Dr Maya Haviland
Areas of expertise
- Social And Cultural Anthropology 160104
- Visual Cultures 190104
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies 200201
- Pacific Cultural Studies 200210
- Multicultural, Intercultural And Cross Cultural Studies 200209
- Curatorial And Related Studies 2102
- Museum Studies 210204
- Social Program Evaluation 160703
- Social Change 160805
Research interests
•Collaborative anthropology
•Co-creative Institutions
•Indigenous cultures
•Visual anthropology and documentary film
•Community Cultural Development
•Socially-engaged Art, contemporary art
•Art-based collaborative ethnography
•Collaborative Methodologies
•Participatory Research, (PAR)
•Participatory evaluation
•Photography, installation
•Collections and Archives
•Curatorial methods
Biography
Dr. Maya Haviland is currently a Translational Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies. She leads the Scaffolding Cultural Co-Creativity project (SCCCP), an international multi-partner action learning project investigating the dynamics of co-creation in diverse organisational and cultural contexts, and developing resources and curriculum to support co-creative practice and practitioners.
Maya’s research career has spanned a range of topics, specialising in community-led research with Indigenous communities, participatory action research and evaluation, and practice-based research. Her current research is focussed on dynamics of co-creation and cultural collaboration; dynamics of creative innovation with traditional knowledge, and cultural resurgence and resilience through collaborative arts and cultural projects.
Maya is a long-term community development practitioner and facilitator, having worked as consultant in Australia, the Pacific and North America for over 15 years prior to joining the ANU. She has undertaken a range of collaborative research projects with communities in Vanuatu, Mexico, the USA and Australia - especially in the Kimberley region. Her In 2018-2020 Maya was seconded part-time to the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the ANU where she led process of co-design and collaboration with industry, academic and students, including convening the CoDesign Culture Lab in November 2019 and production of the Reimagine STEM podcast. She has facilitated a number of collaborative art and documentary projects in the Kimberley region of North Western Australia, in the USA, Mexico and most recently in Vanuatu. Her photographic and installation works have been exhibited in Australia and internationally. She and her partner Brad Riley produced a documentary about the Vanuatu Cultural Centre’s Fieldworker Network – examining its role in cultural documentation and cultural revival. Her book Side by Side? Community Art and the Challenge of Co-Creativity was published in 2017.
She is currently co-producing a podcast with Nicole Deen called Collaboratory, exploring co-creativity in action with a range of practitioners and disciplines. It is scheduled for release in 2022.
Researcher's projects
Scaffolding Cultural Co-Creativity is a a multi-sited, 4 year (2019-2023) research and cultural project exploring the dynamics of creative collaboration across culture, arts and education.
Through collaborative action research case studies with partner projects and organisations in Australia and internationally, and mixed-method qualitative research with cultural practitioners, SCCCP is identifying and testing new frameworks for mapping cultural co-creativity. We are developing and disseminating tools and resources for practitioners and organisations to facilitate, sustain, embed and scale co-creative practices into diverse organisational and cultural contexts.
Check out the project website for more details: https://scccp.net
Publications
- Crosato, M & Haviland, M 2021, 'Aelan Gel/Island Daughters: Co-creative Storytelling of Place and Resilience with Women in Vanuatu.', Oral History Australia Journal, vol. 43, pp. 24-56.
- Haviland, M 2020, 'Recognising immaterial labour across the scales of co-production: A reply to brown, pahl, rasool and ward', Global Discourse: An interdisciplinary journal of current affairs, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 115-118.
- Haviland, M, Bruggeman, K, Miller, G et al. 2020, Engineering education for the future - Reimagine STEM Episode 1.
- Haviland, M, Bruggeman, K, Gretchen, M et al. 2020, Engineering for social benefit Reimagine STEM Episode 2.
- Haviland, M, Bruggeman, K, Gretchen, M et al. 2020, From diversity STEMs brilliance Reimagine STEM Episode 3.
- Haviland, M, Bruggeman, K, Gretchen, M et al. 2020, First Nations, First Knowledge Reimagine STEM Episode 4.
- Haviland, M, Etheridge, D & Etheridge, D 2020, CoDesign Culture Lab Summary Report - What will our world be like in 2050?.
- Birbilis, N, Haviland, M & Allie, Z 2019, Education CoDesign Workshops Report.
- Haviland, M, Etheridge, D & Etheridge, D 2019, 'Reimagine CoDesign Culture Lab'.
