Associate Professor Liam Magee
Associate Professor,
Humanities (Arts)
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD RMIT University
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Humanities (Arts)
Contact
| Email: | L.Magee@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 9685 9790 |
| Mobile: | 0399252637 |
| Location: | EM.G.26 Parramatta |
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Publications
Books
- Trieu, L., Liao, A., Soldatic, K. and Magee, L. (2023), 'Gaming, Driving & Independence: AI Alternative Text Edition', : Western Sydney University .
- Grundy, L., Liao, A., Soldatic, K. and Magee, L. (2023), 'My Story of Lifelong Learning', : Western Sydney University .
- Grundy, L., Liao, A., Soldatic, K. and Magee, L. (2023), 'My Story of Lifelong Learning: AI Alternative Text Edition', : Western Sydney University .
- Chung, M., Liao, A., Soldatic, K. and Magee, L. (2023), 'Languages, Learning & Inclusion: AI Alternative Text Edition', : Western Sydney University .
- Grundy, L., Liao, A., Soldatic, K. and Magee, L. (2023), 'Lifelong Learning & Remembering Sadie Daher: AI Alternative Text Edition', : Western Sydney University .
- Magee, L. (2016), 'Interwoven Cities', : Palgrave 9781137546159.
- James, P., Magee, L., Scerri, A. and Steger, M. (2015), 'Urban Sustainability in Theory and Practice: Circles of Sustainability', : Routledge 9781138025721.
- Cope, B., Kalantzis, M. and Magee, L. (2011), 'Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research', : Chandos 9781843346012.
Chapters in Books
- Magee, L. and Stevenson, D. (2021), 'Capital geographies : mapping the spaces of urban cultural capital', Fields, Capitals, Habitus: Australian Culture, Inequalities and Social Divisions, Routledge 9781138392298.
- Magee, L. and Rossiter, N. (2021), 'Habits of data and labour in warehousing', Assembling and Governing Habits, Routledge 9780367607937.
- Magee, L., Third, A. and Sweeting, D. (2019), 'Rapid development and the child's future right to the city', Children's Rights and Sustainable Development: Interpreting the UNCRC for Future Generations, Cambridge University Press 9781107193024.
- James, P. and Magee, L. (2016), 'Domains of sustainability', Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, Springer 9783319318165.
- Magee, L. and Rossiter, N. (2015), 'Service orientations : data, institutions, labor ', There Is No Software, There Are Just Services, Meson Press 9783957960559.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'Frameworks for knowledge representation', Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research, Chandos 9781843346012.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'The meaning of meaning : alternative disciplinary perspectives', Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research, Chandos 9781843346012.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'An historical introduction to formal knowledge systems', Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research, Chandos 9781843346012.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'Contemporary dilemmas : tables versus webs', Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research, Chandos 9781843346012.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'Upper-level ontologies', Upper-level ontologies, Chandos 9781843346012.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'Describing knowledge domains : a case study of biological ontologies', Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research, Chandos 9781843346012.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'On commensurability', Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research, Chandos 9781843346012.
- Magee, L. (2011), 'A framework for commensurability', Towards A Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research, Chandos 9781843346012.
Journal Articles
- James, P., Lal, J., Liao, A., Magee, L. and Soldatic, K. (2023), '[In Press] Algorithmic decision-making in social work practice and pedagogy : confronting the competency/critique dilemma', Social Work Education, .
- Nectoux, S., Magee, L. and Soldatic, K. (2023), 'Sensing technologies, digital inclusion, and disability diversity', Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, vol 28, no 5 .
- Munn, L., Magee, L. and Arora, V. (2023), '[In Press] Truth machines : synthesizing veracity in AI language models', AI and Society, .
- Magee, L., Arora, V. and Munn, L. (2023), 'Structured like a language model : analysing AI as an automated subject', Big Data and Society, vol 10, no 2 .
- Robertson, S., Magee, L. and Soldatic, K. (2022), 'Intersectional inquiry, on the ground and in the algorithm', Qualitative Inquiry, vol 28, no 7 , pp 814 - 826.
