Moving images: world cities, connections and projects in Sydney's TV production industry

Mould, Oli

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0374.2008.00235.x

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“…In economic geography, the literature on project‐based work assumes a largely associative view of networking. Such examples of project‐based work have largely been captured by studies of the cultural economy, including the advertising industry (Grabher 2002), the production of new media (Christopherson 2004), television production (Mould 2008), publishing (Ekinsmyth 2002), and the design industry (Reimer, Pinch, and Sunley 2008). As opposed to reviewing different qualitative examples of networks in project‐based work, many of the underlying themes can be characterized by the associative nature of network transactions described in the previous section.…”

Section: Nuances Of Network Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

My Networking Is Not Working! Conceptualizing the Latent and Dysfunctional Dimensions of the Network Paradigm

Vorley¹,

Mould²,

Courtney³

2012

Economic Geography

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Networks have become a major analytical concept in economic geography and have served to extend both empirical and theoretical research agendas. However, much of the literature on networks is characterized as associative, considering them only as cumulative constructs through the constant enrollment of additional actors. Through the lens of social capital and a discussion of the limitations of the networking paradigm in economic geography, this article aims to move beyond this associative nature and introduce variance in network practices in the form of nonworking and not working. By presenting a hypothetical example of a project-based network, we introduce the concepts of nonworking and not working as latency and disassociation as dimensions of network practices. In doing so, we present a more nuanced approach to the networking paradigm in relational economic geography, one that moves beyond a purely associative understanding to incorporate nonworking and not working.e cge_1141 77..96 77 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 88(1):77-96.

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Section: Nuances Of Network Practicementioning

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My Networking Is Not Working! Conceptualizing the Latent and Dysfunctional Dimensions of the Network Paradigm

Vorley¹,

Mould²,

Courtney³

2012

Economic Geography

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“…This macrolevel of empirical analysis tends to describe and measure the structure of urban systems, but is unable to account for the underlying processes and relationships that shape them. An approach that is more relational (Beaverstock et al, 2000;Smith, 2003; see also Mould, 2008;Watson, 2008) and process oriented, would be able to point to the activities and practices that underlie the spatial distribution of the cultural economy and illuminate the connections between cultural agglomerations [or "pipelines" (Bathelt et al, 2004) of competitive and complementary nature]. This reorients empirical work "from comparative studies of internal similarities and differences … to a study of the relations between cities" (Smith, 2003, page 29, original emphasis).…”

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We're Number Two! Beta Cities and the Cultural Economy

Rekers

2012

Environ Plan A

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Given that not every city can be an alpha city in today's global urban hierarchy, what options do beta cities such as Toronto or Chicago realistically have in the cultural economy? Put diff erently, if cultural capitals such as New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo play critically important roles in certifying and establishing new trends in theatre, fashion, and other cultural industries, how can beta cities compete? Recent research suggests that the spatial distribution of cultural industries strongly resembles one of urban hierarchy, where the institutions and infrastructure that support the production and diff usion of new products are largely concentrated in only a few world cities. The implication of this hierarchy is that there is a clearly defi ned top tier that lower ranked, beta, cities look to for inspiration as they seek to improve their standing. Comparative case studies of musical theatre scenes in Toronto and New York provide insights into an alternative functional perspective on urban hierarchies and the complementarities among cities. This approach makes a distinction between development and diff usion activities, thereby recognizing opportunities for beta cities as important sites for experimentation and innovation, supported by attributes that could be seen as unique (and localized) strengths in an increasingly global cultural economy.

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“…More simply, most studies of cultural industries are autonomous case studies of place-specifi c activities (see, for example, Currid, 2007;Lloyd, 2005). Although linkages across media capitals have been documented (Curtin, 2003;Kratke, 2003), cultural industry world-city networks are largely considered a derivative of advanced producer services networks, rather than an important set of linkages and exchanges that further reinforce the movement of capital and collaboration among a key set of actors and institutions (Mould, 2008). Drawing from Thrift (1996; and Pratt (2000), in this paper we study the infl uence of humans and their social connections in the cultivation of uneven development in the cultural industries.…”

Section: Cultural Industry Agglomerationsmentioning

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‘Stars’ and the Connectivity of Cultural Industry World Cities: An Empirical Social Network Analysis of Human Capital Mobility and its Implications for Economic Development

Currid-Halkett

Ravid

2012

Environ Plan A

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Many scholars have studied the role of human capital and its social networks in order to understand uneven economic development. The cultural industries have become a focal point in this line of inquiry. In this paper we study the linkages across cultural industry hubs, with particular focus on the role of 'star' human capital networks in the establishment of connectivity and dominance by a few particular cities. To date, no one has used a technique that directly connects individuals across space and empirically follows the social networks of human capital across major economic hubs. We use a unique dataset, Getty Images photographs, and undertake social network analysis to study the social networks and human capital movement within the cultural industries. We collected caption information on over 600 000 photographs, 6754 individuals, 12 777 industry social events, and 187 locations. We analyzed these photographic data to determine whether empirical social connections could tell us something meaningful about cultural industry human capital mobility and its impact on the places in which it locates. Our results empirically reaffi rm preexisting knowledge of cultural hubs, but we go farther by articulating the connectivity between these places and identifying the social relations and human capital that appear to correlate with their competitive advantage.

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Moving images: world cities, connections and projects in Sydney's TV production industry

Cited by 11 publications

References 55 publications

My Networking Is Not Working! Conceptualizing the Latent and Dysfunctional Dimensions of the Network Paradigm

My Networking Is Not Working! Conceptualizing the Latent and Dysfunctional Dimensions of the Network Paradigm

We're Number Two! Beta Cities and the Cultural Economy

‘Stars’ and the Connectivity of Cultural Industry World Cities: An Empirical Social Network Analysis of Human Capital Mobility and its Implications for Economic Development

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