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Making Things: Beyond The Binary Of Manufacturing And Creativity, Christopher R. Gibson, Chontel A. Carr, Andrew T. Warren
Making Things: Beyond The Binary Of Manufacturing And Creativity, Christopher R. Gibson, Chontel A. Carr, Andrew T. Warren
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
In December 2013 US auto giant General Motors announced it would wind up production in Australia. It signalled the end of domestic production of the iconic “Australian” Holden motor car, and subjected thousands of workers and their families in Adelaide and Melbourne, where their plants and components suppliers were located, to the spectre of unemployment. Along with similar announcements from Mitsubishi, Toyota and Ford, as well as major retrenchments in the steel, clothing and textiles industries since the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2008, the announcement fuelled a growing sense of crisis about the future viability of manufacturing industries in …
Engaging Creativity In Industrial Regions: Mapping Vernacular Cultural Assets, Christopher Gibson, Andrew T. Warren, Ben Gallan
Engaging Creativity In Industrial Regions: Mapping Vernacular Cultural Assets, Christopher Gibson, Andrew T. Warren, Ben Gallan
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
This chapter explores the vernacular cultural assets ofWollongong, a largely suburban industrial city located just to the south of Sydney. Our interest here stems from our research for the wider Cultural Asset Mapping in Regional Australia (CAMRA) project, which asked the following key questions: outside of official planning discourses, what kinds of cultural assets exist in a rapidly changing and historically industrial region? What constitutes creativity in such a context? And, as researchers, what kinds of research practice are necessary to engage with marginalised social groups and working-class communities as part of a cultural asset mapping approach? In this chapter, …