- Swist, T., Hendery, R., Magee, L., Ensor, J., Sherman, J., Budge, K. and Humphry, J. (2022), 'Co-creating public library futures : an emergent manifesto and participatory research agenda', Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, vol 71, no 1 , pp 71 - 88.
- Pollio, A., Magee, L. and Salazar, J. (2021), 'The making of Antarctic futures : participatory game design at the interface between science and policy', Futures, vol 125 .
- Khan, M., Magee, L., Pollio, A. and Salazar, J. (2021), 'Counter-fun, scholarly legitimacy, and environmental engagement - or why academics should code games', First Monday, vol 26, no 2 .
- Pollio, A., Magee, L., Ang, I., Rowe, D., Stevenson, D., Swist, T. and Wong, A. (2021), 'Surviving supergentrification in inner city Sydney : adaptive spaces and makeshift economies of cultural production', International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, vol 45, no 5 , pp 778 - 794.
- Kooy, J., Magee, L. and Robertson, S. (2021), '"Boat people" and discursive bordering : Australian parliamentary discourses on asylum seekers, 1977-2013', Refuge, vol 37, no 1 , pp 13 - 26.
- Magee, L., Kearney, E., Bellerose, D., Collin, P., Crabtree, L., Humphry, J., James, P., Notley, T., Sharma, A., Third, A. and Yorke, S. (2020), 'Addressing a volatile subject : adaptive measurement of Australian digital capacities', Information, Communication and Society, vol 23, no 7 , pp 998 - 1019.
- Soldatic, K., Magee, L., James, P., Partoredjo, S. and Mann, J. (2020), 'Disability and migration in urban Australia : the case of Liverpool', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol 55, no 4 , pp 456 - 473.
- Swist, T. and Magee, L. (2019), 'Assemblages of altruism in urban service delivery : seamful designs and cities', Journal of Urban Affairs, vol 41, no 5 , pp 618 - 629.
- Soldatic, K., Magee, L. and Robertson, S. (2019), 'Temporal negotiations of social inclusion : temporality, mobility, and encounter in disabled people's lifeworlds : commentary on "Using the concept of encounter" (Bigby & Wiesel, 2018)', Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, vol 6, no 1 , pp 52 - 57.
- Munn, L., Hristova, T. and Magee, L. (2019), 'Clouded data : privacy and the promise of encryption', Big Data and Society, vol 6, no 1 .
- Hendery, R., Magee, L., Perry, A. and Swist, T. (2019), 'Prototyping through play : making an urban satellite region hackathon', Trace: A Journal of Writing, Media and Ecology, vol 3 .
- Handmer, J., Ladds, M. and Magee, L. (2018), 'Updating the costs of disasters in Australia', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol 33, no 2 , pp 40 - 46.
- Ladds, M., Keating, A., Handmer, J. and Magee, L. (2017), 'How much do disasters cost? : a comparison of disaster cost estimates in Australia', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol 21 , pp 419 - 429.
- Moreno Pires, S., Magee, L. and Holden, M. (2017), 'Learning from community indicators movements : towards a citizen-powered urban data revolution', Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, vol 35, no 7 , pp 1304 - 1323.
- Stevenson, D. and Magee, L. (2017), 'Art and space : creative infrastructure and cultural capital in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Sociology, vol 53, no 4 , pp 839 - 861.
- Swist, T., Magee, L., Phuong, J. and Sweeting, D. (2017), 'The labour of communicating publics : participatory platforms, socio-technical intermediaries and pluralistic expertise', Communication and the Public, vol 2, no 3 , pp 210 - 225.
- Swist, T. and Magee, L. (2017), 'Academic publishing and its digital binds : beyond the paywall towards ethical executions of code', Culture Unbound, vol 9, no 3 , pp 240 - 259.
- Laidlaw, J. and Magee, L. (2016), 'Towards urban food sovereignty : the trials and tribulations of community-based aquaponics enterprises in Milwaukee and Melbourne', Local Environment, vol 21, no 5 , pp 573 - 590.
