Creative industries | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Accessibility links

Non-production environment - wwwtest.usc.edu.au

Creative industries

Research focus

Focusing predominantly on the fields of Creative Arts and Writing (ANZSRC 36) and Language, Communication and Culture (ANZSCR 47), our dynamic research agenda encompasses:

  • Media industry research including the creation, dissemination and impact of creative works, objects and actions
  • The sociological, economic, political, ethical and philosophical impacts and implications of creative ecologies and economies, and
  • Creative practice itself.

Disciplinary expertise connects with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research in Health, Law, Science and Education using traditional and creative practice research methods in its methodological understanding and interrogation of the 21st Century episteme. Research goals include:

  • Exploring the cultural, social and economic significance of creative practice and creative industries, informing policy at a national level
  • Prioritising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and practice through appropriate and considered consultation
  • Building capacity in regional Australia through creative practice research
  • Diversifying the impact of creative practice through interdisciplinarity, and
  • Innovating industry though internationally recognised project outcomes.

Researcher profiles

News

raymart in Japan
Gympie Guy Gone Global
23 Sep

Growing up in the rural Queensland town of Gympie, Raymart Walker never imagined the world would become his professional playground; but today, he’s preparing for a diplomatic posting in Southeast Asia, after a degree in international studies from UniSC opened doors he never knew existed

banner on gate promoting Pope Francis visit
Pope Francis’ visit to Timor-Leste is powerful and symbolic
13 Sep

Timor-Leste has had much to celebrate recently, including a visit from Pope Francis.

 B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia looks on before competing in the B-Girls Round Robin during Day 14 of Breaking - Olympic Games Paris 2024
Social media accelerates trolling – just look at Raygun. How can we stop viral moments from spiralling?
23 Aug

For Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the 2024 Paris Olympics were marred by an outpouring of online trolling.