Clint Bracknell

Clint Bracknell is a Noongar ethnomusicologist and songwriter from the south coast region of Western Australia. He is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Queensland leading a program of research investigating connections between song, language and landscapes. His work intersects with applied linguistics, ecomusicology, Australian studies, and Indigenous studies. He is lead Chief Investigator for ARC DI project 'Restoring on-Country Performance' and a Chief Investigator for ARC LIEF project 'Nyingarn: A platform for primary sources in Australian Indigenous languages', ARC DI project 'The role of First Nations' music as a determinant of health', and ARC Linkage project 'Life After Digitisation: Future-Proofing WA's Vulnerable Cultural Heritage'. After working as an ESL and music teacher, he helped establish the major in Indigenous Knowledge at the University of Western Australia, where he completed a PhD in Noongar song. At the University of Sydney he co-developed the major in contemporary music for Sydney Conservatorium of Music, before returning to Western Australia at Edith Cowan University to bolster humanities research in his home state. Recent arts-language projects he has collaborated on include a mainstage production of Shakespeare's Macbeth in Noongar (Hecate 2020), a Bruce Lee film dubbed in Noongar (Fist of Fury Noongar Daa 2021), and the multi-sensory 'Noongar Wonderland' performance installation in Perth Festival 2022. He serves as Deputy Chair of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and received the 2020 Barrett Award for Australian Studies.