Dr Marty Branagan
Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities
Qualifications
Ph.D. (UNE), Grad. Dip. in Ed. (UNE), B.A. (Syd)
Contact
| Email: | mbranag3@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Arts (E11) 121 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3951 (or +61 2 6773 3951 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3520 |
Dr Marty Branagan is a Lecturer in Peace Studies. He holds a PhD and a Graduate Diploma in Education from UNE, and a BA from Sydney University, where he was a member of the Student Representative Council. During his PhD studies he was awarded the New England Award for extra-curricular activities and contribution to the community.
Areas of Teaching
Marty coordinates PEAC303/503 Active Resistance: Contemporary Nonviolence, for which he created the annual Nonviolence Film Festival and Peace Exhibition. He has a long history of nonviolent activism, and in 2011 he recorded a series of interviews with ABC Local Radio about Australian environmental campaigning.
He also coordinates PEAC373/573 Globalisation as if People and Ecosystems Matter, which he upgraded recently, and the units PEAC352 Building Peace in Post Conflict Situations and PEAC354 Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation Processes.
Marty helped create a new degree Master of Environmental Advocacy, after earlier helping develop a new unit PAIS365 Politics and the Environment: Intersecting Crises - which examines issues surrounding neo-conservatism, neo-liberalism, peak oil and climate change. He is also a tutor at UNE’s Oorala Centre.
Formerly a member of the Teaching and Learning Committee, he is currently Library Liaison Officer for Peace Studies, and is building up the Dixson Library collection of peace books, journals and films. He also donated the Armidale Environment Centre’s archives to Dixson’s Special Collections (www.une.edu.au/library/specialcoll/environmental.php).
Marty has worked in remote communities in Australia and Borneo, and with indigenous and non-indigenous ‘youth at risk’ in art-based programmes, through TAFE NSW, which aim to build skills, teamwork and self-esteem. He has also held many solo art exhibitions (including three at the New England Regional Art Museum) and organised numerous group exhibitions such as two at Armidale’s Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place, as well as coordinating public art projects such as mural painting, and playing music with ‘Waldorf Salad’. He and his partner are active in permaculture and an organic food cooperative, and have two young children.
Pterodactyls Take Another Sky-Surfer - a surrealist painting in his 2009 exhibition at the New England Regional Art Museum. It features mountains and paddocks morphing into ocean and beach, and has a global warming theme of rising oceans and wilder surf.
Research interests
His research interests include developments in nonviolence, and the role of the arts, humour and creativity in social change. He is also interested in ways of addressing global warming, biodiversity loss and other environmental issues, and in learning and teaching in protest movements. Marty’s articles have been used by courses at Brandeis University, USA and the University of Calgary, Canada. His book on nonviolence, We Shall Never Be Moved, was published in 2008.
Publications
Book
Branagan, Marty 2008, We Shall Never Be Moved, Lambert Academic Publishing, Koln, Germany.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Thesis
Branagan, Marty 2006, Art Alone Will Move Us: Nonviolence Developments in the Australian Eco-Pax Movement 1982-2003, University of New England, Armidale.
Novel
Branagan, Marty (pseud. ‘Simon Ellis’) 1994, Horizontal Lightning, Gaia Ink! & Fast Books, Glebe.
Book Editor
Keats, Warren 2009, A Hindsight View: 1929 – 2009, Search Foundation, Surrey Hills.
Refereed Academic Journals
Branagan, Marty 2010, ‘Nonviolent Social Change in the Contemporary World’, New Community Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1, Autumn, pp. 44 -48.
Branagan, Marty 2009, ‘Nonviolence or Continued Militarism and Climate Change?’ New Community Quarterly Vol. 7 No. 1 Autumn 2009 pp. 25-27.
Branagan, Marty 2007a, ‘The Last Laugh: Humour in Community Activism’, Community Development Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 470-481.
Branagan, Marty 2007b, ‘Activism and the Power of Humour’, Australian Journal of Communication, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 41-54.
Branagan, Marty 2006a, ‘Volunteerism and Learning in the Eco-pax Movement’, New Community Quarterly, vol. 4 no. 3, Spring, pp. 28-30.
Branagan, Marty 2005a, ‘The Art(s) of Nonviolence’, New Community Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 23–27.
Branagan, Martin 2005, ‘Environmental Education, Activism and the Arts’,Convergence, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 33-50.
Branagan, Marty 2004, ‘We Shall Never Be Moved’, Journal of Australian Studies: New Talents 21C:Write/up, no. 80, pp. 201-210.
Branagan, Marty 2003a, 'The Art of Nonviolent Activism', Social Alternatives Vol. 22 No. 3, Third Quarter, 2003, pp 50-55.
Branagan, Martin and Boughton, Bob 2003, ‘How Do You Learn How to Change the World? Learning and Teaching in Australian Protest Movements’, Australian Journal of Adult Learning 43/3 (November 2003), pp. 346-360.
National Journals
Branagan, Marty 2003b, 'The Art(s) of Nonviolent Protest in Australia: 1982-2002' in Dissent No. 11 Autumn/Winter 2003 pp 36-40.
Branagan, Marty 2003c, “The Role of the Arts as a Tool of Nonviolence in the Australian Protest Movement 1982-2002” in Campus Review (Postgraduate Forum) Vol 13, No 17 May 7-13 2003 p 9.
Branagan, Marty 2000, 'Jabiluka Response', Nonviolence Today, no.65, May-Aug, p.7.
