The Australian working class in popular culture

Attfield, Sarah

doi:10.4324/9781315200842-29

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“…These cultural commentaries often describe the cultural narrative of 'rags to riches' of those Australian-based users who have gained considerable following from publishing their 'bedroom lives' across the platform. The 'Little Aussie Battler' tale (Attfield, 2020;Whitman, 2013) retrofits perfectly on the stories of online content creators who have gained success during their establishing period on TikTok. Here, we note the emergence of an Australiancentric group of users gathering on the platform to disseminate a specific cultural relevance of their lives.…”

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Black summer on TikTok and ABC news: Shaping cultural identity during an Australian bushfire crisis

Nagel

Hutchinson

Abidin

et al. 2023

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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This study investigates the role of two intermediaries, a mainstream media outlet and a popular digital media platform, to shape cultural identity through a case study of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis (colloquially known as the ‘Black Summer’). Theoretically framed by networked publics, this study explores the vernacular creativity of social media users and mainstream media coverage during the Black Summer bushfire crisis. Findings draw on a thematic analysis of 100 news articles published between September 2019 and January 2020 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) randomly selected from a larger corpus of bushfire coverage ( n = 1269) and 120 TikTok videos posted between November 2019 and January 2021 that included prominent hashtags associated with the bushfires. Findings from news coverage highlight the ways in which the ABC framed the role of social media to connect with wider audiences while preserving their values as a public service media outlet. Findings from TikTok videos illustrate the role of ‘templates’ that encourage user participation and vernacular creativity on the platform. Comparing coverage of the bushfires on the ABC and TikTok revealed a shared set of striking visual elements used to shape cultural identity, communicate information, and make sense of a significant public crisis. This article offers directions for future research to explore the relationships and tensions between digital content creators and journalists and their capacity to create and contest cultural identities and imaginaries.

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Black summer on TikTok and ABC news: Shaping cultural identity during an Australian bushfire crisis

Nagel

Hutchinson

Abidin

et al. 2023

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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“…Liverpool, historically, a major English port city with a high density of working-class citizens, contains two successful soccer teams (Everton and Liverpool), with supporters of these clubs widely regarded as extremely passionate about the game (see Cooper and Lapsley, 2021). Its particular importance as a vehicle for enjoyment, connection and fulfilment in working-class communities (such as those in Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow and elsewhere) has been highlighted by a number of writers (Clark, 2015; Attfield, 2021).…”

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Exploring a Soccer Society: dreams, themes and the beautiful game

Hyndman,

Lapsley,

Philippou

2023

AAAJ

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PurposeThe primary purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the key perspectives that emerge in this Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (AAAJ) Special Issue as a basis for determining the existence or otherwise of a Soccer Society, as well as reflecting on the challenges that evidence of corruption in soccer (the beautiful game) has had on the game to date. Reflections on these matters are then utilised to offer a prospective analysis of issues for further research.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a reflective analysis that draws on existing societal work to provide key dimensions of accounting and accountability for significant organisations in the world of sport in general and soccer in particular.FindingsMuch prior research on soccer has largely focussed on the internal workings of soccer organisations, with little discussion of the importance of context. This paper explores the influence of the game more broadly. Moreover, a number of the papers included illustrate an overwhelming sense of joy and pleasure from experiences of the beautiful game, as well as providing evidence of the general societal good that can flow from it. However, the study also highlights concerns emanating from weak, and seemingly pliable, governance, regulatory and accountability regimes that provide a fertile field for corruption and sportswashing.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper highlights a research agenda as an encouragement to interdisciplinary accounting researchers to investigate accountability and governance issues as a basis for evidence-based discussions of the impact of soccer and its regulation.Originality/valueThis paper specifically, and the Special Issue more broadly, offers a set of original empirical and theoretical contributions with respect to an activity that has faced limited scrutiny and consideration by academic accountants. Together, they offer a substantive body of work to enable future research in this area.

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The Australian working class in popular culture

Cited by 2 publications

References 4 publications

Black summer on TikTok and ABC news: Shaping cultural identity during an Australian bushfire crisis

Black summer on TikTok and ABC news: Shaping cultural identity during an Australian bushfire crisis

Exploring a Soccer Society: dreams, themes and the beautiful game

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