Faye Rosas Blanch

Faye Rosas Blanch is of Yidiniji/Mbarbaram descent from the Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland. Faye is Senior Lecturer in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University. She is currently engaged in her PhD which delves into the Intimacies of colonialism, sovereignty and intimate connection to country. Faye teaches the core topic in Education-- Teaching Indigenous Australian Students and Introduction to Aboriginal Studies. Faye holds a Teaching degree and Master by Research in Education, and her intellectual scholarship is informed by Indigenous education, youth, and families. Faye engages with a decolonising praxis and situates the human as important in the teaching environment, which can be dangerous at times. Faye has held the position of Teaching Coordinator, and Academic Advisor in Yunggorendi First Nations Centre. She has contributed to developing curriculum and the topic Indigenous Research Methodologies (Postgraduate). Faye is also a member of the Unbound Collective.