Boram Lee, PhD in Finance, is a Senior Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management, University of South Australia. She is specialised in the field of accounting and finance with an emphasis on behavioural studies based on psychological approaches. Boram also has a wide range of research interests in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary studies, covering the valuation of arts and culture, creative fundraising, arts governance and accountability, artists’ labour markets, well-being and entrepreneurship.
Dr Lee is one of the recipients of the 2014 UK Arts and Humanity Research Council Cultural Value Project Research Development Grant. Prior to her academic life, she managed international tours of highly respected theatre companies,... Read more
About me
Boram Lee, PhD in Finance, is a Senior Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management, University of South Australia. She is specialised in the field of accounting and finance with an emphasis on behavioural studies based on psychological approaches. Boram also has a wide range of research interests in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary studies, covering the valuation of arts and culture, creative fundraising, arts governance and accountability, artists’ labour markets, well-being and entrepreneurship.
Dr Lee is one of the recipients of the 2014 UK Arts and Humanity Research Council Cultural Value Project Research Development Grant. Prior to her academic life, she managed international tours of highly respected theatre companies, worked as a producer at arts festivals, and participated in many visual arts projects. Her professional involvement and life-long interest in theatre and the visual arts sectors led her to her current active research interests.
About me
European Academy of Management (EURAM)
The Association for Cultural Economics (ACEI)
The International Association of Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC)
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 08/06/2022 |
Film & TV Launch of Exciting New Disability Dance Collaboration Between Australia and Korea, https://glamadelaide.com.au/launch-of-exciting-new-disability-dance-collaboration-between-australia-and-korea/ |
| 19/05/2022 |
Dancing Against the Odds: Barriers melt away through Australia-Korea documentary co-production, https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/dancing-against-the-odds-barriers-melt-away-through-australia-korea-documentary-co-production |
| 16/05/2022 |
Dancing Against the Odds Doco Announcement, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_BQ-FUHK0 |
| 26/06/2020 |
The devil’s in the detail: how will the $250m arts package help SA?, https://indaily.com.au/inreview/2020/06/26/the-devils-in-the-detail-how-will-the-250m-arts-package-help-sa/ |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Stirling
Master of Science in International Accounting and Finance University of Stirling
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Marketing University of Stirling
2013 - 2018: Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, University of Stirling, UK
2004 - 2015: International Self-employed Producer, Agent, and Company Manager
I have worked with international companies touring Korea such as West End’s Saturday Night Fever at the National Theatre in Seoul and Korean theatre groups performing at the Edinburgh or Avignon Festival Fringes.
Previous South Korean production companies I worked with include, A-net International, the Patron Company, and A to Biz; and theatre companies include Arikorea, Hyundai Puppet Theatre Company, Musical Theatre Seoul, Seol Musical Company, etc.
2006 - 2017: Project-based Professional English Script Writer, ‘Theatre Seoul’, Seoul, Korea.
Produced around 16 scripts in English for a children’s musical theatre company including the Merchant of Venice, Greek Rome Mythology, The Jungle book, Heungbu Nolbu, Romeo and Juliet, Around the world in 80days, the wizard of Oz, etc.
2006 - 2016: Overseas Reporter in Arts and Culture
I am a freelance writer covering festivals and arts scenes for Cultural Space magazine by Sejong National Arts Centre, Seoul, Korea; the Arts Council Korea ARKO Web-Magazine; and PlayDB Web-Magazine by Interpark, Seoul, Korea.
2005 - 2007: Public Relations Assistant, Korea National Tourism Organisation, London, UK.
I worked as a public relations assistant and a promotion manager in London and Edinburgh when Korean performing arts teams were touring.
2023 Dr Boram Lee and Prof Ruth Rentschler secured funding of $333,000 from the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) to produce a dance film titled "Counterpoise" and a documentary titled "Dancing Against the Odds" as part of their Connect2Abilities project. This project is in collaboration with Restless Dance Theatre, 29 Dong Dance Theatre, and the Korean Music Project.
2023 Dr Boram Lee won the Korea Foundation Fellowship for Field Research Program.
2021 Dr Boram Lee and Prof Ruth Rentschler won multi-year funding of $150,000 from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s 2021-22 Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP) to produce a documentary Dancing Against the Odds as part of... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Burdekin Shire Council Theatre and Library Service Review 2023, Burdekin Shire Council, 01/06/2023 - 30/11/2023
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2020 |
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| Year | Output |
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
2
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| 2023 |
Open access
4
2
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
2
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
3
3
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| 2023 |
6
4
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| 2022 |
Open access
4
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
5
1
1
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| 2022 |
6
4
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
13
3
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| 2022 |
6
4
2
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| 2022 |
2
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| 2021 |
5
2
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| 2021 |
Open access
12
10
2
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
11
8
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| 2018 |
14
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| 2017 |
Open access
7
6
4
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| 2016 |
Open access
28
23
7
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| 2015 |
Open access
15
7
1
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| 2015 |
26
22
3
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| 2011 |
Open access
28
26
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| 2011 |
3
3
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| Year | Output |
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2014 |
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Lee, B. 2018, Book Review - "What Matters? Talking Value in Australian Culture", International Journal of Arts Management, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 106-109. Read here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341788110_Book_Review_-_What_Matters_Talking_Value_in_Australian_Culture.
