Previous Talks & Presentations
Conference Papers
2012: The Use of Indigenous Voices from Australia and New Zealand. Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, May 2011, Sacramento, California.
2012: Fantasy Futures in Australia and New Zealand, The Fourth Australian Conference on Utopia, Dystopia and Science Fiction, Monash University, August 2010.
Evangelical and Catholic Masculinities in Two Fatherhood Ministries, Australian Association for the Study of Religions, University of Melbourne, December 2009.
Homespun and Studio-Made: Aesthetic Differences in the Websites of Catholic and Evangelical Men’s Ministries, Religious Communication Conference, Monash University, November 2009.
Gendered Spirituality and the Problem of Spatial Representation (also Chair of the Emerging Forms of Change in Religious Organisations session). Australian Association for the Study of Religions. Auckland University, July 2008.
The Politics of Masculinity in Men’s Ministries. Forum of the Christian Left Conference: Gender, Faith and Politics. Dunedin, September 2007.
Integral Spirituality or Muscular Spirituality? (also Chair of the Journeys to the Self session). Alternative Expressions of the Numinous. University of Queensland, August 2007.
In a Prophetic Voice: Australia 2012 (also Chair of the Contemporary Christianity session). Australian Association for the Study of Religions. Australian Catholic University, July 2007.
Dog Tags and Rosaries: Two Ways of Doing Masculinity in Men’s Ministries. New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions. Queenstown, June 2007.
Towards a Sacramental Understanding of Dextromethorphan. Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand Conference: Bracketing (Belief). University of Canterbury, November 2006.
Re-assembling Masculinity in Men’s Ministries. Cultural Transformations Research Network 5th International Symposium: Re-Assemblage. University of Otago, November 2006.
Men’s Spiritual Bodies and Bodies of Men. Cultural Transformations Research Network 4th International Symposium: (Trans)figuring Bodies. University of Otago, December 2005.
Other Presentations
Entheogenic Spirituality and Gender in Australia. Entheogenesis Australis, 4 December, Victoria.
The Masculinity Conspiracy. Burning Seed, 12 November, NSW.
The Masculinity Conspiracy. BPW (Business and Professional Women’s Network), July 12 2011, Melbourne.
2012 in Australia. MindBodySpirit Festival, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, June 10.
The Masculinity Conspiracy. Feminist Futures, May 28 2011, North Melbourne Town Hall.
The Masculinity Conspiracy. Confest, April 23 2011, between Moulamein and Deniliquin, NSW.
Towards a Sacramental Understanding of Dextromethorphan: A Research Story. Entheogenesis Australis, The University of Melbourne, 5 December 2010.
2012 in Australia. MindBodySpirit Festival, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 19 November 2010.
Unpacking Christian Masculinities, Sea of Faith, Melbourne, 18 March 2010.
A Critical Look at the 2012 Phenomenon, Atheist Society, Melbourne, 9 March 2010.
Both Remedy and Poison: Religious Men and the Future of Peace, Parliament of the World’s Religions, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 6 December 2009.
Journals Unbound: e-Infrastructure for Small and Medium-Sized Journals, eResearch Australasia 2009, Novotel Manly Pacific, Sydney, November 2009.
Luce Irigaray: An Introduction. School of Education Doctoral Student Group Guest Lecture. La Trobe University, June 2009.
The 2012 Event. Conspiracies and Moral Panics Guest Lecture. Monash University, May 2009 (again in May 2010 and May 2011).
Academic Journals 101. RMIT Open Program. RMIT University, August 2008 (again in March 2010, October 2010 and November 2011).
Dog Tags and Rosaries: Two Ways of Doing Masculinity in Men’s Ministries. Masculinities Guest Lecture. University of Otago, May 2007.
Gender Hubble: Spirituality, Space, Time. Theology and Religious Studies Research Seminar. University of Otago, July 2006.
