Associate Professor Shane Homan
PhD (Macquarie University), BA, Hons (University of Western Sydney)
Shane Homan curriculum vitae [
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Biography
I studied communications and media studies at the University of Western Sydney (BA Hons) and Macquarie University (PhD) in Sydney. Before joining Monash in 2008, I taught media studies at the University of Western Sydney (1999-2001) and the University of Newcastle (2001-2007). Through memberships in various organisations (Music Council of Australia; ARC Cultural Research Network; FairGo4Live Music) my work has engaged with the industrial and policy contexts of music production and consumption. I have also been Chair of the Australia-New Zealand branch of IASPM (International Association for the Study of Popular Music) and General Secretary of its international executive.
Research interests
Popular music industries
The role of popular music within the media industries and the changing contexts of production, consumption and technology.
Media history and cultural memory
The role of the media in the construction of local and national historical narratives; the interplay between media industries and audiences in contestations of media and popular culture histories.
Media policy
The role of government in contemporary media landscapes and debates relating to intellectual property and regulation of content.
City cultures
The effects of music and other media/leisure activity on city policy-making and regulation.
Media and youth
Contemporary portrayals of youth; moral panic theory and youth.
Selected publications
- Homan, S. and Mitchell, T. (2008) Sounds of then, sounds of now: Popular music in Australia, Hobart, ACYS Publications.
- Homan, S. (2007) Access All Eras: Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture, Maidenhead, Open University Press.
- Homan, S. (2003) The Mayor’s A Square: Live Music and Law and Order in Sydney, Newtown, Local Consumption Publications.
- Homan, S. and Johnson, B. (2003)Vanishing Acts: an inquiry into the state of live popular music opportunities in NSW, Sydney, commissioned by the Music Board of the Australia Council and NSW Ministry for Arts.
Competitive grants
- Popular Music and Cultural Memory (2010-2012), Australian Research Council.
- The Music Capital: City of Melbourne Music Strategy (2010), Melbourne City Council
- Policy Notes: Local Popular Music in Global Creative Economies (2009-2011), Australian Research Council.
- Art Gallery Redevelopment Feasibility Study (2004), Newcastle City Council.
- Playing for Life: the everyday music practices of marginalised youth as strategic pathways to agency, employment and socio-economic inclusion (2003-2005), Australian Research Council.
- Playing for Life: Fellowship for on-site German – Australian Collaboration (2004), Australian Research Council.
- Vanishing Acts: an inquiry into live popular music opportunities in NSW (2003), Australia Council and NSW Ministry of Arts.
- Boozers and Bouncers: a study of male youth drinking and violence in Newcastle (2003), NSW Department of Health and The Department of Justice and Attorney General NSW.
- Newcastle Cultural Industry Economic Modelling (2003), Newcastle City Council.