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Biography
My research explores the multispecies relationships between people, place and the environment (more-than-human) concentrating on how best to build the resilience and capacity of communities to enact more sustainable futures in a time of climate change. I have particular expertise in local food systems (including community food production, food rescue and food waste management) and understanding the impacts of everyday food interactions on human and planetary health and wellbeing. Conceptions of waste and practices of reuse and repair through community sharing projects are also current areas of focus.
I use participatory, ethnographic and non-representational methodologies to conduct fieldwork informed by an attentiveness to the more-than-human. This fieldwork is informed by policy analysis and interdisciplinary theoretical approaches drawing on my background in social movement studies, cultural theory, critical food studies, environmental humanities and cultural geography. My work is underpinned by an interest in: the materialities of everyday lived experience at the nature-culture interface (or nature-culture entanglements); how these experiences are represented; and generative conceptual and applied possibilities that build on current community practices and imaginaries. My research is embedded in local, community action while being directly connected to broader global socio-environmental issues.
I have over a decade of research experience with local governments, schools, community groups, cultural institutions and other industry in designing interventions, gathering and evaluating data, and communicating outcomes that have direct impact on policy and practice.
I am employed as an Associate Professor in Faculty of Arts and Design. As the Faculty’s Associate Dean - Higher Degrees by Research I am privileged to be able to support the development of our Faculty’s diverse HDR cohort and I consistently draw inspiration from their innovative and imaginative research. I am also fortunate enough to contribute to growing the University's research impact through my role as Deputy Director of the University's Centre for Creative and Cultural Research.
My book, Taste, Waste and the New Materiality of Food (Routledge, 2019) is open access and can be found HERE.
External Positions:
July - November 2020, Visiting Research Fellow, Hong Kong Baptist University
July - December 2016, Visiting Research Fellow, School of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
July - December 2012, Visting Research Fellow, National Museum of Australia
Research interests
My current research interests and projects relate to: urban agriculture; urban nature; more-than-humans; cultures of repair; First Nations ways of knowing, being and doing; ecological wellbeing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 19 Finished
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Piloting a community co-learning approach to developing a school-based food gardening program
HILL, A., ZOUWER, N., TURNER, B., McAppion, A. & Foley, M.
31/08/23 → 20/12/24
Project: Research
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Ginninderry Living Lab: Designing a Research Framework for better liveability and sustainability
TURNER, B., NORMAN, B., HOPE, C., MCKENZIE, V., Bishop, K. & Smith, G.
23/09/21 → 22/09/22
Project: Research
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Haig Park Activation Manager
HOPE, C., TURNER, B., HOLLAND, K., Drayton, I., Tait, O., Reif, A., Caffery, D., JASPER, M., CASTRO DE JONG, D., THWAITES, D. & WEBB, J.
6/03/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Exploring Decolonizing Methods in Place-Based Research: Weaving Together Archival Research, Yarning, and Walking With Audiovisual Recordings
Somerville, W. & Turner, B., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) Sage Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonising Research Methods. United Kingdom: SAGE Publications Ltd, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Other chapter contribution › peer-review
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Learning with compost: digging down into food waste, urban soils and community
Turner, B., Hill, A. & Abramovic, J., 22 Jul 2024, In: Local Environment. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Complex Care: Storying Country and Place with Creativity and Respect
Harrison, A., Turner, B., Somerville, W. & Brown, S., Mar 2023, Difficult Conversations. Frederick, U., Harrison, A., Ireland, T. & Magee, P. (eds.). British Council, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review
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Ginninderry Living Lab Framework
Turner, B., Hope, C. & Mckenzie, V., 23 Mar 2023, 107 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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"Kind regards": negotiating connection to Country and place through collective storying: negotiating connection to Country and place through collective storying
Somerville, W., Mckenzie, V., FULLER, L., Naomi Joy, N. J., Harrison, A., Isaacs-Guthridge, R. & Turner, B., 11 Sept 2023, In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 39, 3, p. 336-348 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Improving Nutrition and Health Outcomes Through Local Food Systems
Nenad Naumovski (Speaker), Shawn Somerset (Speaker), Ro Mcfarlane (Speaker), Ann Hill (Speaker) & Bethaney Turner (Speaker)
26 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk