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Sam Whiting

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Lecturer - Creative Industries, University of South Australia

Sam is a Lecturer in Creative Industries at the University of South Australia, a Fellow of The University of Sydney’s Australian Basic Income Lab, a member of the Arts Industry Council of South Australia’s executive, and an elected councillor for the City of West Torrens. His research is primarily focused on issues of capital, labour, and value as they relate to the creative industries and the cultural economy. Sam's published work explores issues of access, identity, heritage, cultural policy, and music scenes through the interdisciplinary lens of cultural studies, sociology, and popular music studies. He has research strengths in: live music ecosystems and their policy environments; the political economy of the music industries; cultural policy; basic income for artists; the effects of artificial intelligence on cultural labour; the sociology of music; and small venues.

Dr Whiting completed his PhD at RMIT in 2019 and was appointed to his current position at UniSA in 2020. Sam's previous research has included work with the SA Music Development Office, City of Adelaide, National Live Music Office, City of Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT University, and the University of Tasmania. Dr Whiting's recent book, Small Venues: Precarity, Vibrancy and Live Music, is out now through Bloomsbury.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Lecturer - Creative Industries, University of South Australia
  • 2019–2019
    Sessional Lecturer, Course Coordinator, and Tutor, The University of Melbourne
  • 2015–2019
    Sessional Lecturer and Tutor, RMIT University

Education

  • 2019 
    RMIT University, PhD – Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2010 
    Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Bachelor of Music Studies (Honours)

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Musical Automation in the Australian Games Industry
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    APRA AMCOS/Creative Australia (formerly the Australia Council for the Arts)
  • 2021
    Music Industry Health Check
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    South Australian Music Development Office (MDO) and City of Adelaide (CoA)

Professional Memberships

  • The Australian Sociological Association
  • International Association for the Study of Popular Music - Australia/New Zealand