Professor Deborah Stevenson
Professor,
Institute for Culture and Society
Biography
Qualifications
- PhDsoc University of Newcastle (NSW)
- BA University of Newcastle (NSW)
- BA University of Newcastle (NSW)
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Institute for Culture and Society
Contact
| Email: | D.Stevenson@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 9678 8172 (02) 9683 8172 |
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| Location: | EM.G.33 ParramattaEM.G.33 Parramatta |
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Publications
Books
- Bennett, T., Stevenson, D., Myers, F. and Winikoff, T. (2020), 'The Australian Art Field: Practices, Policies, Institutions', : Routledge 9780367184414.
- Krajina, Z. and Stevenson, D. (2019), 'The Routledge Companion to Urban Media and Communication', : Routledge 9780415792554.
- Stevenson, D. (2013), 'Cities of Culture : a Global Perspective', : Routledge 9780415587280.
- Stevenson, D. and Matthews, A. (2013), 'Culture and the City: Creativity, Tourism, Leisure', : Routledge 9780415632904.
- Stevenson, D. (2012), 'The City', : Polity Press 9780745648897.
- Stevenson, D., Wearing, S. and Young, T. (2010), 'Tourist Cultures Identity, Place and the Traveller', : SAGE Publications Ltd 9780761949985.
- Stevenson, D. (2003), 'Cities and Urban Cultures', : Open University Press 0335208444.
Chapters in Books
- Stevenson, D. (2021), 'Engendering culture : accumulating capital in the gendered household', Fields, Capitals, Habitus: Australian Culture, Inequalities and Social Divisions, Routledge 9781138392298.
- 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.
- Stevenson, D. (2020), 'Cultural policy in Australia : key themes in the governance of the arts', The Australian Art Field: Practices, Policies, Institutions, Routledge 9780367184414.
- Stevenson, D., Bennett, T., Myers, F. and Winikoff, T. (2020), 'Introduction : the Australian art field : frictions and futures', The Australian Art Field: Practices, Policies, Institutions, Routledge 9780367184414.
- Stevenson, D. (2019), 'Branding, promotion, and the tourist city', The Routledge Companion to Urban Media and Communication, Routledge 9780415792554.
- Stevenson, D. (2018), 'Feminism and its places : women, leisure and the night-time economy', The Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education, Palgrave 9781137533173.
- Stevenson, D. (2018), 'The Australian art field : fairs and markets', Making Culture: Commercialisation, Transnationalism, and the State of 'Nationing' in Contemporary Australia, Routledge 9781138094123.
- Stevenson, D. (2015), 'Locating the local : culture, place and the citizen', By-Roads and Hidden Treasures: Mapping Cultural Assets in Regional Australia, UWA Publishing 9781742586243.
- Stevenson, D. and Matthews, A. (2013), 'Situating leisure in the cultural economy', Culture and the City: Creativity, Tourism and Leisure, Routledge 9780415632904.
- Stevenson, D. (2013), 'Culture, planning, citizenship', The Ashgate Research Companion to Planning and Culture, Ashgate 9781409422242.
- Stevenson, D. (2010), 'Urban Culture', Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Sage Publications 9781412914321.
- Rowe, D. and Stevenson, D. (2006), 'Sydney 2000: sociality and spatiality in global media events', National identity and global sports events: culture, politics, and spectacle in the Olympics and the football World Cup, State University of New York Press 9780791466155.
- Stevenson, D. (2006), 'Arts and Entertainment: Situating Leisure in the Creative Economy', A Handbook of Leisure Studies, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd 9781403902788.
- Stevenson, D. (2004), 'Women, Sport and Globalisation: Competing Discourses of Sexuality and Nation', A Reader in Sport, Culture and the Media, Open University Press 9780335211517.
Journal Articles
- Redaelli, E. and Stevenson, D. (2022), 'Arts in the city : debates in the Journal of Urban Affairs', Journal of Urban Affairs, vol 44, no 4-5 , pp 456 - 470.
- 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.
