Please note that this an in-person event with a livestream option. Please select the livestream ticket option when registering and a Zoom link will be emailed to you in advance of the event.
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Cultural Policy Futures is a one-year collaboration between the Don Dunstan Foundation and Adelaide University’s Creative People, Products and Places (CP3). Four public events will explore different challenges facing South Australia and Australia, imagining possible futures with a practical, policy-oriented intent.
In a world of increasing violence and proliferating crises, where the “international rules-based order” we all took for granted suddenly seems to hang by a thread, what is the role for culture? Usually associated with ‘soft power’ and the projection of Australian values, how can culture act in a world of competing geopolitical camps, where “might is right” realism is on the rise. As a “middling power democracy” what might Australia do in this international cultural space, at time when overseas aid is being cut, sustainable development attacked by our lead ally and a globally organised authoritarian right seems intent on destroying liberal progressivism? In this new landscape are we still part of the “West”? How do we read China’s growing cultural influence? How do we culturally connect with our near-neighbours in the Indo-Pacific? How does all this relate to the 65,000-year history on our own continent? Does South Australia have its own capacity to act positively in this changing world? Above all, do we need a new vision for Australian culture in the world?
Speakers
Tom Chodor | Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
Tom is an expert in International Political Economy and global governance. He holds a PhD from ANU and previously held academic roles at the University of Queensland and the Australian National University.
Christie Anthoney | Cultural Leader & Arts Advocate
Christie is an experienced arts leader across festivals, venue management, and higher education. She lectures at Flinders University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, bringing an international perspective on creativity as essential public infrastructure.
Luke Dollman | Dean International & Engagement, Adelaide University
Associate Professor Luke Dollman is an acclaimed international conductor who has led major orchestras across Europe and Australasia. A Sibelius Academy graduate, he leads major cultural diplomacy projects across Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Discussion led by Justin O’Connor, Adelaide University.
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