O’Dwyer, Belinda & Branagan, Marty 1995, ‘Forest industry lies’, Green Left Weekly, no. 196, 2 August, p. 28.
Council Social and Community Plans
Branagan, Marty and Reavell, Ron 2009, Moree Social and Community Plan, Centre for Applied Research in Social Science, University of New England.
Horacek, Stefan; Branagan, Marty; Scott, John; Reavell, Ron 2009, Walcha Social and Community Plan, Centre for Applied Research in Social Science, University of New England.
Horacek, Stefan; Branagan, Marty; Scott, John; Reavell, Ron 2009, Uralla Social and Community Plan, Centre for Applied Research in Social Science, University of New England.
Horacek, Stefan; Branagan, Marty; Scott, John; Reavell, Ron 2009, Guyra Social and Community Plan, Centre for Applied Research in Social Science, University of New England.
Horacek, Stefan; Branagan, Marty; Scott, John; Reavell, Ron (plus council staff) 2009, Armidale Dumaresq Social and Community Plan, Centre for Applied Research in Social Science, University of New England.
Conference Papers and Website Postings
Branagan, Marty 2010, ‘Communicating a Nonviolent Green Paradigm Through the Arts and Humour’, Communicating Peace: International Peace Research Association (IPRA)Conference, University of Sydney, 6-10 July.
Branagan, Marty 2006b, ‘Humorous Activism: Heal While You Edumacate’, Australian
and New Zealand Humour, Health and Education Conference, UNE October 27-29.
Branagan, Marty 2003d, ‘The Art(s) of Nonviolence’, paper presented at the second global Transformations in Politics, Culture and Society conference, Vienna, December. Available from www.inter-disciplinary.net/transform/s4.htm 2003.
Branagan, Marty 2003f, “International Nonviolent Action: a Middle Path between War and Appeasement”. Neucleus and website.
Branagan, Marty 2002a, 'The Art(s) of Nonviolent Protest in Australia: 1982-2002' Paper
presented at Art of Dissent conference October 21st 2002. Published on website http://www.ArtofDissent.com/downloads.html 2003.
Branagan, Marty and Spence, Dr Rebecca 2002 'A Peace of Black Earth' in Nonviolencenet. Percentage of contribution: 80%. Moderator: Anthony Kelly Posted Tues Jan 29, 2002 http://www.egroups.com/groups/nonviolencenet.
Branagan, Marty 2003c “Can the International Community End a Dictatorship Nonviolently?” Paper delivered to Teach-In for Peace, “Options for Action”, 27th March, 2003, University of New England.
Website Posting on http://www.une.edu.au/sat/peace/bran.html May 2003.
Branagan. Marty 2002h, 'Rally for Refugees' Report on Justice for Refugees website, February. Available from www.new-england.org/jfr
Branagan, Marty 2004b, ‘The Toppling of Slobodan Milosevic’, Neucleus, no. 6, pp. 12-13. Also available from www.thechangeagency.org/research_articles.htm
Branagan, Marty 2004c, ‘International Nonviolent Action: a Middle Path between War and Appeasement’, Neucleus, no. 1, February, pp. 11-13. Also available from www.thechangeagency.org/research_articles.htm
Conference Review
Branagan, Marty 2003d “A Review of the ‘Art of Dissent’ National Conference” in Graduate Post (UNEPA, UNE) vol 11 no 1 February 2003 pp 9-10.
Art Journal Reviews
Branagan, Marty 2002b 'Art Attack' in Art Insight May 2002 p17.
Branagan, Marty 2002c 'William Robinson: Exhibition Review' in Art Insight (NERAM) May 2002 p.10.
Branagan, Marty 2002d 'Belle Ile: Monet, Russell and Matisse in Brittany' (exhibition review) in Art Insight (NERAM) May 2002 p11.
Branagan, Marty 2002e 'John Llewelyn Jones: Australia’s Forgotten Painter' (exhibition review) in Tamworth City Gallery News, issue 30, Spring page 5.
Branagan, Marty 2003h “Art of Dissent” Review, Art Insight
Branagan, Marty 2003i “Groundswell” Conference Review, Art Insight
Newspaper Reviews and Articles
Branagan. Marty 2002f 'Living Our Faith' (art review) in Armidale Express April 24, 2002 p14.
Branagan. Marty 2002g 'Salvador Dali' (exhibition review) in Armidale Express Extra Intune magazine 7-13 November 2002 p.5.
Branagan. Marty 2001a “Keep Our Food GE Free” in Armidale Express Extra April 6, 2001 p 3
Branagan. Marty 2001b 'Campaign for a Freeze on Genetically Engineered Food' in Graduate Post (UNE) vol.9. no.2 May 2001 p.8
Branagan. Marty 2001c “Green Coalition Calls For A Freeze on Genetically Engineered Foods in Neucleus (UNESA, UNE) April 2001 pp 8-9
Branagan. Marty 2001d 'Bob Dylan: Weird as Ever' (concert review) in Neucleus March 2001.
Branagan, Marty 2003g “Genetic Engineering and the Precautionary Principle”, Neucleus
Government Publication/Submission
Branagan, Marty 2001e 'Submission 259' in Commonwealth of Australia 2001 Inquiry Into The Capacity Of Public Universities To Meet Australia’s Higher Education Needs, Senate Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education Committee, Senate, Parliament of Australia Publication and internet: www.aph.gov.au/senate_employment