Dr. Julie Rickwood

Biography

Julie Rickwood is a music performance researcher and practitioner based in Canberra, Australia. Her postdoctoral research focused on Australian popular music, place, gender, and environmental activism, with an emphasis on community music and cross-cultural exchange. She is currently working on a publication that explores environmental cultural history and heritage. Julie has published conference papers, journal articles, and book chapters, including serving as a co-editor for the volume 'Popular Music, Stars, and Stardom' (2018, ANU Press). In 2013, she completed her doctoral research project entitled 'We Australians: An Ethnographic Investigation of Convergence in Community Music and Reconciliation', which investigated cross-cultural choral interactions. Julie's graduate research concentrated on the Australian cappella scene and the community singing movement. She also holds a master's degree focused on the intersection of gender and identity in singing. Julie is a member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, the Australian Historical Association, and the International Council for Traditions in Music and Dance. Additionally, she is a dancer and choreographer with the Somebody's Aunt tenor Pop Choir.

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