sydney, Australia

Dip Fine Arts, 1989, National Art School, East Sydney, Australia

BA (English Literature, Anthropology and Government), 1975, University of Sydney, Australia

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Selected Publications

Refereed Journal Articles 

Shumack, K. 2010, 'The Conversational Self: Structured Reflection Using Journal Writings', Journal of Research Practice, 6(2).

Shumack, K. 2008, ‘Learning as Experience: A Model for Teaching the ‘Reflexive Exegesis’ for Communication Design Practice’, Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education Journal, 7(2): 59-72.

Glanville, R. and Shumack, K. 2007, ‘Conversations with the Self – Knowledge Creation for Designing’, Kybernetes Journal [Special Issue on Cybernetics and Design], 36(9-10): 1515-1528. 

Selected Presentations

Shumack, K. 2010, 'Contradictions, Complexity and the 'Conversational Self' Design Research Methodology: 'Australian Citizens' Parliament' Documentary', Design Research Society (DRS) international conference: Design & Complexity, School of Industrial Design, Université de Montréal, Montreal (Quebec), Canada.

Shumack, K. 2009, 'The Conversational Self: An approach for using personal journals in design research', International Conference 2009 of the DRS Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.

Shumack, K. 2008, ‘The Digital Cultural Atlas Project: Design Research and Cultural Narratives: An Experimental Approach for Design Education’, Proceedings of the 2008 Design Research Society Conference Sheffield, UK 16-19 July, Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.

Shumack, K. 2008, ‘Show Me the Way: Teaching Design Research Integrated with Professional Practice’, Australian Collaborative Education Network WACE Asia Pacific Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Shumack, K. 2007, ‘Teaching Design Research – Experimental Strategies’, ConnectED: International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Shumack, K. 2007, ‘Designing Community Media – A Conversational Process’, OURMedia – NUESTROSMedios VI International Conference: Sustainable Futures: Roles & Challenges for Community, Alternative and Citizens’ Media in the 21st Century, Sydney, Australia. 

Video / Exhibition

Shumack, K. 2010, Deliberation Nation, School of Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney. [Broadcast on Television Sydney].

Shumack, K. 2002, ‘Re-Identifications’, Public Lecture - Artists Talk Series, Sydney: Australian Centre for Photography. 

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Engagement

2006, Sci-High, A UWS Regional and Community Partnerships project, as a pilot community TV program for high schools.

2005, Naomi's Wonderground, A pilot community TV series with Lewers Bequest Gallery, Penrith, about contemporary artists and their working practices.

2002, Generate, A partnership with the NSW Government Migration Heritage Trust and CCR (UWS).

Contact

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