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Professor Rosita Henry is a leading anthropologist at James Cook University (JCU), affiliated with the College of Arts, Society & Education and the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Sociology. She has held academic leadership roles including Head of School of Social Sciences (2014–2017) and Head of Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Sociology (2012–2014). Her research focuses on cultural heritage, Indigenous rights, and the intersection of memory, performance, and colonial histories in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Her work spans projects funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), including studies on museum collections and Indigenous engagement with artifacts, and transnational care of elderly Papua New Guineans in Australia. Key publications include The Challenges of Indigenous Peoples: Spectacle or Politics? (2011) and Practising Place, Performing Memory (1999). She has advised on numerous PhD projects, including studies on cultural property, Lao PDR development, and Pasifika climate narratives.
Henry has received awards such as JCU’s “Supervisor of the Year” (2020) and an ERASMUS+ Grant (2018). Her research engages with festivals, land tenure conflicts, and decolonial frameworks, emphasizing Indigenous agency in cultural preservation and policy-making. She is an editorial board member for journals like etropic and contributes to global networks like the World Anthropological Union.
