Caroline Wilson-Barnao
Biographic Data
| ID | 161533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caroline Wilson-Barnao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caroline |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson-Barnao |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON-BARNAO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1062-5525 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Art rocks
Using the analysis of online activity, autoethnographic reflection, and a participant survey, this article examines Australian rock-decorating groups on Facebook and the role of social media in everyday practices of decorating, hiding, and finding rocks. These groups use the platform to celebrate and share their creativity, generate digital connections between strangers, and in so doing bring about a distinctive hybrid of online and offline space…
Redefining crisis in museums
COVID‐19 has highlighted the need for museums to develop policies and practices that allow them to be more responsive to audiences' during a crisis, in many cases pushing them to explore new technologies and approaches. Based on an analysis of the National Museum of Australia and its digital engagement throughout the 2019/2020 bushfire season and the COVID‐19 pandemic, this paper identifies a lack of literature to support the need for digital cha…
Women's Bodies and the Evolution of Anti-rape Technologies
In this article, we explore smart deterrents and their historical precedents marketed to women and girls for the purpose of preventing harassment, sexual abuse and violence. Rape deterrents, as we define them, encompass customs, architectures, fashions, surveillant infrastructures, apps and devices conceived to manage and protect the body. Online searches reveal an array of technologies, and we engage with their prevention narratives and cultural…
The droning of intimacy
This article examines the emergence of digital technologies of intimacy such as Wifi-enabled vibrators. We argue that the emergence of intimate digital technologies constitutes a distinct acceleration towards more invasive forms of commercial surveillance and the commodification of the private body and intimate affect. This argument is supported by an analysis of product design and marketing, in addition to key informant interviews with members o…
The Logic of Platforms
A central part of the museum, art gallery and library fulfilling their missions is the provision of broad public access to collections. As a reflection of this remit there is now a range of smartphone-like devices that work in conjunction with digital platforms to provide visitors with rich information about cultural artefacts. Drawing on interviews with 39 cultural workers, industry blogs and contemporary case-study examples, this article reflec…
How algorithmic cultural recommendation influence the marketing of cultural collections
Museums make their collections available online to keep pace with developments in how people access and share information. While museums have traditionally understood the notion of public access as part of their institutional remit, in this paper I draw on policy documents and qualitative interviews with Australasian cultural professionals, to examine how the discourse of access might account for the museum’s transformation from a community space…
The personalization of publicity in the museum
This paper canvases the relationship between new technology and museums, art galleries and libraries in the context of a so-called participatory culture. It draws on interviews, observations, intercept surveys and ethnographies of a range of cultural institutions in Australasia to examine how the online migration of public space impacts on engagement with these bodies. The aim is to explore the ways in which museums are transforming their practic…
The droning of intimacy
This article examines the emergence of digital technologies of intimacy such as Wifi-enabled vibrators. We argue that the emergence of intimate digital technologies constitutes a distinct acceleration towards more invasive forms of commercial surveillance and the commodification of the private body and intimate affect. This argument is supported by an analysis of product design and marketing, in addition to key informant interviews with members o…
How algorithmic cultural recommendation influence the marketing of cultural collections
Museums make their collections available online to keep pace with developments in how people access and share information. While museums have traditionally understood the notion of public access as part of their institutional remit, in this paper I draw on policy documents and qualitative interviews with Australasian cultural professionals, to examine how the discourse of access might account for the museum’s transformation from a community space…
Women's Bodies and the Evolution of Anti-rape Technologies
In this article, we explore smart deterrents and their historical precedents marketed to women and girls for the purpose of preventing harassment, sexual abuse and violence. Rape deterrents, as we define them, encompass customs, architectures, fashions, surveillant infrastructures, apps and devices conceived to manage and protect the body. Online searches reveal an array of technologies, and we engage with their prevention narratives and cultural…
The personalization of publicity in the museum
This paper canvases the relationship between new technology and museums, art galleries and libraries in the context of a so-called participatory culture. It draws on interviews, observations, intercept surveys and ethnographies of a range of cultural institutions in Australasia to examine how the online migration of public space impacts on engagement with these bodies. The aim is to explore the ways in which museums are transforming their practic…
The personalization of publicity in the museum
This paper canvases the relationship between new technology and museums, art galleries and libraries in the context of a so-called participatory culture. It draws on interviews, observations, intercept surveys and ethnographies of a range of cultural institutions in Australasia to examine how the online migration of public space impacts on engagement with these bodies. The aim is to explore the ways in which museums are transforming their practic…
How algorithmic cultural recommendation influence the marketing of cultural collections
Museums make their collections available online to keep pace with developments in how people access and share information. While museums have traditionally understood the notion of public access as part of their institutional remit, in this paper I draw on policy documents and qualitative interviews with Australasian cultural professionals, to examine how the discourse of access might account for the museum’s transformation from a community space…
The droning of intimacy
This article examines the emergence of digital technologies of intimacy such as Wifi-enabled vibrators. We argue that the emergence of intimate digital technologies constitutes a distinct acceleration towards more invasive forms of commercial surveillance and the commodification of the private body and intimate affect. This argument is supported by an analysis of product design and marketing, in addition to key informant interviews with members o…
The Logic of Platforms
A central part of the museum, art gallery and library fulfilling their missions is the provision of broad public access to collections. As a reflection of this remit there is now a range of smartphone-like devices that work in conjunction with digital platforms to provide visitors with rich information about cultural artefacts. Drawing on interviews with 39 cultural workers, industry blogs and contemporary case-study examples, this article reflec…
Women's Bodies and the Evolution of Anti-rape Technologies
In this article, we explore smart deterrents and their historical precedents marketed to women and girls for the purpose of preventing harassment, sexual abuse and violence. Rape deterrents, as we define them, encompass customs, architectures, fashions, surveillant infrastructures, apps and devices conceived to manage and protect the body. Online searches reveal an array of technologies, and we engage with their prevention narratives and cultural…
Redefining crisis in museums
COVID‐19 has highlighted the need for museums to develop policies and practices that allow them to be more responsive to audiences' during a crisis, in many cases pushing them to explore new technologies and approaches. Based on an analysis of the National Museum of Australia and its digital engagement throughout the 2019/2020 bushfire season and the COVID‐19 pandemic, this paper identifies a lack of literature to support the need for digital cha…
Art rocks
Using the analysis of online activity, autoethnographic reflection, and a participant survey, this article examines Australian rock-decorating groups on Facebook and the role of social media in everyday practices of decorating, hiding, and finding rocks. These groups use the platform to celebrate and share their creativity, generate digital connections between strangers, and in so doing bring about a distinctive hybrid of online and offline space…
Sociology (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Museums and Cultural Heritage (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Communication (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Internet privacy (3 works)