Sam is a popular music scholar, musician, and Lecturer in Creative Industries at UniSA Creative. His work is primarily focused on the music industries, specifically live music cultures and cultural policy. Previous peer-reviewed publications of Dr Whiting's have explored the music industry, live music ecosystems, music scenes, small venues, issues of access and live music, alternative forms of capital within the creative industries, heritage, gender studies and cultural identity. His recent teaching focusses on cultural economics, the creative industries, and creative spaces and places. Dr Whiting's previous research experience has included work with the SA Music Development Office, the National Live Music Office, the City of Melbourne,... Read more
About me
Sam is a popular music scholar, musician, and Lecturer in Creative Industries at UniSA Creative. His work is primarily focused on the music industries, specifically live music cultures and cultural policy. Previous peer-reviewed publications of Dr Whiting's have explored the music industry, live music ecosystems, music scenes, small venues, issues of access and live music, alternative forms of capital within the creative industries, heritage, gender studies and cultural identity. His recent teaching focusses on cultural economics, the creative industries, and creative spaces and places. Dr Whiting's previous research experience has included work with the SA Music Development Office, the National Live Music Office, the City of Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT University, and the University of Tasmania. Sam is currently working on a book about small venues for Bloomsbury Academic.
About me
International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM), Australia-New Zealand Branch
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 17/02/2022 |
The John Curtin Hotel is a home for Melbourne’s musicians, activists and unionists. Shutting it down is a loss for our cultural heritage, https://theconversation.com/the-john-curtin-hotel-is-a-home-for-melbournes-musicians-activists-and-unionists-shutting-it-down-is-a-loss-for-our-cultural-heritage-177313?fbclid=IwAR0BQFtOy9jmnAJPh5sPEidF6CrgRi6fibK-PLmCTvRHEPOMfcwuYK6vQX0 |
| 20/05/2021 |
‘Solidarity isn’t science fiction, it’s the core foundation of the Academy’, http://www.nteu.org.au/article/Solidarity-isn%e2%80%99t-science-fiction,-it%e2%80%99s-the-core-foundation-of-the-Academy-(Sentry-02-03)-22744 |
| 16/10/2020 |
‘Reviving Melbourne’s $1.5-billion live music scene is crucial for Victoria’s COVID recovery’, https://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2020/reviving-melbournes-$1.5-billion-live-music-scene-is-crucial-for-victorias-covid-recovery/ |
| 04/10/2020 |
Interview commentary on the federal government’s ‘Jobs Ready Graduate’ package, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=340256390644789 |
| 12/03/2020 |
Pub of the Future, https://vimeo.com/412600919?fbclid=IwAR1PZ4O2noarCKbUPd-jre6t3pFfciWASA1KUglBM_fYiDL9hUj_Iw3nAH4 |
| 13/11/2019 |
Has ‘lad culture’ contributed to the success of Parkway Drive? (2019) Raising the Bar Melbourne event, presented by Knowledge Melbourne,, https://www.rtbevent.com/samuel-whiting-paige-klimentou |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Music Studies with Honours Griffith University
Bachelor of Music Studies Griffith University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
GRANTS & FUNDING
PhD Project Proposal - “A Cultural History of Popular Music in Adelaide, 1950-2022” External, 2021a
3.5-year RTP scholarship awarded – Department of Education, Skills and Employment via UniSA
PhD Project Proposal - “Arts Reset: Reframing Culture and Economy” External, 2021b
3.5-year RTP scholarship awarded – Department of Education, Skills and Employment via UniSA
‘Music Industry Health Check’ project External, 2021
$13,200 awarded – South Australian Music Development Office (MDO)
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
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| 2021 |
1
1
17
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| 2020 |
1
1
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
4
4
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
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| 2021 |
1
1
17
|
| 2020 |
1
1
|
| 2018 |
4
4
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
2
3
|
Policy Engagement
I recently sat on the assessment panels for the Music Development Office's Live Music Support program and Project Support grants funding rounds:
This allowed me to guide important policy decisions that will affect the future of the SA music industry, the criteria for which had been previously guided by recommendations stemming from Rosie Roberts and my own 'Music Industry Health Check' research project.
Media Engagement
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Assessor on the funding panels for the recent Music Development Office (MDO) funding rounds.South Australian Music Development Office |
2021 |
Contribution to policy - Report on the inquiry into the Australian music industryStanding Committee on Communications and the Arts, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia |
2019 |
Invited lecture - Knowledge Week MelbourneRaising the Bar Melbourne |
2019 |
SecretaryInternational Association for the Study of Popular Music - Australia/New Zealand branch |
2018 |
Government Citations
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| A cultural history of popular music in Adelaide: 1950-2022 | Current |
| Arts reset - Reframing culture and economy All Applications | Current |
| Patchwork of a Scene: Rurality, Resourcefulness and Social Belonging | Current |
| The impact of festivalisation on the Tasmanian cultural and creative ecology | Current |
