Profile
Jason has a backgound in law and a Research Masters in Social Science. Prior to working within Indigenous higher education research centres he undertook various legal consultancies and worked on Indigenous documentary production. Over the past few years he has taken part in a diverse range of research projects including Treaty claims research in Aotearoa/NZ, Indigenous program/policy evaluation, comparative legal analysis and creative practice. He also collaborated with artists, musicians and filmmakers through creative practice and has coordinated international Indigenous delegations to Aoteaora/NZ and the U.S. Jason continues to pursue documentary and new media potential for enhancement of research and project outcomes in communities.
Key Research Outcomes
Jumbunna Research Unit Pilot Portal - Where Research Meets Video Online (In development, Soft Launch: November 2008).
Just Push Play: Where research meets video, online, Chapter Co-author, Jason De Santolo and Juanita Ypinazar, Special Supplementary Issue, Ed. Prof. Martin Nakata, Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, The University of Queensland, Vol 37S, 2008 (In Print).
Two Laws: Notes on resonance, Kanymarda Yuwa/Two Laws Special DVD Dossier, Ed. Dr Deane Williams, Studies in Documentary Film, Monash University, Vol 2, Issue 2, 2008 (In Print).
The fluid line, " PLACE: Local Knowledge and New Media Practice".Chapter 9, Eds. Butt, Paul, Bywater, Cambridge Scholars Press, 2008.
Our Rights Creative Cut,New Media Collaboration, Jumbunna/Ngiya/Craybob Productions, Public Space: The Journal of Law and Social Justice, Vol 2 (2008), UTS E-Press.
Anger and Indigenous Men, Understanding and responding to violent behaviour, Edited by Andrew Day, Martin Nakata and Kevin Howells, The Federation Press 2008.Chapter 5, Exploring issues of wellbeing for Indigenous men, Chapter 11, New media innovation: A developing tool for research into Indigenous men's experiences and expression of anger.
A History of the Political Struggle: A Personal Point of View by Dr Chicka Dixon, Jumbunna Annual Lecture 2005 (DVD 36 min ) Collaboration with Dr Chicka Dixon.
'5126' :a new media collaboration that reflects on the impact of the 1967 Referendum - 40 years on.
(DVD 13 min) Original Concept/Writer: Larissa Behrendt, Cinematographer/Mentors: Fabio Cavadini, Amanda King, Narration: Dr Romaine Moreton, Craybob Productions 2007.
