Webb-Gannon, Camellia Dr
Lecturer
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Faculty of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - UOW 2018 -
Overview
Overview
Dr Cammi Webb-Gannon is a Lecturer with the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wollongong. She is an early career researcher and decolonization ethnographer focusing on the Pacific Islands region with a long-term interest in West Papua’s independence movement and, more recently, in Australian South Sea Islander political identity and decolonization in Kanaky (New Caledonia). Cammi is the Coordinator of the West Papua Project at the University of Wollongong. She is a recipient of an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (2015-2021) titled Music, Mobile Phones and Community Justice in Melanesia and is author of Morning Star Rising: The Politics of Decolonization in West Papua (2021, University of Hawai’i Press).
MEDIA COVERAGE
2021: Radio Interview: 3CR 855AM, Decolonising West Papua, https://www.3cr.org.au/tuesday-breakfast/episode-202106220700/decolonising-west-papua-medevac-detainees-and-donnas-journey, June 22
2021: Television Interview: Ticker News, West Papua Seeking Independence from Indonesia, https://www.facebook.com/cammi.webbgannon/videos/10159475085930428, June 3
2021: Radio Interview: 2SER The Wire, Fears of Violent Crackdown in West Papua Amid Tensions with Indonesian Government. https://www.thewire.org.au/story/fears-of-violent-crackdown-in-west-papua-amid-tensions-with-indonesian-government/?fbclid=IwAR0F_qn3O52K63QGVdWFBOcXUYsVQFOUKjYe7LU-plgq27OkFDGjvgb3Rfc, May 28
2020: News Article: Time Magazine, A Racial Justice Campaign Brought New Attention to Indonesia’s Poorest Region. Will It Translate to Support for Independence? (I am interviewed in the article by Amy Gunia), https://time.com/5919228/west-papua-lives-matter-independence/, December 15
2020: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, Separatist Groups In West Papua Form Their Own Provisional Government, https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/pacific-beat/12921428, December 2 (story from 10:22 seconds)
2019: Television Interview: ABC 24 (Live), Mass Evacuations Follow Violence in Wamena, West Papua, clip available upon request.
2019: Television Interview: SBS News, Australia Urged to Take Stronger Stance on Curbing West Papua Bloodshed, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-urged-to-take-stronger-stance-on-curbing-west-papua-bloodshed, September 25
2019: Radio Interview: ABC Regional Statewide Drive (live), More Violence in West Papua, September 24 (link no longer available)
2019: Television Interview: SBS News, At Least 30 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Papua and West Papua Unrest, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/at-least-30-dead-dozens-hurt-in-papua-and-west-papua-unrest, September 24
2019: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, West Papua Protests to Be Banned but Activists Vow to Continue, https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/west-papua-protests-to-be-banned-but-activists-vow-to-continue/11469416. September 2
2019: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, West Papua Rebel Groups Unite and Declare They're 'Ready to Take Over Country', https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/pro-independence-west-papua-rebel-groups-unite/11273402. July 3
2018: Television Interview: ABC 24 (live), Separatist Violence in West Papua, December 5 (link no longer available)
2018: Radio Interview: RN Drive, Fallout from Separatist Violence in West Papua, https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/fallout-from-separatist-violence-in-west-papua/10586996. December 5
2018: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Pacific Mornings, Researcher Detained in West Papua, August 9 (link no longer available)
2018: Radio Interview: ABC Radio Pacific Mornings, Decolonisation Music, May 24 (link no longer available)
2017: Television Interview, ABC 24, West Papua Independence Petition Handed to UN, https://twitter.com/abcnews/status/912985649992437761. September 27
2016: Television Interview, ABC 7:30, CSR Sugar Owner Wilmar International Linked to Palm Oil Deforestation in Indonesia, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-08/wilmar-accused-of-palm-oil-deforestation-in-orangutan-habitat/8100800. December 8
2016: Radio Interview, Radio New Zealand International, West Papua Resources Fray Discussed Alongside Climate, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/317189/west-papua-resources-fray-discussed-alongside-climate, November 3
2016: News Article, Dateline Pacific, Climate Change Link to West Papua Resource Exploitation Probed, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201822386/climate-change-link-to-west-papua-resource-exploitation-probed, November 3
2016: News Article, Dateline Pacific, Pacific Peoples Lead Push for Decolonisation, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201820417/pacific-peoples-lead-push-for-papuan-decolonisation, October 18
