Creative Communities

Janet McDonald is Associate Professor (Theatre Studies), and is currently the School Coordinator of Creative Arts at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. Robert Mason is Lecturer (Migration and Security Studies) at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

• Introduction - Janet McDonald and Robert MasonRethinking Regionalism Chapter 1: Common Patterns: Narratives of ‘Mere Coincidence’ and the Production of Regions - Paul CarterChapter 2: Creative and Destructive Communities of Lake Condah/Tae Rak, Western Victoria - Louise JohnsonChapter 3: Creativity and Attenuated Sociality: Creative Communities in Suburban and Peri-Urban Australia - Mark GibsonChapter 4: Learning from Inland: Redefining Regional Creativity - Margaret Woodward and Craig BremnerReturning Creativity Chapter 5: Getting to Know the Story of the Boathouse Dances: Football, Freedom and Rock ‘n’ Roll - Tamara Whyte, Chris Matthews, Michael Balfour, Lyndon Murphy and Linda HassallChapter 6: ‘The Artists Are Taking Over This Town’: Lifestyle Migration and Regional Creative Capital - Susan LuckmanChapter 7: Art in Response to Crisis: Drought, Flood and the Regional Community - Andrew MasonChapter 8: ‘Now We Will Live Forever’: Creative Practice and Refugee Settlement in Regional Australia - Wendy RichardsRestoring Community Chapter 9: Making Stories Matter: Using Participatory New Media Storytelling and Evaluation to Serve Marginalized and Regional Communities - Ariella Van Luyn and Helen KlaebeChapter 10: Vicarious Heritage: Performing Multicultural Heritage in Regional Australia - Robert MasonChapter 11: Practising for Life: Amateur Theatre, Regionalism and the Gold Coast - Patrick MitchellChapter 12: Artist-Run Initiatives as Liminal Incubatory Arts Practice - Janet McDonaldChapter 13: Same but Different: Growing New Audiences for the Performing Arts in Regional Australia - Rebecca Scollen