Dr. Yasmine Musharbash

Biography

Yasmine Musharbash is an Associate Professor in the School of Archaeology & Anthropology at the Australian National University. She has held various positions including Head of Department at ANU and Senior Lecturer, as well as roles at the University of Sydney and the University of Western Australia. Her research interests emphasize anthropology with a particular focus on everyday life within settler-colonial contexts, Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations, and the interactions between humans and non-human entities. She has worked on various projects related to Warlpiri studies and the anthropology of emotions and domestic spaces. Additionally, her academic contributions extend to topics such as monstrosity in anthropology, personhood, sociality, the experience of grief, and cultural practices surrounding sleep. With a PhD from ANU and a Master’s from Freie Universität Berlin, Musharbash has a rich educational background in anthropology and Indigenous studies. She is actively supervising research students and contributing to the academic community through her wealth of experience and insights in anthropology.

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