Dr Jim Wafer
Honorary Senior Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Career Summary
Biography
I am an anthropologist with a specialisation in the sub-fields of anthropological linguistics and anthropology of religion. I have published on Australian Aboriginal languages, religions of the African Diaspora (in particular Brazil), Islam, and queer theory and politics. My current research interest entails a reconstruction of the texts composed in the Hunter River-Lake Macquarie language by Lancelot Threlkeld in the early 19th century.
Research Expertise
Australian Indigenous languages, with a focus on those of NSW in general and of the Hunter River-Lake Macquarie region in particular.
Collaborations
I am a member of the Endangered Languages Documentation, Theory and Application group at the University of Newcastle.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University - USA
- PhD (2nd Qual), Indiana University - USA
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Newcastle
- Diploma in Education, Newcastle College of Advanced Education
- Master of Arts (Religious Studies), Indiana University - USA
- Master of Arts (Anthropology), Indiana University - USA
Keywords
- Australian Indigenous Languages
Languages
- Portuguese (Fluent)
Awards
Research Award
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Murray Chapman Award Unknown |
| 2011 |
Murray Chapman Award Unknown |
| 1992 |
Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing Unknown |
| 1990 |
Esther L. Kinsley Prize Unknown |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wafer J, Turpin M, 'Recirculating Songs Revitalising the Singing Practices of Indigenous Australia' (2017) | ||
| 2010 | Wafer J, The Taste of Blood Spirit Possession in Brazilian Candomble, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 240 (2010) | ||
| 2008 | Wafer JW, Lissarrague A, A Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Muurrbay Aboriginal Language & Culture Cooperative, Nambucca Heads, NSW, 844 (2008) [A1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2000 | Wafer JW, Southgate E, Coan LF, Out in the Valley: Hunter Gay and Lesbian Histories, Newcastle Region Library (History Monograph Series), Newcastle (2000) [A3] | ||
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Chapter (15 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vaarzon-Morel P, Wafer JW, ''Bilingual time' at Willowra: the beginnings of a community-initiated program, 1976-1977.', History of Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory People, Programs and Policies, Springer, Singapore 35-48 (2017) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2017 | Skinner G, Wafer JW, 'A checklist of colonial era musical transcriptions of Australian Indigenous songs', Recirculating songs: Revitalising the singing practices of Indigenous Australia, Hunter Press, Newcastle 360-404 (2017) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2017 | Wafer JW, 'Introduction: everything got a song', Recirculating songs: Revitalising the singing practices of Indigenous Australia, Hunter Press, Newcastle 1-42 (2017) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2017 | Wafer JW, 'Ghost-writing for Wulatji: incubation and "re-dreaming" as song revitalisation practices', Recirculating songs: Revitalising the singing practices of Indigenous Australia, Hunter Press, Newcastle 187-244 (2017) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2016 | Wafer JW, 'Why Waway? The Proctor map and the getting of song in New South Wales.', Language, land and song: studies in honour of Luise Hercus, EL Publishing, London 287-303 (2016) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2015 | Wafer JW, 'Don't talk about sex in public - it's Newcastle', Radical Newcastle, NewSouth, Sydney 271-278 (2015) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2014 | Wafer JW, 'Placenames as a guide to language distribution in the Upper Hunter, and the landnám problem in Australian toponomastics', Indigenous and Minority Placenames: Australian and International Perspectives, ANU E Press, Canberra 57-81 (2014) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2010 | Wafer JW, Lissarrague AS, 'The Kuringgai puzzle: Languages and dialects on the NSW Mid Coast', Indigenous Language and Social Identity: Papers in Honour of Michael Walsh, Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra 145-158 (2010) [B1] | ||
| 2000 | Wafer JW, '"Uncle Doreen's Family Drag Album: A Reading of Hunter Valley Social History from a Gay Man's Perspective"', Out in the Valley: Hunter Gay and Lesbian Histories, Newcastle Region Library (History Monograph Series), Newcastle 9-202 (2000) [B1] | ||
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Creative Work (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wafer JW, Newcastle Dreaming, Newcastle, NSW (2013) [J2] | Open Research Newcastle | |
| 2013 | Wafer JW, Askin X, Keep NEwcastle Weird, Launched at Curve Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (2013) |
Journal article (3 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |
Wafer J, Carey HM, 'Waiting for Biraban: Lancelot Threlkeld and the 'Chibcha Phenomenon' in Australian Missionary Linguistics', Language and History, 54, 112-139 (2011) [C1]
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Open Research Newcastle | ||||||
| 2004 | Ostenfeld SA, Wafer JW, Woodgate KB, 'Queer Studies: Where but Here?', Inter-Cultural Studies, 4, 9-18 (2004) [C1] | Open Research Newcastle | ||||||
| 1990 | Wafer JW, Santana HR, 'Africa in Brazil: cultural politics and the Candomblé religion', Folklore Forum, 23 98-114 (1990) | |||||||
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 4 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $16,947 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20021 grants / $3,000
Queer Studies: Out from the Centre, from 29 to 30 October 2002, Noah's on the Beach$3,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Shane Ostenfeld, Doctor Jim Wafer, Dr Kenneth Woodgate |
| Scheme | Conference Establishment Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2002 |
| Funding Finish | 2002 |
| GNo | G0182152 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20011 grants / $4,947
Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales$4,947
Funding body: Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
| Funding body | Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Jim Wafer |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2001 |
| Funding Finish | 2001 |
| GNo | G0181593 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
19961 grants / $4,000
The development of a gay and lesbian community in Newcastle and the Hunter region.$4,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Jim Wafer |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 1996 |
| Funding Finish | 1996 |
| GNo | G0175702 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
19951 grants / $5,000
The changing relations between social structure and practice in the remote Aboriginal community of Tjukurla.$5,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Jim Wafer |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 1995 |
| Funding Finish | 1995 |
| GNo | G0174946 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Dr Jim Wafer
Position
Honorary Senior Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| james.wafer@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Link | Google+ |
