Symposium

Place Economies will take place in Adelaide -July 6th

A symposium that will bring together cultural and economic sociologists, scholars in allied fields, and industry professionals, on the topic of ‘place economies’. Place has come to be seen as a necessary focal point for policies promoting local economic development and cultural tourism, for addressing the disruptions of the move to post-fordist cities and for organizing policy agendas as diverse as arts policy, urban consolidation, sustainable futures and attracting visitors. More details to follow soon.

Place Economies Symposium

July 6, 2023

Flinders University Victoria Square Campus

Level 2, Room 2.3

Co-organizers: Eduardo de la Fuente, Michael Scott and Brad West

This Australian Sociological Association sponsored symposium brings together sociologists, cultural and media studies scholars, business and creative industries academics, place professionals and practitioners, on the topic of “place economies”. Place has come to be seen as a necessary focal point for policies promoting local economic development and cultural tourism. But what makes for a vibrant or economically resilient place? And what kinds of industries, activities, and organizational forms facilitate such vibrancy or resilience – the ‘glamour’ industries associated with creativity and boutique consumption or ones associated with making things sustainably and in a cooperative manner? These kinds of questions have entertained place researchers and writers since David Harvey cautioned against the equating of place development with the regimes of accumulation and modes of governance associated with the “neoliberal” city and region. The latter is evident in conceptions of “top-down” placemaking as “iconic” projects; or in the city and region as a site of events designed to boost place branding. By contrast, sociologist and urbanist Richard Sennett advocates for an ethos of the city as site of “making modestly”. There are those who have also suggested that when it comes to place development the moral economy, reciprocity and interdependency are undervalued assets–a proposition already discernible in the classic writings of urbanist Jane Jacobs. Additionally, place-based economic development increasingly has to balance innovation and growth with considerations of sustainability and impacts on climate. Health and wellbeing are also entering into economic discussions about the future of places.

Cost and registration: Free and no registration is required.

For enquiries contact: Eduardo.delaFuente@unisa.edu.au

Program

10:00-11:00 Session 1

Keynote Address

“Atmosphering: The enchantment of mundane and marginal places in Copenhagen music festivals”
Professor Ian Woodward (Syddansk Universitet/University of Southern Denmark)

11:00-12:30 Session 2

“Artisanal making and the value of place to small-scale local production”
Professor Susan Luckman (University of South Australia) and Dr Michelle Phillipov (University of Adelaide)

“De-globalisation and symbolic placemaking in the Australian race to be a ‘Defence State’”
Associate Professor Brad West (University of South Australia)

“Place amongst the coasts: path-dependant histories and place-making in Australia’s coasts”
Associate Professor Nick Osbaldiston (James Cook University)

12:30-1:30 Lunch break

1:30-3:00 Session 3

“Seeing is believing: Exploring the visibility of the creative economy in the Blue Mountains”
Dr Katrina Sandbach (Western Sydney University)

“Place qualities: A textural approach”
Dr Eduardo de la Fuente (University of South Australia)

“‘A shared commitment… not to be miserable’: A Posthuman artists’ laboratory to explore writing collaborative climate fiction”
Dr Rachel Hennessy (University of Melbourne), Dr Alex Cothren (Flinders University) and Dr Amy Matthews (Flinders University)

3:00-3:30 Tea and coffee break

3:30-5:00 Session 4

“Regional arts, culture, and the foundational economy”
Dr Sam Whiting (University of South Australia)

“City portrait methodologies and the arts: Doughnut Economics, foundational economy and the place of arts and culture in new economic thinking”
Associate Professor Tully Barnett (Flinders University

Title TBC
Ms Justyna Jochym (CEO Festival City Adelaide)

5:00-6:00 Session 5

Closing panel: Imagining and valuing places

Panellists: Dr Craig Grocke (Berri-Barmera Council); Dr Laura Hodgson (City of Adelaide);
Ms Stephanie Johnston (Stephanie Johnston & Associates);
Mr Simon Millcock (CEO Legatus Group);
Professor Susan Stone (University of South Australia);
Professor Ian Woodward (Syddansk Universitet/University of Southern Denmark)

6:00 Close of symposium and drinks Treasury 1860 Bar, 141 King William St, Adelaide

This event is being proudly sponsored by:

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