Dr Shane Homan
- BA Hons I (UWS) PhD (Macquarie)
- Senior Lecturer
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Background
Shane Homan teaches in media and cultural studies and has previously taught at the Universities of Western Sydney and Newcastle. His research and publications in popular music studies over the past ten years have focused upon the Australian and global music industries and cultural industries policy. He has published three books and many journal articles in journals such as Media International Australia, the Journal of Youth Studies and the International Journal of Cultural Policy. He is currently General Secretary of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music and a member of the ARC Cultural Research Network. In 2004 Shane was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool. His research has provoked music industry reform in the areas of music venue regulation, nightclubs and performer copyright structures.
Research Interests
- Popular music industries
- Cultural industries and media policy
- Youth and popular music
Selected Publications
Books
(with Mitchell, T) Sounds of Then, Sounds of Now: Popular Music in Australia, Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, 2008.
Access All Eras: Tribute Bands & Pop Culture, Open University Press, Maidenhead, 2007.
The Mayor’s A Square: Live Music and Law and Order in Sydney, Local Consumption Publications, 2003
Reports
(with Johnson, B) Vanishing Acts: an inquiry into the state of live popular music opportunities in NSW, Australia Council & NSW Ministry of Arts, Sydney, 2003. Available online from the ACA.
Edited Journals
(with Gibson, C) ‘Popular Music: Networks, Industries and Spaces’ issue, Media International Australia, n123, May, 2007.
(with Huber, A & Baker, S) Popular Music issue of Youth Studies Australia, v22 n2, June, 2003.