- Stevenson, D. (2020), 'The unfashionable cultural worker? : considering the demography and practice of artists in Greater Western Sydney', International Journal of Cultural Policy, vol 26, no 1 , pp 61 - 80.
- Kenna, T., Goodman, R. and Stevenson, D. (2017), 'Privatising the suburbs : examining the trends and implications of 20 years of private residential development in Sydney, Australia', Geographical Research, vol 55, no 3 , pp 269 - 282.
- 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.
- Possamai-Inesedy, A., Rowe, D. and Stevenson, D. (2017), 'Sociology in the 21st century : challenges old and new', Journal of Sociology, vol 53, no 4 , pp 723 - 729.
- Stevenson, D. (2014), 'Michael Volkerling : a tribute', International Journal of Cultural Policy, vol 20, no 5 , pp 641 - 642.
- Byles, J., Tavener, M., Robinson, I., Parkinson, L., Smith, P., Stevenson, D., Leigh, L. and Curryer, C. (2013), 'Transforming retirement : new definitions of life after work', Journal of Women and Aging, vol 25, no 1 , pp 24 - 44.
- Kenna, T. and Stevenson, D. (2013), 'Experiences of 'community' in a gated residential estate', Geographical Research, vol 51, no 4 , pp 412 - 423.
- Stevenson, D., Everingham, C. and Robinson, P. (2011), 'Choices and life chances : feminism and the politics of generational change', Social Politics, vol 18, no 1 , pp 125 - 145.
- Stevenson, D. (2010), 'International Journal of Cultural Policy', Geoff Mulgan and Ken Worpole, Saturday night or Sunday morning? From arts to industry: new forms of cultural policy, vol 16, no 1 , pp 82 - 83.
- Stevenson, D., Mckay, K. and Rowe, D. (2010), 'Tracing British cultural policy domains : contexts, collaborations and constituencies', International Journal of Cultural Policy, vol 16, no 2 , pp 159 - 172.
- Stevenson, D., Dunn, K., Possamai, A. and Piracha, A. (2010), 'Religious belief across 'post-secular' Sydney : the multiple trends in (de)secularisation', Australian Geographer, vol 41, no 3 , pp 323 - 350.
- Kenna, T. and Stevenson, D. (2010), 'Negotiating Community Title: Residents' Lived Experiences of Private Governance Arrangements in a Master Planned Estate', Urban Policy and Research, vol 28, no 4 , pp 435 - 449.
- Stevenson, D. and Matthews, A. (2010), 'Culture, policy and the city', Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, vol 2, no 3 , pp 197 - 198.
- Stevenson, D., Rowe, D. and Mckay, K. (2010), 'Convergence in British cultural policy : the social, the cultural and the economic', The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, vol 40, no 4 , pp 248 - 265.
- Everingham, C., Stevenson, D. and Warner-Smith, P. (2007), 'Things are getting better all the time? : challenging the narrative of women's progress from a generational perspective', Sociology, vol 41, no 3 , pp 419 - 437.
- Rowe, D., Markwell, K. and Stevenson, D. (2006), 'Exploring participants' experiences of the Gay Games: intersections of sport, gender and sexuality', International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol 2, no 2 , pp 149 - 165.
- Stevenson, D., Rowe, D. and Markwell, K. (2005), 'Explorations in 'Event Ecology': The Case of the International Gay Games', Social Identities, vol 11, no 5 , pp 85 - 106.
- Stevenson, D. (2005), 'Cultural Planning in Australia: Texts and Contexts', Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, vol 35, no 1 , pp 36 - 48.
- Markwell, K., Stevenson, D. and Rowe, D. (2004), 'Footsteps and Memories: Interpreting Landscapes through Thematic Walking Tours', International Journal of Heritage Studies, vol 10, no 5 , pp 457 - 473.
- Stevenson, D. (2004), 'Civic Gold Rush: Cultural Planning and the Politics of the Third Way', International Journal of Cultural Policy, vol 10, no 1 , pp 119 - 131.
- Stevenson, D. (2002), 'Women, Sport and Globalisation: Competing Discourses of Sexuality and Nation', Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol 26, no 2 , pp 209 - 225.