2016: Radio Interview, Radio New Zealand International, New Momentum Towards Decolonisation in Pacific, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/315893/new-momentum-towards-decolonisation-in-pacific, October 18
2016: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, Pacific Island Countries Show Their Support for West Papua with Speeches at UN, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-03/pacific-island-countries-show-their-support-for/7897414, October 3
2016: Radio Interview, Radio Djiido, La Lutte Des Peuples Opprimes a Travers la Musique Temoinage, Radio Djiido: https://soundcloud.com/radiodjiido-1/la-lutte-des-peuples-opprimes-a-travers-la-musique-temoignage, August 29
2016: Television Interview, SBS World News Australia, Assault Claims During Mass Arrests Over West Papua Independence Push, http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/05/03/assault-claims-during-mass-arrests-over-west-papua-independence-push, May 3
2014: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat, Border Clashes May Spark New Flood of Refugees, http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/border-clashes-may-spark-new-flood-of-papuan-refugees/1296646, April 16
2013: Radio Interview, 2SER The Wire, West Papuan Freedom Flotilla Sets Off, http://thewire.org.au/story/west-papuan-freedom-flotilla-sets-off/, August 19
2012: Television Interview, ABC 7:30, West Papua Arrests Highlight Australian Detachment 88 Links, http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3604232.htm, October 4
2012: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia, West Papua Leader Killed in Indonesian Attack, http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/west-papuan-leader-killed-in-indonesian-attack/1042132, November 6
2012: Radio Interview, ABC Radio Australia, Papuan Separatist Leader Reportedly Killed, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-06/an-west-papua-leader-reported-dead/4356528, November 7
2012: Radio Interview, 2SER The Wire, West Papuan Leaders Put Themselves in Danger to Draw Attention, http://thewire.org.au/story/west-papuan-leaders-put-themselves-in-danger-to-draw-attention/, October 23
2011: News Article, Inter Press Service, West Papuan Conflict Begs Political Solution, http://www.ipsnews.net/2011/12/west-papuan-conflict-begs-political-solution/, December 14
2011: Radio Interview, 2SER The Wire, Indonesia Uses Psychological Warfare in West Papua, http://thewire.org.au/story/indonesia-uses-psychological-warfare-in-west-papua/, August 15
2011: News Article, Radio New Zealand International, Australia’s Ruling Party Puts More Focus on Papua, http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/201441/australia's-ruling-party-puts-more-focus-on-papua, December 12
2011: Radio Interview, 103.2, The Indonesian Military in West Papua, http://hope1032.com.au/stories/uncategorized/2011/the-indonesia-military-in-west-papua-cammi-webb-gannon/, August 20
2010: News Article, The Australian, Forces, Protesters Fill West Papuan Parliament, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/forces-protesters-fill-west-papuan-parliament/story-e6frg6so-1225889989044, July 10
Research Areas
Research Overview
- Dr Cammi Webb-Gannon is currently undertaking research into the ways in which the arts foster political identity and community mobilization in West Papua and New Caledonia.
Geographic Focus
- Pacific Islands Subnational Region
Available as Research Supervisor
Affiliation
Member Of
- International Academics for West Papua Board Member 2018 -
- International Academics for West Papua Board Member 2018 -
- Oceania Network at Western Sydney University Co-Founder and Co-Facilitator 2018 -
- Sydney Pacific Studies Network Member 2018 -
- Sydney Pacific Studies Network Member 2018 -
- Australian Association for Pacific Studies Co-Secretary 2016 -
- Australasian Association for Digital Humanities Executive Committee member 2015 -
- West Papua Project Coordinator 2008 -
- Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney Council Member 2012 - 2014
Publications
Selected Publications
Funding
Investigator On
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects |
Supervision
Available as Research Supervisor
Potential Supervision Topics
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Decolonization
Pacific Islands Politics
Indigenous Rights and Politics
Social Movements, Activism and Advocacy
Political Identity and the Arts
Human Rights
Service
Outreach Overview
- As an academic activist, I use academic methods to advance the causes of social justice. I focus on decolonisation movements within Melanesia, specifically, the struggle for independence from Indonesia by Indigenous West Papuans and the struggle for independence from France by the Indigenous Kanak people of New Caledonia. I work closely with people within those decolonisation movements to listen to their stories, their experiences, their hopes and plans, and I attempt to amplify these in my work and to propose political recommendations that put pressure on implicated governments and influential actors to become involved in finding just resolutions.
