Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Xin Gu is an Expert appointed by UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expression (since 2019). She is director of the Master of Cultural and Creative Industries (MCCI) at Monash University in Australia. 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. Her policy work focuses on the transformation of creative cities and the creative economy in the Global South. Dr Xin Gu has worked with culture agencies in China, Japan, Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand to develop cultural strategies and cultural policies. She was the author of a report commissioned by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) on the social aspect of cultural work and she co-authored Culture and Diplomacy in the Changing Worlds, a report commissioned by the Japan Foundation. She was awarded the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) grant looking into Australian soft diplomacy in China. Gu’s current research concerns the digital creative economy and its impact on diversity of cultural expression, cultural participation and cultural diplomacy. Her books 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 (ENTAC)
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.
18/01/20 → 17/01/25
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 → 21/10/21
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., Feb 2023, In: Media International Australia. 186, 1, p. 149-164 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus) -
de-construct Chinese facial recognition technology discourse
Gu, X., O'Neill, C., Andrejevic, M. & Selwyn, N., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Chinese maker culture – co-opting digitally mediated making for nation building
Gu, X., 2022, In: The International Journal of Cultural Policy. 28, 7, p. 875-887 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Media Capital and Digital Media Cities in Asia
Gu, X., 2022, Media in Asia: Global, Digital, Gendered and Mobile. Kim, Y. (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 80-92 13 p. (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Of social protection, social value and social rewards
Gu, X., 2022, A crisis of sustainable careers?: Examining working conditions for independent arts and cultural workers. International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, (Sustainable futures).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Report) › Other
Open Access
Activities
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UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (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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ESRC Festival of Social Science in NI 2022: Recent Developments in the Arts and Cultural Sphere
Xin Gu (Keynote/plenary speaker)
9 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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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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MONDIACULT 2022
Xin Gu (Organiser)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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UNESCO-Tai Kwun Conversations Series: Innovations in Urban Heritage:
Xin Gu (Invited speaker)
4 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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Financial Times: Covid and crackdowns muffle China’s live music scene
30/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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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