Rate My Professor Karen Farquharson

Farquharson's research focuses on the sociology of race, ethnicity, and racism, particularly in media and sport, addressing diversity, social inclusion, belonging, exclusion, and responses to racism in diverse societies. In Australia, her work examines race relations, multiculturalism's role in social cohesion, challenges faced by Indigenous peoples and African migrants, and structural barriers in community sports clubs, such as exclusionary attitudes toward South Asian youth in cricket. She has co-authored three books, including Qualitative Social Research: Contemporary Methods for the Digital Age (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015). Key publications include A Fair Game for All? How Community Sports Clubs in Australia Deal with Diversity, Racism and White Privilege: Highly Skilled Immigrant Women Workers in Australia, and contributions to projects on managing racism in Australian junior sport. She leads Australian Research Council-funded initiatives, such as Enhancing the Capacity of Victorian Sport to Tackle Racism (2023-2025). Farquharson contributes to public discourse through Pursuit articles, the Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture (2023), Wheeler Centre events, and discussions on strengthening multiculturalism amid conflict. Her scholarship underscores structural factors perpetuating inequality and advocates proactive strategies for inclusion and anti-racism in settler colonial contexts.