- Stevenson, D. and Paton, G. (2001), 'Representing Decline: The Role of the Arts in Framing Discourses of Deindustrialisation', Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, vol 100 , pp 129 - 147.
Conference Papers
- Stevenson, D. (2004), 'Night Moves: Cultural Precincts and the 24-Hour City', On the Bounce: The Challenge of the Night-Time Economy. Cultural Industries and Practices Research Centre Symposium, University of Newcastle.
Other Publications
- 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
- 2020, 'Creative Production Synergies in Penrith and the Blue Mountains', Report
- 2020, 'City of Parramatta Cultural Infrastructure and Investment Strategy, 2021-40', Report
- 2019, 'The Social Impact of NSW Arts, Screen and Culture Programs', 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, 'Strategies, Opportunities and Barriers: Mapping the New World of Work: An Australian Screen Industry Roundtable Summary Report: Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus, 8 February 2018', Report
- 2017, 'Recalibrating Culture: Production, Consumption, Policy: A Research Report', Report
- 2008, 'The City after Dark: Cultural Planning and Governance of the Night-time Economy in Parramatta', Report
Current Projects
| Title: | UNESCO and the Making of Global Cultural Policy |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson |
| Years: | 2018-04-13 - 2023-10-31 |
| ID: | P00023881 |
| Title: | The Collaborative Museum: Embedding Cultural Infrastructure in the City |
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| Western Researchers: | Ien Ang, Deborah Stevenson, Malini Sur and Zelmarie Cantillon |
| Years: | 2021-07-01 - 2025-12-31 |
| ID: | P00027465 |
Previous Projects
| Title: | Recalibrating culture: production, consumption, policy |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson and David Rowe |
| Years: | 2014-02-11 - 2017-12-31 |
| ID: | P00021313 |
| Title: | Australian Cultural Fields: National and Transnational Dynamics |
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| Western Researchers: | Tony Bennett, David Rowe, Gregory Noble, Emma Waterton and Deborah Stevenson |
| Years: | 2014-05-14 - 2018-12-31 |
| ID: | P00021441 |
| Title: | Culture Circuits: Exploring the International Networks and Institutions Shaping Contemporary Cultural Policy [via University of Newcastle] |
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| Western Researchers: | David Rowe and Deborah Stevenson |
| Years: | 2006-09-15 - 2008-09-14 |
| ID: | P0015364 |
| Title: | The City After Dark: Cultural Planning and Governance of the 'Night-Time Economy' in Parramatta |
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| Western Researchers: | David Rowe, Deborah Stevenson and Stephen Tomsen |
| Years: | 2007-02-20 - 2008-02-19 |
| ID: | P0015409 |
| Title: | Culture Circuits: Exploring the International Networks and Institutions Shaping Contemporary Cultural Policy |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson and David Rowe |
| Years: | 2007-01-01 - 2008-12-31 |
| ID: | P0015627 |
| Title: | The City after Dark: The Governance and Lived Experience of Urban Night-Time Culture |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson, Stephen Tomsen and David Rowe |
| Years: | 2008-01-01 - 2012-01-15 |
| ID: | P0015556 |
| 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: | Recalibrating culture: production, consumption, policy |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson and David Rowe |
| Years: | 2015-06-01 - 2016-07-30 |
| ID: | P00022867 |
| Title: | Collaborative Housing Innovations in Austrealian Cities: International Lessons |
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| Western Researchers: | Kevin Dunn, Deborah Stevenson, Emma Power and Rae Dufty-Jones |
| Years: | 2010-05-28 - 2011-05-27 |
| ID: | P00018717 |
| Title: | Private Neighbourhoods |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson |
| Years: | 2010-11-01 - 2011-10-31 |
| ID: | P00019740 |
| Title: | Literature Review: Contribution of Social and Cultural Infrastructure to liveabilty |
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| Western Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson, Ien Ang and David Rowe |
| Years: | 2022-08-22 - 2022-10-17 |
| ID: | P00028203 |