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Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354738
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$10,000.00
Summary
Digital Endangered Cultural Materials Network: Working group on digital research methodologies for endangered ethnographic material of the Asia-Pacific region. The initiative aims to develop new synergies and improved methods to record, archive and give access to endangered cultural material by bringing together practitioners in information technology, field research and regional stakeholders. Through e-publication of our workshop results, the compilation of an online resource guide and provisio ....Digital Endangered Cultural Materials Network: Working group on digital research methodologies for endangered ethnographic material of the Asia-Pacific region. The initiative aims to develop new synergies and improved methods to record, archive and give access to endangered cultural material by bringing together practitioners in information technology, field research and regional stakeholders. Through e-publication of our workshop results, the compilation of an online resource guide and provision of working metadata model for networked digital media archives, we will promote the best existing tools and approaches for analysis of media content and develop new tools and approaches as required for practical outcomes.Read moreRead less
Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0566965
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$100,000.00
Summary
Sharing access and analytical tools for ethnographic digital media using high speed networks. We will develop a collaborative distributed research environment for humanities research based on ethnographic audiovisual media by bringing together cutting-edge researchers to provide practical solutions to impediments to progress in both ICT and humanities areas. Testbed data will be large audiovisual corpora collected by Australian-based e-humanities research projects. We will adapt and implement w ....Sharing access and analytical tools for ethnographic digital media using high speed networks. We will develop a collaborative distributed research environment for humanities research based on ethnographic audiovisual media by bringing together cutting-edge researchers to provide practical solutions to impediments to progress in both ICT and humanities areas. Testbed data will be large audiovisual corpora collected by Australian-based e-humanities research projects. We will adapt and implement web tools for collaborative access to these corpora, building on software developed by CSIRO's Annodex, DSTC's Vannotea and the ANU Internet Futures project, and taking advantage of Australia's world-class storage and networking capacity. Interactive use of data is essential for advancing humanities research.Read moreRead less
Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR200200311
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$271,936.00
Summary
Diversifying Music in Australia: Gender Equity in Jazz and Improvisation. Emerging research demonstrates that the Australian Jazz and Improvisation Cultural Sector is not gender-inclusive and poses career development challenges for diverse communities. This project aims to develop new knowledge in historical and contemporary practices of inclusion, exclusion and participation in order to identify the individual, collective and institutional facilitators and constraints on gendered participation. ....Diversifying Music in Australia: Gender Equity in Jazz and Improvisation. Emerging research demonstrates that the Australian Jazz and Improvisation Cultural Sector is not gender-inclusive and poses career development challenges for diverse communities. This project aims to develop new knowledge in historical and contemporary practices of inclusion, exclusion and participation in order to identify the individual, collective and institutional facilitators and constraints on gendered participation. The project's significance lies not only in its contributions to the sector's policy and practice, but also its mentoring of an emerging generation of researchers. The intended outcomes are recommendations for industry and education policy, practice and further research that will benefit the sector's sustainability. Read moreRead less
Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354825
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$40,000.00
Summary
Live Events Research Network (LERN). Australia, having staged ambitious, innovative and socially significant live public events in the past decade, can credibly claim to be a world leader in this area.
LERN will provide a flexible network, using smart technology to facilitate collaborative research into live events, including but not restricted to the performing arts.
LERN will develop new knowledge about the social and cultural importance of live events; respond to shifts in national and in ....Live Events Research Network (LERN). Australia, having staged ambitious, innovative and socially significant live public events in the past decade, can credibly claim to be a world leader in this area.
LERN will provide a flexible network, using smart technology to facilitate collaborative research into live events, including but not restricted to the performing arts.
LERN will develop new knowledge about the social and cultural importance of live events; respond to shifts in national and international research priorities; maximise use of new technologies in its research methodologies; transfer knowledge between academic and industry-based researchers and practitioners; and encourage innovative postgraduate and trainee-performer research.
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