Overview
- Analyses cultural and creative industries of the Hunter, offering a new theoretical view of its creative ecosystem
- Presents the lived experience of creative workers involved in the art, design, media and information technology sectors
- Offers a unique ethnographic study on creativity and cultural production in regional Australia and beyond
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture (PASCC)
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About this book
This book explores the relationship between creativity, creative people, and creative industries in regional Australia through examining lived experience. The authors draw on more than 100 qualitative interviews with creative workers, and contextualise this creative work within the broader social and cultural structures of Australia’s Hunter region (located north of Sydney, in New South Wales).
An invaluable resource for anyone interested in creative ecosystems as well as creativity and innovation, this book is an ethnographic study using the Hunter region as a case connected to the national and global networks that typify the creative industry. This timely addition to the Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture series gives a unique insight into creativity and cultural production.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Phillip McIntyre is a Professor in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. A communication and media scholar, his research focuses on creativity and innovation.
Susan Kerrigan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Film, Games and Animation at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. An expert in the fields of creative practice and screen production, her research highlights creative agents and how their practices produce creative products that are culturally consumed.
Janet Fulton is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. Her research interests include creativity and cultural production, journalism, journalism education, media entrepreneurship and work-integrated-learning.
Evelyn King worked in schools and academia before tackling PR at the Australian Museum. She hasexperience in cultural and heritage tourism, economic development, smart city initiatives, renewable energy and business start-ups.
Claire Williams is a writer and editor. Formerly Faculty Director Creative Industries at Hunter TAFE, she has also taught Communications, Information Studies and HR at tertiary level. She is also an actor and theatre director working in stage and film.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Creativity and Creative Industries in Regional Australia
Book Subtitle: Interconnected Networks, Shared Knowledge and Choice Making Agents
Authors: Phillip McIntyre, Susan Kerrigan, Janet Fulton, Evelyn King, Claire Williams
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45972-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-45971-9Published: 27 December 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-45974-0Due: 15 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-45972-6Published: 26 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2755-4503
Series E-ISSN: 2755-4511
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 442
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations
Topics: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Industries, Cultural Economics, Cultural Theory, Cultural Theory