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Niklavs Rubenis
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Niklavs Rubenis
Senior Lecturer
Object Design
School of Creative Arts & Media
Centre for the Arts , Hobart CBD Campuses
+61 3 6336 4300 (phone)
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Fields of Research
- Fine arts (360602)
- Visual arts (360699)
- Design history, theory and criticism (330304)
- Crafts (360601)
- Culture, representation and identity (470208)
- Cultural and creative industries (470204)
- Social theory (441005)
- Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
Research Objectives
- The creative arts (130103)
- Design (130101)
- The performing arts (130104)
- Expanding knowledge in human society (280123)
- Waste management services (110501)
- Waste recycling services (110502)
- Social impacts of climate change and variability (190103)
- Climate change models (190501)
- Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise) (130603)
- Teacher and instructor development (160303)
Publications
Total publications
1
Other Creative Work
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rubenis N, 'Design Is', Australian Design Centre, Sydney, Australia, pp. 36 pages (2020) [Minor Creative Work] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
1
Total funding
$9,997
Projects
The Pet Project - Covid companions (2021)$9,997
- Description
- The projects aim is to understand how Tasmanians are experiencing and adjusting to the social, political and economic responses to COVID-19, in particular the project aims to explore the potential benefits, connections and impacts of human-companion animal relationships during and after home isolation and COVID 19 disruptions, and document the connections formed between humans and animals in home isolation situations through an arts based workshop methodology.
- Funding
- Regional Arts Australia ($9,997)
- Scheme
- Grant-Project
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Rubenis N; Keating MJ; Carson S; Watt YM; Terhell A
- Year
- 2021
Research Supervision
Current
2
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Jewellery as Specimen: Considering intersections between nature, museums and jewellery practices as a method to produce new objects that intercede human-animal relationships, with a focus on Tasmanian invertebrates | 2020 |
| Masters | What prevents the inclusion of women in furniture and industrial design: an investigation into gender bias and the structural and institutional barriers within contemporary design | 2021 |