Professor Aaron Corn has a background in music, curatorial studies and Indigenous knowledge. He is Inaugural Director of the Indigenous Knowledge Institute at the University of Melbourne.
He works closely in co-designed research with Australian Indigenous colleagues and communities and serves as a Director of the National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance in Australia.
His long term collaboration with Indigenous leaders communities engage with intellectual traditions that remain fundamental to Indigenous cultural survival. His research investigates new strategies for strengthening human cultural diversity in the digital age with emphasis on the durability of Indigenous knowledge across generations and cultures.
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Aaron Corn's highlights
FEATURED Journal article
Joe Gumbula, the Ancestral Chorus, and the Value of Indigenous Knowledges
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Together We Rise: East Arnhem Land Artists Respond to COVID-19 with the Gift of Music
Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website
Before the First Wave: Understanding the Intersection of Yolŋu Expressions of Makassan Con..
Book Chapter
Exploring the applicability of the Semantic Web for discovering and navigating Australian ..
Journal article
Home within: Locating a Warlpiri approach to developing and applying an indigenous educati..
Book Chapter
Singing in the Presence of Knowing
Book Chapter
A Post-mortem of a Pulped Book: Making Sense of the Missed Opportunities of Deadly Woman B..
Journal article
Aaron Corn's selected work
Projects
A Corn et al. with Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka and South Australian Museum (2020–21) ‘3D Printing of Custom Musical Instruments for Heritage and Industry Needs’, ARC LP190100419,
15,028L Ormond-Parker, A Corn & D Sweeney (2018–20) ‘Aboriginal Remote Narrowcast TV and the Audiovisual Archive’, ARC IN180100014, $573,032
A Corn, H Morphy & FR Myers (2015–17) ‘Mobilising the Global Legacy and Impact of the Aboriginal Artists Agency’, ARC DP150104389, $481,766
SWJ Patrick (Discovery Indigenous Award), A Corn & S Wild (2012–14) ‘Early Collections of Warlpiri Cultural Heritage and Resulting Community Access Needs in Remote Desert Australia’, ARC IN120100008, $530,000
G Baker et al. (2010–13) ‘Digital Futures’, Australian Government Collaborative Research Networks, $5,100,000
A Corn (Future Fellowship) (2009–13) ‘Indigenising the Semantic Web: Ontologies for Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage Resources on a Machine-readable Web’, ARC FT0990730, $686,400
A Corn (2012) ‘Thai Music Festival and Symposium, Canberra’, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade Australia–Thailand Institute Grant, $6500
L Barwick et al. (2011) ‘Equipment and Facilities Upgrade for the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures’, ARC LE110100142, $238,000
JN Gumbula (Indigenous Research Fellow) & A Corn (2007–09) ‘Elder Assessments of Early Material Culture Collections from Arnhem Land and Contemporary Access Needs to Them among Their Source Communities’, ARC DI0775822, $245,000
A Corn (Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship) & Marcia Langton (2004–08) ‘When the Waters Will Be One: Indigenous Performance Traditions at the New Frontier of Intercultural Discourses in Arnhem Land’, ARC DP0451001, $275,000
A Corn & JN Gumbula (2007) ‘International Council of Traditional Music World Conference, Vienna’, AIATSIS Conference Support, $4000
N Thieberger et al. with CSIRO, DSTC Pty Ltd and Galiwin’ku Indigenous Knowledge Centre (2005–07) ‘Sharing Access and Analytical Tools for Ethnographic Digital Media Using High Speed Networks’, ARC SR0566965, 00,000
A Tripodi, A Corn & JN Gumbula (2006) with Arts Projects Australia (Partner Organisation) ‘Garma at Womadelaide’, Australia Council for the Arts Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Arts Presentation & Promotion, $50,000
A Marett et al. with Yothu Yindi Foundation (2005) ‘Planning for the Sustainability of the NRPIPA’, ARC LP0560530, $49,000
A Corn (1998–2000) ‘Arnhem Land Blues’, AIATSIS Research Grants, $47,000
A Corn (1997) ‘Dreamtime Wisdom, Moderntime Vision’, Queen’s Trust for Young Australians Achiever Award, $5000
A Corn (1993–97) ‘Dreamtime Wisdom, Moderntime Vision’ (1995–97) & ‘Musical Instruments in Cultural Heritage Collections’ (1993–95) Australian Government Australian Postgraduate Award with Stipend, $64,000
Scholarly Works
Displaying the 49 most recent scholarly works by Aaron Corn.
Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Silver Radio Winner (Best Music Special) for ‘Reflections and Voices’ (2010)
New Talents Author for ‘When the Waters Will Be One’ (2005)
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for Honour among Nations? (Langton et al., eds 2004)
Postgraduate Musicology Prize (Victorian Chapter) for ‘Burr-Gi Wargugu ngu-Ninya Rrawa’ (2002)
Achiever Award
Australian Postgraduate Award with Stipend
Robert S Alva Memorial Award
Credentials
Positions
Positions
National Treasurer
Musicological Society of Australia
Director
National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance in Australia
Member
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Melbourne
Master of Philosophy
Griffith University
Bachelor of Arts–Music with Honours First Class
Griffith University