- Magee, L., Handmer, J., Neale, T. and Ladds, M. (2016), 'Locating the intangible : integrating a sense of place into cost estimations of natural disasters', Geoforum, vol 77 , pp 61 - 72.
- Hickmott, S., Magee, L., Thom, J. and Padgham, L. (2015), 'An agent-oriented approach to holistic sustainability reporting', International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, vol 5, no 1 .
- Magee, L. and Thom, J. (2014), 'What's in a WordTM? : when one electronic document format standard is not enough', Information Technology and People, vol 27, no 4 , pp 482 - 511.
- Alahmari, F., Thom, J. and Magee, L. (2014), 'A model for ranking entity attributes using DBpedia', Aslib Journal of Information Management, vol 66, no 5 , pp 473 - 493.
- Magee, L., Scerri, A., James, P., Thom, J., Padgham, L., Hickmott, S., Deng, H. and Cahill, F. (2013), 'Reframing social sustainability reporting : towards an engaged approach', Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol 15, no 1 , pp 25 - 43.
- Magee, L., Scerri, A. and James, P. (2012), 'Measuring social sustainability : a community-centred approach', Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol 7, no 3 , pp 239 - 261.
- Magee, L. and Scerri, A. (2012), 'From issues to indicators : developing robust community sustainability measures', Local Environment, vol 17, no 8 , pp 915 - 933.
- Scerri, A. and Magee, L. (2012), 'Green householders, stakeholder citizenship and sustainability', Environmental Politics, vol 21, no 3 , pp 387 - 411.
- Magee, L. (2010), 'A framework for assessing commensurability of semantic web ontologies', Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, vol 8, no 1 , pp 91 - 101.
Conference Papers
- Magee, L., Richardson, A. and Pepperell, N. (2016), 'The lucky country vs. a fierce planet : gamification and simulation as tools for teaching complex social theories of sustainability', Australian Sociological Association. Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
- Ghahremanlou, L., Magee, L. and Thom, J. (2016), 'Using ontology design patterns to represent sustainability indicator sets', International Experiences and Directions Workshop on OWL, Bologna, Italy.
- Alahmari, F. and Magee, L. (2015), 'Linked data and entity search : a brief history and some ways ahead', Australasian Web Conference , Parramatta, N.S.W..
- Richardson, A., Magee, L. and Pepperell, N. (2015), 'Fierce planet : sustainability learning through gaming and simulation', Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability. Conference, Geelong, Vic..
- Magee, L., Kooy, J. and Lansley, D. (2013), 'From dormitory to business zone? : a case study of issue-based aid in Orlando East', People and the Planet Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
- Cahill, F., Ryan, E., Magee, L. and James, P. (2013), 'When public participation meets resettlement : the Vila Chocolat?o experience in Porto Alegre, Brazil', People and the Planet Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
- Alahmari, F., Thom, J., Magee, L. and Wong, W. (2012), 'Evaluating semantic browsers for consuming linked data', Australasian Database Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
- Ghahremanloo, L., Thom, J. and Magee, L. (2012), 'An ontology derived from heterogeneous sustainability indicator set documents', Australasian Document Computing Symposium, Dunedin, N.Z..
- Magee, L. (2012), 'Simulating a "Fierce Planet" : a web-based agent platform and sustainability game', Spring Simulation Multiconference, Orlando, Fla..
- Hickmott, S., Magee, L., Thom, J. and Padgham, L. (2012), 'An adaptive system for proactively supporting sustainability goals', International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Valencia, Spain.
