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Larissa Behrendt is an Australian legal academic, writer, filmmaker and Indigenous rights advocate. She is a professor at UTS, a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences, and a former chair of National Indigenous Television and Bangarra Dance Theatre.
Larissa Behrendt is a Laureate Fellow and the Director of Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at UTS. She is a lawyer, author, filmmaker and human rights advocate with expertise in Indigenous law, policy, arts and education.
Larissa Behrendt – a Euahleyai / Gamillaroi woman – is an award winning author and an award winning filmmaker. She is the author of several books and writes and directs for film and television. She is also a lawyer and an academic based at the University of Technology Sydney.
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After Story. UQP. 2021Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling UQP: 2016 (non-fiction)Indigenous Australia for Dummies (2nd edition). Wiley: 2021 (non-fiction)Australian Screen Classics: Rabbit Proof Fence. Currency Press: 2012 (non-fiction)Human Rights Medal – 2021Order of Australia (AO) – 2020 – for Indigenous education, the law and the arts.AACTA Best Direction in Television Factual – 2020 – for Maralinga TjarutjaADG Best Direction in a Feature Documentary – 2018 – for After the ApologyBachelor of Law/Bachelor of Jurisprudence (UNSW) 1992Master of Laws (Harvard Law School) 1994Doctorate of Laws (Harvard Law School) 1998Graduate Diploma in Screenwriting (AFTRS) 2012Fellow, Australian Social Sciences AcademyFellow, Australian Academy of HumanitiesFoundation Fellow, Australian Academy of LawMember, Australian Writers GuildLarissa Behrendt is a Euahleyai / Gamillaroi woman and a Distinguished Professor at UTS. She has written and directed several books, films and documentaries on Indigenous issues, and won many awards and honours.
May 24, 2024 · Larissa Behrendt AO is a Distinguished Professor, author, filmmaker and human rights advocate. She is a member of the National Library of Australia Council from 2024 to 2027.
Larissa Behrendt AO – a Euahleyai / Gamillaroi woman – is an award winning author and an award winning filmmaker. She is the author of several books and writes and directs for film and television. Larissa is a Distinguished Professor and the Laureate Fellow at the Jumbunna Institute at the University of Technology Sydney.
Larissa Behrendt AO is a Distinguished Professor and Laureate Fellow at UTS, and a renowned Indigenous scholar, author and filmmaker. She was appointed to the National Library Council in May 2024, bringing her expertise in Indigenous education, law and culture.
