Interview 7: Dr Gina Mercer

Gina Mercer, Betty McLellan, Coralie McLean and Kylie Davis (2023) Interview 7: Dr Gina Mercer. The Centre for Women's Studies at James Cook University Interview Series. James Cook University, Hobart, TAS, Australia

Interview with Dr Gina Mercer. © Gina Mercer.
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Work By: Interviewee: Gina Mercer
Interviewer: Betty McLellan
Interviewer: Coralie McLean
Videographer: Kylie Davis
Item Type: Video
Collection: Library Archives
Series: The Centre for Women's Studies at James Cook University Interview Series
Related Links: NQH: The Centre for Women's Studies at James Cook University Archive; NQH: Folder 3: Early Years - Administration Documents
Subjects: James Cook University; women; feminist movement

Summary

Dr Gina Mercer was Director of the Centre for Women's Studies in 1996. Gina discusses the early years of the Centre, emphasising the importance of positive JCU senior management support. Gina explores the impact of neo-liberalism on the Centre and the Centre's consequent move from independent entity to its location within the Department of Social Work and Community Welfare.

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Questions written by the group: Nonie Harris, Debra Miles, Coralie McLean, Betty McLellan.

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© Gina Mercer. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits the redistribution of the work in its current form for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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