Other Publications
- 2022, 'The Automated Subject', Published Work
- 2022, 'PDF Conversion and Topic Map Plugin for Obsidian Software', Published Work
- 2021, 'Antarctic Cities. Volume 2, Urban Sustainability Profiles', Report
- 2021, 'Antarctic Cities. Volume 4, Principles for Antarctic Connectivity', Report
- 2021, 'Antarctic Cities: From Gateways to Custodial Cities', Report
- 2021, 'Antarctic Cities. Volume 3, Antarctic Connectivity Index', Report
- 2020, 'City of Parramatta Cultural Infrastructure and Investment Strategy, 2021-40', Report
- 2020, 'Principles for Better Cities: Towards Sustainable Development in Metropolitan Regions, Precincts and Places', Report
- 2020, 'Planning Cultural Infrastructure for the City of Parramatta: Phase 2 Precinct Report', Report
- 2020, 'Planning Cultural Infrastructure for the City of Parramatta: A Research Report', Report
- 2019, 'Antarctic Futures', Recorded Work
- 2019, 'The New Privacy: Emerging Standards for Cloud-Based Security', Report
- 2018, 'Cultural Creation and Production in the Inner West LGA: A Case-Study Needs Analysis', Report
- 2018, 'Planning Cultural Creation and Production in Sydney: A Venue and Infrastructure Needs Analysis', Report
- 2018, 'Circles of Social Life, Liverpool: Settling Strangers; Supporting Disability Needs', Report
- 2017, 'Gen nbn: 2020 and Beyond: The Future of a Connected Australia', Report
- 2016, 'Mapping Culture: Venues & Infrastructure in the City of Sydney', Report
Current Projects
| Title: | Enabling Disability: Autonomous Technologies & CaLD persons with disability |
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| Western Researchers: | Karen Soldatic, Liam Magee and Paul James |
| Years: | 2020-06-26 - 2025-06-25 |
| ID: | P00025858 |
| Title: | The Geopolitics of Automation |
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| Western Researchers: | Ned Rossiter, Brett Neilson and Liam Magee |
| Years: | 2020-06-03 - 2025-06-02 |
| ID: | P00025641 |
| Title: | To map and enhance Australian musical improvisation as a creative industry |
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| Western Researchers: | Roger Dean and Liam Magee |
| Years: | 2021-07-01 - 2026-01-31 |
| ID: | P00027558 |
Previous Projects
| Title: | Rethinking Software for Co-Research with Diverse Communities in the Digital Age |
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| Western Researchers: | Rachel Hendery, Liam Magee, Shanthi Robertson and Karen Soldatic |
| Years: | 2020-06-01 - 2021-06-01 |
| ID: | P00026518 |
| Title: | Clouded Data: Technologies and policies for balancing information privacy and use |
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| Western Researchers: | Liam Magee, Ned Rossiter, Brett Neilson, Teresa Swist and Tsvetelina Hristova |
| Years: | 2018-07-01 - 2018-09-30 |
| ID: | P00025111 |
| Title: | Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS) [via Deakin] |
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| Western Researchers: | Kevin Dunn, Philippa Collin, Liam Magee, Ana-Maria Bliuc, Nida Denson, Amanda Third, Alanna Kamp, Rachel Sharples and Awais Piracha |
| Years: | 2019-02-01 - 2023-12-31 |
| ID: | P00025222 |
| Title: | Digital Capacity Index: Measuring the Digital Capacity of Australian Families |
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| Western Researchers: | Amanda Third, Paul James, Philippa Collin, Liam Magee, Tanya Notley, Justine Humphry and Louise Crabtree-Hayes |
| Years: | 2015-10-15 - 2016-10-14 |
| ID: | P00022941 |
| Title: | Young and Resilient Living Lab Foundation Project |
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| Western Researchers: | Amanda Third, Philippa Collin, Liam Magee, Tanya Notley, Louise Crabtree-Hayes, Katrina Sandbach, Michelle Catanzaro, Peter Bansel, Nida Denson and Milissa Deitz |
| Years: | 2016-12-05 - 2018-05-31 |
| ID: | P00023561 |
| Title: | LMRC-Circles of Social Life in Liverpool |
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| Western Researchers: | Karen Soldatic, Liam Magee and Paul James |
| Years: | 2017-01-23 - 2017-06-30 |
| ID: | P00024240 |
| Title: | Kolorob Evaluation Project for Save the Children Bangladesh |
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| Western Researchers: | Liam Magee and Teresa Swist |
| Years: | 2017-02-03 - 2017-08-14 |
| ID: | P00024244 |
