Dr Kieran Hegarty researches how the
expansion of the web, the rise of commercial
platforms & the spread of automation are reshaping public collecting
institutions.
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I am a 2026 Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Deakin’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, where I’ll lead the 3-year project Connecting Australians with their Digital Heritage.
The project will focus on developing participatory methods for digital heritage research, working with people from a range of backgrounds to collectively interpret born-digital collections and exhibitions in Australia's libraries and museums. Building on my existing research on critical approaches to web and social media archives, the project’s aim is to develop more inclusive, people-centred internet histories and new methodologies for engaging with Australia's contemporary cultural record.
I CONDUCT MY RESEARCH ON THE UNCEDED LAND OF THE WURUNDJERI PEOPLE OF THE EASTERN KULIN NATION. I PAY MY RESPECTS TO THEIR ELDERS PAST AND PRESENT.