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Associate Professor Karen Farquharson

BA (Berkeley), MA (Harvard), PhD (Harvard)

Associate Professor - Sociology

Tel: +61 3 9214 5889

Office: 400 Burwood Rd, Rm 213

Email: kfarquharson@swin.edu.au

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Biography

Associate Professor Karen Farquharson is Academic Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Swinburne. Karen is a sociologist with research interests in the areas of race and ethnic relations, the media, sport, and the internet. She teaches in Sociology and convenes the BA (Hons) in Social Science and Industry and Community Studies.

Prior to working at Swinburne, Karen was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne. She holds a PhD from Harvard University and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cape Town in 1995-1996.

Teaching

  • HAS319 Race, Migration and Ethnicity
  • Research Interests

  • Sociology of the internet
  • Sociology of race and ethnicity
  • Sociology of the media
  • Sociology of sport
  • Publications Include

  • Karen Farquharson's publications
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