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Email

anthea.skinner@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer in Disability Creative Performance
Victorian College of the Arts
Education
Graduate Diploma
University of South Australia
PhD
Monash University
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0003-2035-0916

Dr Anthea Skinner

Senior Lecturer in Disability Creative Performance
Victorian College of the Arts

120 Scholarly works
13 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Collaborative Partnerships Between Yolngu People From Northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia, and Bugis, Makassarese and Mandar People From South and West Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Improving Life Outcomes for Indigenous People Living With a Disability
  • 2023

    Journal article

    On the sound of a large 3D-printed and assembled musical instrument: The case of the yi?aki
    DOI: 10.1121/10.0023215
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Inclusive Instrumental Music Design and Pedagogy for Students With Disability
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Rolling out the “krip hop army”: depictions of disabled solidarity and resistance in Kounterclockwise’s Whip
    DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2020.1789849
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Fixing the Address: Slow Appraisal and the Making of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) Archive
    DOI: 10.1515/pdtc-2021-0024
  • 2017

    Book Chapter

    Popular Songsters and the British Military : The Case of 'The Girl I Left Behind Me'
    DOI: 10.1017/9781316672037.011
Anthea Skinner

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2025
<p>The City of Melbourne Access and Inclusion Award, part of the annual Melbourne Awards, recognizes individuals and organizations enhancing accessibility for people with disabilities, fostering a welcoming, inclusive city. My team won the 2025 award for our collaboration with Melbourne Youth Orchestras to develop the Adaptive Music Bridging Program, supporting children with disability to learn to play a musical instrument in an ensemble setting.</p> City of Melbourne
2021
Margaret Jennings Award Australian Society of Archivists
2013
Judges' Choice Award for Best Documentary for 'Welcome' with Bearbrass Asylum Orchestra Nova Focus on Ability Film Festival
2012
Student Prize Musicological Society of Australia

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The connections between Indigenous Australians and Indonesians beyond the trepang trade
    DOI: 10.37839/mar2652-550x25.16
  • 2026

    Book

    Varieties of Creativity, Imagination and Wellbeing in Australia
  • 2026

    Recorded or Rendered Work

    Visit Sulawesi, 2 episodes
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Resonant Roots of Pappaseng: Seeking Musical Inspiration from the Film Kuru Sumange
    DOI: 10.24821/resital.v26i2.17137
  • 2025

    Presentation

    Neurodiverse students in Post-Secondary music programs: A whole community approach.
  • 2025

    Editorship

    Musicology Australia Special Issue on Music, Disability, Health, and Wellbeing
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    The Adaptive Music Bridging Program: Creating Instrumental Music Education Pathways for Children with a Disability
  • 2025

    Curated Exhibition, Event or Festival

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