Future Fellowship Success for A/Prof Emily O’Gorman

CACHE congratulates our Executive Member, Associate Professor Emily O'Gorman, on the award of an ARC Future Fellowship, Protecting Global Wetlands, 1945 to the Present.  

The fellowship project aims to provide the first in-depth environmental history of international wetlands conservation post-World War II. Focusing on the key concepts of animal migration, ecosystems, and wise use, and grounded in the important case study of the Ramsar Convention, the project expects to generate new theoretical and applied insights about wetlands conservation and expertise, and nurture exciting new directions in environmental history.

Emily O’Gorman is an Associate Professor at the Macquarie University School of Social Sciences, in the Faculty of Arts. Emily’s research explores environmental history, more-than-human geography, and the interdisciplinary environmental humanities. Emily is primarily concerned with contested knowledges within broader cultural framings of authority, expertise, and landscapes.

A/Prof. O’Gorman will research archives and undertake interviews and oral histories related to the Ramsar Convention and international wetlands conservation more broadly.

The project overall hopes to develop a clearer understanding of why wetlands became a focus of international conservation and the consequences thus far. This will bring significant benefits to wetland managers and communities by contextualising competing wetlands futures and making policy recommendations.

Congratulations to A/Prof Emily O’Gorman! CACHE looks forward to following and supporting your continued success.

For more on Emily’s work, see her Macquarie University profile, her website, and engage with her on Twitter.

Top right: Photograph of Associate Professor Emily O'Gorman.