Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Xin Gu is Senior Lecturer in the School of Media Film and Journalism at Monash University. She is an Expert appointed by UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Expression of Cultural Diversity (since 2019). She was director of the Master of Cultural and Creative Industries (MCCI) at Monash University in Australia (2018-2019). She has published widely on urban creative clusters and agglomerations, cultural work, creative entrepreneurship, cultural and creative industries policy, media cities, maker culture and cyberculture. Dr Xin Gu has worked with policy initiatives in the UK, China and Indonesia to support small-scale local creative industries development services. Her work focuses on the transformation of creative cities and the creative economy under different social, economic and political conditions. Gu’s current research concerns the digital creative economy, looking at the democratization of creativity through vast transformative digital media ecosystems. Her recent publications include Red Creatives (Intellect, 2020) and Re-imagining Creative Cities in Twenty-First Century Asia (Palgrave Macmillan 2020).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Expert Facility for the implementation of the 2005 Convention, UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
2019 → …
Steering Committee for 2020 Australian Soft Power Symposium, Asialink
World Conference on Creative Economy 2020, BEKRAF - Indonesian Creative Economy Agency
ENCATC Digital Congress(European Network on Cultural Management and Policy), European network on cultural management and policy
Culture and Diplomacy in the Changing World: Its Relations, Values and Practice, Japan Foundation (Japan)
International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD)
UNESCO - Culture and Education (External organisation)
Art Visionaire: Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Thailand Creative Economy Agency
Editor, ZoneModa Journal
CIFAL global networks for International Training Centres for Local Authorities and Local Actors (UNITAR))
Research area keywords
- cultural industries
- creative industries
- communication and media studies
- cultural studies
- creative clusters
- culural economy
- cultural policy
- social networking
- creative entrepreneurship
- urban regeneration
- Asia
- maker culture
Network
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AV: When Your Face is Your ID: Public Responses to Automated Facial Recognition
Andrejevic, M., Selwyn, N., Smith, G., Gu, X. & Roche, C.
10/03/20 → 9/03/24
Project: Research
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Urban cultural policy and the changing dynamics of cultural production
Grodach, C., Gibson, C., O'Connor, J. & Gu, X.
21/02/17 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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A necessary evil? The rise of online exam proctoring in Australian universities
Selwyn, N., O’Neill, C., Smith, G., Andrejevic, M. & Gu, X., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Media International Australia. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Endagered Urban Spaces: Industrial lands in Geelong, Melbourne and Sydney
Gu, X., 2021, 3 p. Sydney NSW Australia : University of Sydney.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Re-Negotiating National Identity Through Chinese Fashion
Gu, X. & Min, L., 2021, In: Fashion Theory-The Journal of Dress Body & Culture. 25, 7, p. 901-915 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The next normal: Chinese indie music in a post-COVID China
Gu, X., Domer, N. & O'Connor, J., 2021, In: Cultural Trends . 30, 1, p. 63-74 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus) -
‘Ethical Biometrics’ and the Face of the Child: The surveillance of children within facial recognition industry discourse
O'Neill, C., Andrejevic, M., Selwyn, N., Gu, X. & Smith, G., 15 Sep 2021, In: AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Other › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Decent Jobs in Cultural and Creative Economy to Rebound after the Crisis
Xin Gu (Contributor)
31 May 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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International summer school on Cultural Policy and Management
Xin Gu (Keynote/plenary speaker)
1 Mar 2021 → 4 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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UNESCO - Culture and Education (External organisation)
Xin Gu (Member)
9 Apr 2021Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD) (External organisation)
Xin Gu (Member)
29 May 2021Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Endangered Urban Spaces: Industrial Lands in Geelong, Melbourne and Sydney
Xin Gu (Contributor)
17 Sep 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
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Re-imagining Creative Cities in Twenty-First Century Asia
14/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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ABC Radio - Body Cam and the impact of surveillance culture
22/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Online exam monitoring is now common in Australian universities — but is it here to stay?
Christopher O'Neill, Gavin Smith, Mark Andrejevic, Neil Selwyn & Xin Gu
19/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Awareness-Raising Online Webinars on Cultural and Creative Industries
16/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment