ARC-funded LIEF project based at @unimelb. We work on: cultural data | digital humanities | arts & creative industries | policy | gender

Joined February 2022
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The primary goals of this study were to establish a comprehensive step-by-step workflow for creating an interactive tour of a significant heritage site, demonstrate how other media such as text, videos, &
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...3D models can be linked, gather feedback from cultural heritage professionals, and offer future research directions and development guidelines.
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In this article, Nat Cutter, Rachel Fensham & Tyne Sumner examine and historicise problems related to name and gender in biographical and cultural databases.
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They evaluate the affordances and constraints of naming conventions in Australian cultural databases, considering evolving trends in data collection and use, in relation to the complex lives of individual artists.
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Australian Cultural Data Engine retweeted
We are lifting the lid on gender inequalities in the arts @AcdEngine @AusCouncilArts @ETS_Unimelb
Our latest article out in Pursuit on cultural data, gender, careers & the arts: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/artic… #culturaldata #digitalhumanities
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Australian Cultural Data Engine retweeted
Coding for gender remains critical in cultural data collection otherwise decades of fighting for recognition and participation will disappear @AcdEngine #genderequity #digitalhumanities
We haven't even nearly got to the stage where women speak as much in films as men and yet the awards are all considering going 'gender neutral' thereby wiping out even more chances for women to be recognised in their own profession. Not to mention directors, screenwriters etc.
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We’re excited to announce our "Data Futures for Architectural History and Cultural Heritage" Workshop will take place this month in Brisbane on November 23rd at the University of Queensland. Details and Eventbrite can be found here: acd-engine.org/blog/workshop… #culturalheritage #daqa

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We're grateful to be here at the Powerhouse museum today (@powerhouse) to talk all things cultural data! @RachelFensham opens with an overview of the work the @AcdEngine has done in harnessing and networking across Australian collections #culturaldata #digitalhumanities
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Rachel Fensham from the @AcdEngine talking about the changing context of Cultural Data in Australia at our workshop today at the @powerhouse
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Program and speakers are now updated for the “Mapping Culture and History” workshop, co-hosted with the Time-Layered Cultural Map of Australia in November. Registrations and more info. here: eventbrite.com.au/e/mapping-… #mappingculture #culturaldata
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Program & speakers now updated for our 'Cultural Data Imaginaries' workshop in Sydney later this month. Registrations here: eventbrite.com/e/cultural-da… #digitalhumanities #GLAM #culturaldata

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Australian Cultural Data Engine retweeted
Presenting our co-authored paper (awfully) early this morning at #DCMI2022: 'What’s in a Name?: A Cross-Section of Biography, Gender & Metadata in Cultural and Performing Arts Databases' for @AcdEngine: dublincore.org/conferences/2…
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Australian Cultural Data Engine retweeted
27 Sep 2022
Was so great to work with my colleagues on the ACD-Engine on this submission on the National Cultural Policy consults. #culturefirst #culturalpolicy #auspoll
Like hundreds of our colleagues, collaborators & peers, we recently submitted a paper to the National Cultural Policy consultation. You can find our paper in the online archive under 'Australian Cultural Data Engine': acd-engine.org/blog/cultural… #culturaldata #GLAM
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We're excited to host the first of our partner workshops this month in Sydney on October 19th in collaboration with The Powerhouse Museum. Free registration, numbers limited. Details and Eventbrite can be found here: acd-engine.org/blog/workshop… #digitalhumanities #culturaldata
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