Reviewer Of
- Contemporary Pacific (Journal Article) 2020 -
- Australian Journal of Anthropology (Journal Article) 2019 -
- Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (Research Proposal) 2019 -
- Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure Award (Research Proposal) 2019 -
- South Pacific Journal of Philosophy and Culture (Journal) 2019 -
- Australian Research Council Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Award (Research Proposal) 2018 -
- Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity (Journal Article) 2018 -
- PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies (Journal Article) 2018 -
- Australian Research Council and Future Fellowship Award (Research Proposal)
Organizer Of Event
- Launch of the West Papua Project at UOW 2021 -
- ‘West Papua and the United Nations’ Symposium 2021 -
- Panel: Referenda in Melanesia (with Nic MacLellan), Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2018 -
- ‘Beyond the Pacific: West Papua on the World Stage’ University of Sydney 2017 -
- ‘Oceania Network’ Conference at Western Sydney University 2017 -
- Panel: Pan-Pacific Music of Protest Panel (with Michael Webb), Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2016 -
- ‘At the Intersection: Pacific Climate Change and Resource Exploitation in West Papua’, Western Sydney University 2016 -
- ‘Australia as a Pacific Island', Western Sydney University 2016 -
- Panel: Digital Musical Industry and Identity in Melanesia, Digital Humanities 2015 -
- Panel: Activism in West Papua: Panel in Honour of Faith Bandler, Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2014 -
- Organiser with Eben Kirksey, Peter King, Jim Elmslie, Budi Hernawan and Rika Korain 2013 -
- ‘Comprehending West Papua Conference’, University of Sydney 2011 -
Professional Service Activities
- Continuing Professional Development Portfolio Reviewer 2021 -
- Deputy Honours Coordinator, School of Health and Society 2021 -
- Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Academic Integrity Officer 2020 -
Outreach And Community Service Activities
- Politics in the Pub The Invisible Struggle for Freedom? Invited presentation, April 19 2021 -
- Parliament of Australia Enquiry into Australia’s Defence Relationships with Pacific Islands Nations. Submission 15 'The Significance of the Conflict in West Papua for Defence Cooperation Planning in the Pacific. Parliament of Australia Enquiry into Australia’s Defence Relationships with Pacific Islands Nations' with Joe Collins, Jim Elmslie and Ronny Kareni 2020 -
- Chair and Organiser: Women Decolonising Melanesia: Women’s Leadership Challenges in West Papua and New Caledonia. Public Lecture and Workshop, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, May 23 Chair and Organiser 2018 -
- Disaster Capitalism in the Pacific. Invited Q&A panel member to launch Anthony Lowenstein’s feature film Disaster Capitalism, The Dendy, Sydney, June 4 2018 -
- Chair: Symposium on Pacific Solidarity for West Papua. West Papua Project, University of Sydney, Sydney, November 3 2015 -
- Is Democratisation Bringing Australia and Indonesia Closer? Invited presentation at Politics in the Pub community forum, Sydney, July 30 2015 -
- Is Democratisation Bringing Australia and Indonesia Closer? Invited presentation at Politics in the Pub community forum, Sydney, July 30 2015 -
Background
Education And Training
- The University of Sydney, Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)
- The University of Sydney, Bachelor of Social Work
- The University of Sydney, Master of Development Studies
- Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Sydney
Teaching Overview
- I teach into the Criminology and Social Policy Discipline, focusing on social justice. My teaching philosophy is undergirded by critical theory perspectives and my pedagogical aim is to equip students with the skills to undertake social justice analysis and participate in transformative social change.
Contact
Full Name
- Camellia Webb-Gannon
Geographic Location
Located In Facility
Identity
Orcid Id
- http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-7584 (confirmed)
Web Of Science Researcher Id
- U-9461-2018
Scopus Id
Overview
Top Publications
Research Areas
Research Overview
- Dr Cammi Webb-Gannon is currently undertaking research into the ways in which the arts foster political identity and community mobilization in West Papua and New Caledonia.
