Journal article
Digital arts and culture in Australia: Promissory discourses and uncertain realities in pandemic times
Indigo Holcombe-James, Jacinthe Flore, Natalie Ann Hendry
Media International Australia | SAGE Publications | Published : 2024
Abstract
This article critically interrogates the promissory discourse underpinning the cultural sectors’ ‘digital pivot’ in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 and 2021; namely, that artistic and creative work could be done lucratively online, offer equal opportunities for all, and assure ongoing audience consumption. Drawing on empirical data from two research projects with arts and culture workers in Australia during COVID-19 restrictions, we investigate the intersection of this promissory discourse with individual and institutional practices of digital disengagement. We contend that, rather than a panacea to lost work and income and the assurance of continued cultural consumption, digital d..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the followingfinancial support for the research, authorship, and/or publica-tion of this article: This work was supported by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence forAutomated Decision-Making and Society (grant number CE200100005), RMIT University's EnablingCapability Platform for Design and Creative Practice, RMIT University's Enabling Capability Platform forSocial Change, RMIT University's Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.