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Dr Max Harwood is a sessional lecturer and Honorary Adjunct Fellow (2021-2025) with the Department of Anthropology.
Originally from the Central Coast (NSW), Max was based in Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Ottawa from 2013-2019 as he completed his doctoral studies.
As an anthropologist, Max specialises in ethnographic filmmaking. His PhD studied Turkish and Israeli masculinity, nationalism and militarism, resulting in both a feature length documentary film and a traditional written dissertation.
Before commencing his PhD, Max’s professional background was in Australian native title, where he has worked as a visual anthropologist and ethnographic film consultant since 2011. He is currently a partnered consultant with the Indigenous Desert Alliance (Perth).
Since returning to Sydney in 2019, Max has commenced new research on modern white nationalism - specifically the online subculture, politics and phenomenology of Australian white nationalists - as well as the globalised phenomenon of Replacement Theory stochastic terrorism.
Unit Convenor/Lecturer:
ANTH3002: The Anthropology of Politics and Power (S2, 2020)
ANTH3021: Globalisation, Conflict & Religion (S1, 2020; S1, 2021)
ANTH2004: Art & Culture (S2, 2019)
ANTH1006: Drugs Across Cultures (S3, 2019/2020; S3, 2020/2021)
ANTH1051: Human Evolution & Diversity (S3, 2020/2021)
Guest Lecturer:
ANTH3024: Doing Ethnography (S1/S2, 2017- ongoing)
ANTH2003: Food Across Cultures (S1, 2019; S1, 2021)
ANTH1007: The Anthropology of Religions (S1, 2019)
Head Tutor/Unit Administrator:
ANTH2003: Food Across Cultures (S1, 2019; S2, 2020)
ANTH1050: Introduction to Anthropology (S2, 2019)
ANTH1007: The Anthropology of Religions (S1, 2019; S2, 2020)
Tutor/Marker:
ARTS1000: Humanities & The World (S1, 2020)
ANTH1051: Human Evolution & Diversity (S1, 2020)
ANTH2004: Art & Culture (S1, 2019)
ANTH1050: Introduction to Anthropology (S2, 2019)
ANTH1007: The Anthropology of Contemporary Religions (S1, 2019)
ANTH2003: Food Across Cultures (S1, 2018; S1, 2019; S1, 2021)
Other:
MRes Internship Supervisor (S2, 2020)
Max is the founder and festival co-director of the Macquarie University International Ethnographic Film Festival (MUIEFF), hosted within the Department of Anthropology.
Since 2017, Max has organised and hosted a two week annual ethnographic filmmaking workshop for undergraduate anthropology students in both ANTH2004 and ANTH3024.
Anthropology, PhD, Macquarie University
Award Date: 17 Sep 2019
Consultant, Indigenous Desert Alliance
2018 → …Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Non-traditional research output › Digital or Visual products
Research output: Non-traditional research output › Digital or Visual products
Max Harwood (Other), Jaap Timmer (Participant) & Marion Maddox (Participant)
Activity: Other
Max Harwood (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop or event series
Max Harwood (Speaker), Robert Sinnerbrink (Invited speaker), Karen Pearlman (Invited speaker) & Chris Houston (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Max Harwood (Organiser), Chris Houston (Organiser) & Lucinda Boxall (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
Max Harwood (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
9/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
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24/05/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
19/06/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities