Religion and Society
Postgraduate Study
Higher degree by research (HDR) supervision represents one of core activities undertaken by the Centre. The diversity of research interests amongst its academic staff is reflected in the diversity of HDR candidates the Centre attracts. The Centre offers both Master of Arts (Honours) and PhD supervision.
Prospective students are encouraged to consult the Centre's People page and to contact potential supervisors directly in order to discuss their research proposal. For queries relating to academic or supervisory matters, please contact the Centre's HDR Coordinator, Professor Julia Howell.
Workshops and Seminars
The Centre engages actively with leading national and international scholars via its Public Lecture Series and Visiting Academics Programme. It also organises a number of postgraduate workshops, symposiums and conferences throughout the year. In addition to these in-house events, students are able to participate in postgraduate activities and draw on postgraduate support services within the School of Social Sciences and Psychology.
Postgraduate Students currently supervised by Religion and Society researchers
| Thesis Title and Supervisory Panel | |
| Andrew Agius |
"How Do the Spiritual Understand Spirituality? - A Conceptual Analysis" Supervisor: Alphia Possamai-Inesedy; Co-Supervisors: Cristina Rocha; Agnes Petocz |
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“Contemporary Methodological Transition in Islamic Revivalist Movement: An Analysis of the Societal Approaches” |
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| Achmad Zainal Arifin | "Rationalisation of Pesantren: Mapping Pesantren Views on Responding the Rise of Salafi Dakwah Movements" Supervisor: Julia Howell; Co-Supervisor: Bryan Turner |
| Ashleigh Barbe-Winter | "Islamic Family Separation in the Australian Legal System" Supervisor: Adam Possamai; Co-Supervisors: Jan Ali; Selda Dagistanli |
| Emily Burns |
"The Role of Women's Spirituality in Australian Home Birth Narratives" |
| Juni Chusjairi | "Depicting 'the West' in the discourse on terrorism in Indonesian magazines" Supervisor: Steven Drakeley; Co-Supervisors: Hart Cohen; Milissa Deitz |
| Terri Drage | "The National Sufi Council: Redefining the Islamic Republic of Pakistan through a discourse on Sufism after 9/11" Supervisor: Julia Howell; Co-Supervisors: Jan Ali; Emilian Kavalski |
| Vladislav Iouchkov |
"The Hero with a Thousand Graces: a Sociological Examination of Real-Life Superhero Metamorphoses" Supervisor: AdamPossamai; Co-Supervisor: Philip Birch |
| Ian Forest Jones | "A Two-Wheeled Gospel: Religious conversion among lifestyle bikers and their clubs" Supervisor: Adam Possamai; Co-Supervisor: Selda Dagistanli |
| John McGuire | "With us or Against us?" Hegemony and Ideology within American Comic Books 2001-2007" Supervisor: Adam Possamai: Co-Supervisors: Rob Stone; Michael Kennedy |
| Farjana Mahbuba | “Muslim Women’s Gender Perceptions in Urban Bangladesh” Supervisor: Adam Possamai; Co-Supervisor: Jan Ali |
| Alan Nixon | "The Rise of the New Atheism" Supervisor: Adam Possamai; Co-Supervisor: Bryan Turner |
| Godo Tjahjono |
"Religiosity and luxury goods purchases among young Muslims in Indonesia: a case study of the relationship between religion and consumer behaviour" |
| Giovana Volpe |
"In Search of Islamic 'Land Ethic': Ethics, Environment and Islam" Supervisor: Arskal Salim; Co-Supervisor: Brenda Dobia |
| Firdaus Wajdi |
"Turkish Naqsabandis as Sponsors of New Style Pesantren: A Case Study of the United Islamic Cultural Center of Indonesia (UICCI)" |
| Rian Wiramihardja |
"The Origins and Evolution of Political Islamic Thought in Indonesia During the Colonial Era" Supervisor: Steven Drakeley; Co-Supervisors: Julia Howell; Arskal Salim |
| Atun Wardatun |
"Marriage Payment among Bimanese Muslim in Eastern Indonesia: Practice, Meaning and Impacts toward Gender Power Relation" |
| Lisa Worthington |
Gender in Progressive Islam: Social Implications in the United States Supervisor: Adam Possamai; Co-supervisors: Bryan Turner; Kate Huppatz. |
Recent Completions
| Kamaludeen bin Mohamed Nasir, PhD | "A comparative study of Muslim youth culture in Sydney and Singapore" (2011) |
| Lisa Worthington, MA | "Chained to the Kitchen Sink?: Sydney Muslim Women's Public Sphere Activities" (2011) |
| Brian Salter, PhD | "Vanguards of Vaishnavism: Faith and Social Organisation in Two Hare Krishna Intentional Communities" (2012) |
| Ahmad Muttaqin, PhD | "Hybrid Spirituality and Religious Efficacy of Yogyakarta Spiritual Center" (2012) |
| Alimatul Qibtiyah, PhD | "Feminist Identity and Conceptualisation of Gender Issues by Gender Muslim Studies Elites" (2013) |