- Birbilis, N, Haviland, M, Gould, M et al 2019, Reimagine Industry CoDesign Workshops Report.
- Haviland, M, Riley, B & Houghton, B 2019, Kimberley Schools Aboriginal Culture Program Mapping Project - Data and Analysis Report.
- Haviland, M & Riley, B 2017, The Vanuatu Cultural Centre's (VKS) Fieldworker Network.
- Haviland, M 2017, 'Mapping qualities of cultural co-creativity', Medienimpulse: Beitraege zur Medienpaedagogik, vol. 55, no. 4.
- Haviland, M 2017, "Encounters" and the axes of collaboration', International Journal of Heritage Studies, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 886-890pp..
- Haviland, M 2017, Side by Side? Community Art and the Challenge of Co-Creativity, Routledge, New York, NY.
- Haviland, M with Daniel Owen and Natasha Flores, 2016, Slippery Fis and Plastic Jelly Fish Swarm in 'Sik Plastik Long Solwata' [Exhibition]. Gallery of Foundation Suzanne Bastien, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
- Haviland, M 2015, Tropical Cyclone Pam Food Security Survey Summary Report. Vanuatu Christian Council, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Haviland, M 2014, 'The Challenge of Cross-Cultural Creativity', in Ian McLean (ed.), Transculturation and Indigenous Contemporary Art, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, pp. 117-135pp.
- Haviland, M & Pillsbury, J 2012, 'Challenges faced when evaluating the Jalaris Kids Future Club', Evaluation Journal of Australasia, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 26 - 31.
- Haviland, M 2011, The Kimberley Schools Culture Program: Year Two Evaluation Report. Kimberley Law and Culture Centre, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia.
- Haviland, M 2010, Jalaris Kids Future Club Evaluation Report 2007-2010. Jalaris Aboriginal Corportation and Side by Side Project Consulting
- Haviland, M 2010, Places I Carry With Me - Maya Haviland @ ANCA Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
- Haviland, M 2010 (Curator) , Stars of Bethlehem - Participatory Video with Palestinian refugees [Exhibition]. Side by Side Online Gallery.
- Haviland, M 2009 (Curator), Chiapas Photography Project & Archivo Fotografico Indigena [Exhibition]. Side by Side Online Gallery.
- Haviland, M 2009 (curator), From the Rural Community to the City - work in progress by Refugia Guzman Perez [Exhibition]. Side by Side Online Gallery
- Haviland, M 2009, Places I Carry With Me (works in progress by Maya Haviland) @ Galeria Studio Cerrillo, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Haviland, M 2008, Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre, OBJECT Magazine, issue 55 April- July 2008 pp. 46 - 49. Object- Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Surry Hills NSW
- Haviland, M & Johnson, M 2008, YOUTH PLAN: A plan for the proposed Youth Centre in Fitzroy Crossing. Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia.
- Haviland, M 2006, Derby Youth Drug and Alcohol Project Report July 2006. Derby Drug Action Group and the Shire of Derby West Kimberley.
- Haviland, M 2006 (Curator), Faces of Mowanjum [exhibition], Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre, October 2006, Derby, Australia.
- Haviland, M 2005 (Curator), Faces of the Kimberley - Works from Photo Me Derby Project [Exhibition]. Burrinunga Aboriginal Community, Derby, Western Australia
- Haviland, M 2005, Burrinunga Aboriginal Corporation 5- Year Strategic Plan. Burrinunga Aboriginal Corporation, Derby, Western Australia.
- Haviland, M, Johnson, K, Orr, L et al 2005, 'Being an insider and/or outsider', Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin, vol. 7, pp. 10 - 14. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia
- Haviland, M & Munt, R 2005, Communities Doing Participatory Evaluation. Stronger Families Learning Exchange Learning Series. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia.
- Haviland, M 2004, 'Using photography as a tool in action research', Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin, vol. 5, pp. 10 - 15. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia.
- Haviland, M 2004, 'Gathering information to inform action', Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin, vol. 5, pp. 3 - 5. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia.
- Haviland, M 2004, 'Doing participatory evaluation with community projects', Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin, vol. 6, pp. 10 - 13. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia.
- Haviland, M, Orr, L & Longbottom, S 2004, HIPPY La Perouse Evaluation Report (Home Instructions for Parents of Preschool Youngsters).
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Following the Trade Routes: exchange and innovations in cultural economy (Primary Investigator)
- Kimberley Caring for Culture Plan - Schools Component (Primary Investigator)