Geographic Focus
- Pacific Islands Subnational Region
Affiliation
Member Of
- International Academics for West Papua Board Member 2018 -
- International Academics for West Papua Board Member 2018 -
- Oceania Network at Western Sydney University Co-Founder and Co-Facilitator 2018 -
- Sydney Pacific Studies Network Member 2018 -
- Sydney Pacific Studies Network Member 2018 -
- Australian Association for Pacific Studies Co-Secretary 2016 -
- Australasian Association for Digital Humanities Executive Committee member 2015 -
- West Papua Project Coordinator 2008 -
- Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney Council Member 2012 - 2014
Publications
Selected Publications
Funding
Investigator On
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects |
Supervision
Potential Supervision Topics
-
Decolonization
Pacific Islands Politics
Indigenous Rights and Politics
Social Movements, Activism and Advocacy
Political Identity and the Arts
Human Rights
Service
Outreach Overview
- As an academic activist, I use academic methods to advance the causes of social justice. I focus on decolonisation movements within Melanesia, specifically, the struggle for independence from Indonesia by Indigenous West Papuans and the struggle for independence from France by the Indigenous Kanak people of New Caledonia. I work closely with people within those decolonisation movements to listen to their stories, their experiences, their hopes and plans, and I attempt to amplify these in my work and to propose political recommendations that put pressure on implicated governments and influential actors to become involved in finding just resolutions.
Reviewer Of
- Contemporary Pacific (Journal Article) 2020 -
- Australian Journal of Anthropology (Journal Article) 2019 -
- Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (Research Proposal) 2019 -
- Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure Award (Research Proposal) 2019 -
- South Pacific Journal of Philosophy and Culture (Journal) 2019 -
- Australian Research Council Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Award (Research Proposal) 2018 -
- Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity (Journal Article) 2018 -
- PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies (Journal Article) 2018 -
- Australian Research Council and Future Fellowship Award (Research Proposal)
Organizer Of Event
- Launch of the West Papua Project at UOW 2021 -
- ‘West Papua and the United Nations’ Symposium 2021 -
- Panel: Referenda in Melanesia (with Nic MacLellan), Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2018 -
- ‘Beyond the Pacific: West Papua on the World Stage’ University of Sydney 2017 -
- ‘Oceania Network’ Conference at Western Sydney University 2017 -
- Panel: Pan-Pacific Music of Protest Panel (with Michael Webb), Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2016 -
- ‘At the Intersection: Pacific Climate Change and Resource Exploitation in West Papua’, Western Sydney University 2016 -
- ‘Australia as a Pacific Island', Western Sydney University 2016 -
- Panel: Digital Musical Industry and Identity in Melanesia, Digital Humanities 2015 -
- Panel: Activism in West Papua: Panel in Honour of Faith Bandler, Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2014 -
- Organiser with Eben Kirksey, Peter King, Jim Elmslie, Budi Hernawan and Rika Korain 2013 -
- ‘Comprehending West Papua Conference’, University of Sydney 2011 -
Professional Service Activities
- Continuing Professional Development Portfolio Reviewer 2021 -
- Deputy Honours Coordinator, School of Health and Society 2021 -
- Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Academic Integrity Officer 2020 -
Outreach And Community Service Activities
- Politics in the Pub The Invisible Struggle for Freedom? Invited presentation, April 19 2021 -
- Parliament of Australia Enquiry into Australia’s Defence Relationships with Pacific Islands Nations. Submission 15 'The Significance of the Conflict in West Papua for Defence Cooperation Planning in the Pacific. Parliament of Australia Enquiry into Australia’s Defence Relationships with Pacific Islands Nations' with Joe Collins, Jim Elmslie and Ronny Kareni 2020 -
- Chair and Organiser: Women Decolonising Melanesia: Women’s Leadership Challenges in West Papua and New Caledonia. Public Lecture and Workshop, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, May 23 Chair and Organiser 2018 -
- Disaster Capitalism in the Pacific. Invited Q&A panel member to launch Anthony Lowenstein’s feature film Disaster Capitalism, The Dendy, Sydney, June 4 2018 -
- Chair: Symposium on Pacific Solidarity for West Papua. West Papua Project, University of Sydney, Sydney, November 3 2015 -
- Is Democratisation Bringing Australia and Indonesia Closer? Invited presentation at Politics in the Pub community forum, Sydney, July 30 2015 -
- Is Democratisation Bringing Australia and Indonesia Closer? Invited presentation at Politics in the Pub community forum, Sydney, July 30 2015 -
Background
Education And Training
- The University of Sydney, Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)
- The University of Sydney, Bachelor of Social Work
- The University of Sydney, Master of Development Studies
- Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Sydney
Teaching Overview
- I teach into the Criminology and Social Policy Discipline, focusing on social justice. My teaching philosophy is undergirded by critical theory perspectives and my pedagogical aim is to equip students with the skills to undertake social justice analysis and participate in transformative social change.
Contact
Full Name
- Camellia Webb-Gannon
Geographic Location
Located In Facility
Identity
Orcid Id
- http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-7584 (confirmed)
Web Of Science Researcher Id
- U-9461-2018
