Professor Aaron Corn

Inaugural Director of the Indigenous Knowledge Institute at the University of Melbourne

Professor Aaron Corn has a background in music, curatorial studies and Indigenous knowledge. He works closely in co-designed research with Australian Indigenous colleagues and communities and serves as a Director of the National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance in Australia.

Aaron's long-term collaboration with Indigenous leaders and communities engages with intellectual traditions that remain fundamental to Indigenous cultural survival. His research investigates new strategies for strengthening human cultural diversity in the digital age with emphasis on the durability of Indigenous knowledge across generations and cultures.