Australian Cultural Fields: National and Transnational Dynamics

Australian Cultural Fields examines the forces changing the production and consumption of contemporary Australian culture. It will assess the influence of transnationalism, the transformations caused by digital media, migration and multiculturalism, and the shifting presence of Indigenous culture, on the relations between culture and nation. It will be the first study to examine the relations between transnational forces, new information technologies, and migrant and Indigenous cultures in the contemporary Australian context. Internationally, it will be the first large-scale study to interrogate the relations between the fields of cultural production and consumption.

Research Team

Chief Investigators: Professor Tony Bennett (Project Director), Professor David Carter (University of Queensland), Professor Greg Noble, Emeritus Professor David Rowe, Emeritus Professor Tim Rowse, Professor Deborah Stevenson, Professor Graeme Turner (University of Queensland), Professor Emma Waterton.

Partner Investigators: Professor Modesto Gayo (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile), Professor Fred Myers (New York University).

Associate Investigators: Distinguished Professor Ien Ang, Associate Professor Liam Magee, Associate Professor Michael Volkerling, Associate Professor Megan Watkins, Dr Anna Cristina Pertierra.

Research Support: Dr Ben Dibley (Research Fellow), Dr Michelle Kelly (Senior Research Officer and Project Manager).

Funding: Australian Research Council (opens in a new window), Discovery Project
Period: 2014-2017 (continuing)
Project website: Australian Cultural Fields: National and Transnational Dynamics
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The Institute for Culture and Society is located in Parramatta, “the place where the eel sets down” in Dharug language,
along the north bank of the Parramatta River. It sits on the traditional lands and waters of the Burramattagal people of the Dharug Nation,
who have been stewards and caretakers of these territories since time immemorial, in what today is referred to as Greater Western Sydney,
one of the most diverse cultural communities in the world and home to the largest number of Indigenous Australians in the country.
The Institute for Culture and Society acknowledges the Dharug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal)
and Wiradjuri peoples as traditional custodians and Indigenous knowledge-holders, whose storytelling serve
as historical record, a form of teaching and learning, a way to care for Country,
and an expression of Indigenous culture and identity.