Bilquis Ghani
Bilquis Ghani
University of Canberra Lecturer in Arts
Dr. Bilquis Ghani is a Lecturer in Arts at the University of Canberra, and previously served as the Head of Inclusion at the Sydney Opera House, actively driving the House's Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Strategy.
Bilquis leads the Hunar collective, an arts and academia collective that operates at the intersection of theory and practice. Through Hunar, she creates opportunities for discourse between theorists and practitioners. Her research focuses on mobilising the creative process through moments of social and cultural rupture. In her work, she actively adopts a decolonial approach to make sense of arts movements in conflict spaces, with a specific focus on Kabul. She is particularly interested in art's potential for public pedagogy.
She is a founding member of the Refugee Art Project, which actively aims to support and showcase the talents of those with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Australia.
Bilquis is a self-professed sci-fi geek.
Bilquis leads the Hunar collective, an arts and academia collective that operates at the intersection of theory and practice. Through Hunar, she creates opportunities for discourse between theorists and practitioners. Her research focuses on mobilising the creative process through moments of social and cultural rupture. In her work, she actively adopts a decolonial approach to make sense of arts movements in conflict spaces, with a specific focus on Kabul. She is particularly interested in art's potential for public pedagogy.
She is a founding member of the Refugee Art Project, which actively aims to support and showcase the talents of those with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Australia.
Bilquis is a self-professed sci-fi geek.
Related Sessions
Walking in two worlds: the space between cultures
SAT, OCT 21, 11:00 AM
Conference
Almost half of Australians have a parent born overseas and more than a quarter were born overseas (ABS 2021 Census) … so what are the challenges and benefits of having access to more than one culture?
Regardless of our age or when we or our families arrived, many of us have modified our language, culture, and behaviour to fit in. What does this mean for our workplaces, our recreation spaces, and the world we want to create?
Join our panel of experts, in conversation with Dr Manisha Amin (CEO, Centre for Inclusive Design) to discuss the possibilities and challenges of walking in two worlds – and how to embrace all your unique identities.
Panellists
- Senthan Sanchayan, co-founder of Stuck in Between Media, and co-producer of Level: Asian podcast and media network.
- Dr Bilquis Ghani, Lecturer in Arts, University of Canberra academic, former Head of Inclusion at the Sydney Opera House, Lead of the Hunar collective.
- Dr Elaine Laforteza, Equity and Diversity Project Officer (Cultural Diversity) at the University of Technology Sydney, and host of award-winning SBS podcast My Bilingual Family.
