- Title
- "How creative, how industrial?": Attitudes to the term "creative industries" in the Hunter Region
- Creator
- Kerrigan, Susan; Williams, Claire; Balnaves, Mark; Hutchinson, Samuel; King, Evelyn; McIntyre, Phillip
- Relation
- Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference (ANZCA 2016). Refereed proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference: Creating Space in the Fifth Estate ( 6-8 July, 2016)
- Relation
- Funding BodyARCGrant NumberLP130100348 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP130100348
- Relation
- http://anzca.net/conferences/past-conferences/94-past-conf-p2/225-2016-conf-p2.html
- Publisher
- Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA)
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- The creative industries as a term is often contested with some thinking, it is not an adequate descriptor of what they do and others thinking that the term limits what is encompassed in the sector itself. In this paper the authors report on a major study in Newcastle and the Hunter region, especially the outcome of in-depth interviews with senior professionals in fields that are classified as "creative industries". The results show that while an art commerce divide does indeed exist, professionals overwhelmingly see the term creative industries as enabling and as a sector to be compared with other industries. Interviews were carried out with 26 practitioners, who have chosen to live regionally, be that because of the desire for a sea-change, a tree-change or family ties, their choice to live and work outside the major capital cities shows initiative. These interviews provide valuable insights into what it means for their professional sectors to now be labeled as being part of the Creative Industries. One respondent said they had never thought about belonging to the creative industries, another said "absolutely" as if there was no question about the existence of the Creative Industries in the region. The majority thought deeply about what the term means and how they and others fit under the umbrella definition. Creative industries is unlikely to leave the policy lexicon in the near future.
- Subject
- creative industries; regional; industries; creativity; Hunter Valley, (NSW)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340708
- Identifier
- uon:28551
- Identifier
- ISSN:1448-4331
- Language
- eng
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