| Title: | Creative Production Synergies: Penrith and the Blue Mountains |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson, Ien Ang, David Rowe and Liam Magee |
| Years: | 2019-09-23 - 2020-06-26 |
| ID: | P00026103 |
| Title: | Cultural Infrastructure 2039: City of Parramatta Council |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson, David Rowe, Ien Ang, Paul James, Liam Magee and Ryan Van Den Nouwelant |
| Years: | 2019-10-22 - 2020-08-31 |
| ID: | P00026157 |
| Title: | Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS) [via Deakin] |
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| Western Researchers: | Amanda Third, Philippa Collin, Liam Magee, Ana-Maria Bliuc, Nida Denson and Kevin Dunn |
| Years: | 2019-02-01 - 2023-12-31 |
| ID: | P00025221 |
| Title: | Antarctic Cities and the Global Commons: Rethinking the Gateways |
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| Western Researchers: | Juan Francisco Salazar Sutil, Paul James and Liam Magee |
| Years: | 2016-12-16 - 2020-12-31 |
| ID: | P00023079 |
| Title: | One Green Bean project for NBN Co |
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| Western Researchers: | Glenn Stone, Brett Neilson, Liam Magee and Paul James |
| Years: | 2016-11-08 - 2017-07-10 |
| ID: | P00024284 |
| Title: | Big Data and the Social Sciences: New Issues in Data Ethics and Governance |
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| Western Researchers: | Liam Magee and Ned Rossiter |
| Years: | 2018-09-01 - 2019-12-31 |
| ID: | P00025256 |
| Title: | Foundations for Belonging 3: Newly Arrived Refugees, Belonging and Border Closures |
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| Western Researchers: | Liam Magee and Sukhmani Khorana |
| Years: | 2021-09-30 - 2022-05-31 |
| ID: | P00027550 |
| Title: | Research analysis of the category partial capacity within social security law and policy and implications on everyday life |
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| Western Researchers: | Karen Soldatic and Liam Magee |
| Years: | 2021-06-25 - 2021-07-16 |
| ID: | P00027555 |
| Title: | Community Cohesive Collective Trust Project |
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| Western Researchers: | Heather Horst, Sukhmani Khorana, Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath, Karen Soldatic and Liam Magee |
| Years: | 2022-03-28 - 2022-06-30 |
| ID: | P00027843 |
| Title: | Digital Inclusion for Online Learning |
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| Western Researchers: | Amanda Third, Liam Magee, Girish Lala and Lilly Moody |
| Years: | 2021-05-31 - 2022-12-14 |
| ID: | P00027346 |
| Title: | Foundations for Belonging #4: Refugee Understanding of Indigenous Lands and Contemporary Issues |
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| Western Researchers: | Liam Magee, Valentina Bau and Madison Shakespeare |
| Years: | 2023-01-09 - 2023-04-30 |
| ID: | P00028489 |
| Title: | Technology Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence (TFIPV) Research |
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| Western Researchers: | Amanda Third and Liam Magee |
| Years: | 2021-06-07 - 2021-10-29 |
| ID: | P00027388 |
| Title: | Welcome, Belonging and Social Integration Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Australia |
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| Western Researchers: | Shanthi Robertson, Liam Magee and Karen Soldatic |
| Years: | 2020-10-12 - 2021-03-30 |
| ID: | P00026809 |
Supervision
Current Supervision
| Thesis Title: | Ownership and Concentration within the Australian Wheat Supply Chain: What motivates Australian wheat industry companies to engage in horizontal and vertical integration, and how is this changing the level of concentration within the wheat supply chain? |
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Previous Supervision
| Thesis Title: | Public Diplomacy and Social Media Listening: Examining the practices of Australia and Italy. |
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| Field of Research: | Political Science And Policy Studies; Communication And Media Studies; Communication And Media Studies, N.e.c.; Sociology |
| Thesis Title: | Mapping Google Maps: Critiquing an Ideological Vision of the World |
| Field of Research: | Society And Culture, N.e.c.; Communication And Media Studies; Mapping Science; Communications Technologies; Human Geography |