SAM WHITING
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Sam Whiting is an Affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) from RMIT University.
Sam is a Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University, a 2024 Churchill Fellowship recipient, and a Fellow of The University of Sydney’s Australian Basic Income Lab. His research is primarily focused on issues of capital, labour, and value as they relate to the creative industries and the cultural economy.
Sam published work explores issues of space, access, identity, heritage, cultural policy, and music scenes through the interdisciplinary lens of cultural studies, sociology, and popular music studies.
His research strength is in: live music ecosystems and their policy environments; the political economy of the music industries; cultural policy; basic income for artists; the effects of artificial intelligence on cultural labour; the sociology of music; and small venues.
Sam’s previous research has included work with the University of South Australia, SA Music Development Office, City of Adelaide, National Live Music Office, City of Melbourne, Monash University, and the University of Tasmania.
He previously worked as a Lecturer in Creative Industries at the University of South Australia (2020-2024) and served as a member of the Arts Industry Council of South Australia’s executive and an elected councillor for the City of West Torrens.