Research
2023 Dr Boram Lee and Prof Ruth Rentschler secured funding of $333,000 from the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) to produce a dance film titled "Counterpoise" and a documentary titled "Dancing Against the Odds" as part of their Connect2Abilities project. This project is in collaboration with Restless Dance Theatre, 29 Dong Dance Theatre, and the Korean Music Project.
2023 Dr Boram Lee won the Korea Foundation Fellowship for Field Research Program.
2021 Dr Boram Lee and Prof Ruth Rentschler won multi-year funding of $150,000 from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s 2021-22 Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP) to produce a documentary Dancing Against the Odds as part of their Connect2Abilities project.
2021 Dr Boram Lee and Prof Ruth Rentschler have won the Australia-Korea Foundation Grant $30,000 on Connect2Abilities: Creating Australia-Korea People-to-People Connections in Art & Technology project with Australia Network of Art & Technology (ANAT), Illuminate Adelaide Festival, Museum of Discovery. (MOD.) and Patch Theatre.
2019 Australian-Korea Foundation (AKF) International Relations Grants of $33,000 for the project, Connect2Abilities: Creating Australia-Korea People-to-People Connections in Disability Arts with Restless Dance Theatre, No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability, and Korea Disability Arts & Culture Center.
2018 Le Cordon Bleu – University of South Australia Research Grants Scheme of $30,000 for the project on “Tourism and the rise of the arts: Understanding how arts events and festivals create value for the South Australian economy”
2018 Arts South Australia Research Grant of $22,000 for the project on “Tourism and the rise of the arts: Understanding how arts events and festivals create value for the South Australian economy”
2018 Adelaide Festival Centre Research Grant of $8,000 for the project on “Tourism and the rise of the arts: Understanding how arts events and festivals create value for the South Australian economy”
2014 UK Arts and Humanity Research Council (AHRC) Cultural Value Project Research Development Grant of £48,196 (FEC) on “Measuring the value of the Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporaries Exhibition as a Platform for Emerging Artists”.
2014 Institute of Charted Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) Research Award of £22,930 on “Investigating the impact of the Fair, Balanced and Understandable (FBU) Requirement on UK Auditing and Corporate Reporting”.
Board Member Patch Theatre
Vice-President Asia Pacific Business Council For Women
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Amrita University | INDIA |
| Bentley University | UNITED STATES |
| Bilkent University | TURKEY |
| Constance | GERMANY |
| Copenhagen Business School | DENMARK |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| John Moores Business School | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Liverpool John Moores University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Sunway University | MALAYSIA |
| University of Parma | ITALY |
| University of Seoul | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Denmark | DENMARK |
| University of Stirling | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberThe Association for Cultural Economics (ACEI) |
2018 |
MemberEuropean Academy of Management (EURAM) |
2018 |
MemberThe International Association of Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) |
2018 |
Best Paper AwardCultural Entrepreneurship and Arts Management track, European Academy of Management, Glasgow |
2017 |
Guest speakerKorea Association for Cultural Economics Forum, Seoul, Korea |
2017 |
Invited speakerCultural Heritage Seminar Series, Deakin University |
2017 |
Keynote speaker3rd AIMAC Doctorial Symposium in BKU, Beijing, China |
2017 |
PanellistEuropean Academy of Management (EURAM) Symposium on Cultural entrepreneurship, Strathclyde University |
2017 |
Best Paper AwardCultural Entrepreneurship and Arts Management track, European Academy of Management, Paris |
2016 |
Invited speakerEconomics Division Seminar Series, University of Malta |
2016 |
Invited speakerCultural Economics workshop, Sungkyunkwan University |
2014 |
Patch Theatre Board Member Since 2019
Nexus Arts Board Member Since 2020
UniSA Business School Staff Excellence Award: Teaching Commendation (2020)
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Articulating artistic and financial voices in arts governance: the case of the performing arts | Current |
| Government-led touristification of community cultural events and stakeholder dynamics: The case of the Pasola Festival, Indonesia | Current |
| Legitimacy in the digital era: surviving and sustaining in the art market | Current |
| Video game production in small to medium studios: A three-nation study of inclusion | Current |
| Leisure experiences and subjective well-being of digital creative workers | Completed |
| Museums and Muslim women's empowerment: a case study of the Islamic Museum of Australia | Completed |
| The person-environment fit approach to employee resilience: the role of leadership and co-worker support | Completed |
