Justin O'Connor Justin O'Connor i(A138349 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 A Story for Every Place, Not Jobs and Growth : Revive Reflects Global Trends in Policy – Cultural and Otherwise Justin O'Connor , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 February 2023;
1 The Limits of Advocacy : Arts Sector Told to Stop Worrying and Be Happy Justin O'Connor , Julian Meyrick , Tully Barnett , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 June 2021;

'Most people with an interest in art and culture in Australia believe it is in deep crisis, and you’d be hard pressed to find someone who didn’t think the crisis predated the pandemic. COVID-19 has smashed every sector involved in live events and on-site attendance. But art and culture stand out as receiving little government sympathy and less support.' (Introduction)

1 Do We Have to Rebrand the Arts as 'Creative Tech' for Turnbull to Give Us Money? Justin O'Connor , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 May 2016;
'There has been universal head scratching as to why an industry that employs more than agriculture and construction is so utterly ignored by government.'
1 y separately published work icon After the Creative Industries : Why We Need a Cultural Economy Justin O'Connor , Strawberry Hills : Currency House , 2016 11142899 2016 single work criticism

'In the 1990s, the ‘creative industries’ was a new concept aimed at mobilising the energies of culture in support of a new kind of economy: entrepreneurial, multicultural, youthful and digitally savvy ‘Culture’ moved to the top table of policy-making, and a revolution in Higher Education was proclaimed, with ‘creativity’ a central resource. Yet, only twenty years later the Australian Government has launched an innovation program in which culture and the cultural industries are nowhere to be seen.

'This Platform Paper charts the rise and fall of the concept in Australia, and argues that while undoubtedly a victim of its own hubristic rhetoric, its rapid disappearance leaves a hole in policy-making that those in the cultural sector ignore at their peril. Justin O’Connor outlines what a new agenda for the cultural economy might look like, ‘after’ the Creative Industries.' (Publication summary)

1 New Approach Needed for Arts Justin O'Connor , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 February 2011; (p. 9)
1 2 y separately published work icon Arts and Creative Industries Luke Jaaniste , Stuart Cunningham , Justin O'Connor , Australia : Australia Council for the Arts , 2011 Z1757053 2011 single work criticism Report produced by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation in partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts.
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