Freelancing in the creative industries

Freelancing in the Creative Industries introduces creative artists from diverse arts industry areas to key policies, creative project concepts and strategic planning central to becoming a successful freelancer in the creative industries. The purpose of the book is to encourage exploration of the relevance of theoretical background and arts policy, case study experiences and the nexus between creative entrepreneurship and arts practice. The book is intended as a useful ongoing support to the practice-led research and applied business knowledge of the early career creative artist, and is also relevant to extending creative entrepreneurship of established industry creative artists.Utilising a diverse range of case studies from theatre/performance, dance, writing, visual arts, jewellery-making, photography and film, this book explores flexible creative vision and innovation blended with a capacity to move between projects and collaborations as key characteristics of the successful artist-as-freelancer.

Die Geographie der Kreativen Klasse in Deutschland [The geography of the Creative Class in Germany]

We analyze the regional distribution of different categories of creative individuals in Germany. Generally, the share of creative people is higher in cities as compared to the rural area The freelancing artists are a kind of exception in this respect; they constitute a relatively high share of the population in some rural area A high share of creative people in a region can be explained by a high level of public provisions and a high share of foreign born population, which can be regarded as an indicator of the “openness” in the local milieu. Good employment opportunities have only a relatively weak impact. Regions with a high share of creatives tend to have an above average level of new business formation, a high level of innovation and a relatively high share of employees in high-tech industries.

Portrait du journalisme à la pige à l’heure de la convergence

Cette recherche explore le journalisme indépendant dans le contexte contemporain de convergences socio-techno-médiatiques. Je questionne ici l’existence d’un lien entre les pratiques de pige et de convergence en journalisme et son apport dans le développement de l’univers journalistique. Il s’agit d’une étude exploratoire et empirique, consacrée aux expériences des journalistes indépendants et développée autour des concepts de tactique, résistance, liberté et gouvernance. J’ai constitué ainsi un cadre théorique à partir de l’articulation théorique de Michel Foucault relative au pouvoir. Je défends l’idée selon laquelle la pige et la convergence en journalisme sont chacun des mouvements libres qui coexistent et qui, ensemble, constituent une force motrice pour le dispositif de pouvoir que le journalisme représente dans un système démocratique avancé. La liberté de mouvement des journalistes indépendants leur permet de mener plus loin le journalisme dans le contexte actuel de convergences et d’augmenter l’horizon d’applicabilité de ce domaine de la communication de masse.

[Soccer collection - photo index]

The Soccer collection contains the Laurie Schwab collection and the Les Shorrock collection. Both collections were donated in 2003 and reflect soccer in Australia in the modern era. Laurie Schwab was a journalist and editor and his collection includes numerous clippings and photographs relating to soccer. Les Shorrock was a photographer who worked for the Melbourne "Age" and as a freelancer. His collection consists of the photographs he took of soccer players and teams whilst he was freelancing, whilst he was part of "Soccer Action" from 1976 to 1987 and whilst working for the "Age" from 1987 to 1995.
The Photo Index provides a list of the various photographs in the collection.