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Samantha Gilmour (she/they) is an Associate Lecturer in Aboriginal Studies at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, holding this position since October 31, 2024. Her academic work is intrinsically linked to her journey of Wiradjuri heritage reconnection and decolonial scholarship.
Her educational qualifications include:
- Master of International Relations (Advanced Research), La Trobe University (2023-2024)
- Bachelor of International Relations, La Trobe University (2019-2022)
- Diploma in Languages (French Studies), La Trobe University (2021-2024)
- Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage, Charles Sturt University (2023-2024)
Gilmour's research critically interrogates settler colonial violence through frameworks of Indigenous sovereignty and international relations. Her thesis analyzed Zionist implementation mechanisms in pre-1948 Palestine, establishing violence as inherent to settler colonial ontology. Current work extends this to examine contradictions between First Nations self-determination and state-centric foreign policy paradigms.
Her 2025 creative work "First Nations Foreign Policy: A Fundamental Contradiction" pioneers analysis of how settler colonial states inherently obstruct Indigenous foreign policy agency, contributing to decolonial political theory and Indigenous international relations scholarship.
Gilmour concurrently serves as Indigenous Post-graduate Engagement Project Officer at La Trobe University's Gabra Biik Wurruwila Wutja Research Centre (November 2024-July 2025), bridging academic and community engagement in Indigenous research.
