Olga Kolokytha
Biographic Data
| ID | 3081011 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Kolokytha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Kolokytha |
| SIGNATURE | KOLOKYTHA O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7817-165X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The cultural and creative sector as production networks
The Shift to Digital as a Catalyst for Development
This paper focuses on the implications the shift to the digital, the most immediate consequence of the pandemic lockdowns, had for freelance musicians in Austria, a topic for which there is still limited literature. The paper identifies three impact areas of these implications, namely artistic conditions and mental health; media, technical and administration skills; and financial and legal rights. It argues that the pandemic acted as a disruptor …
Cultural intermediaries of the green transition? European cultural networks and the balancing act of an emerging social role
This article examines the role of European cultural networks as cultural intermediaries in the green transition within European Union context, where climate action is being mainstreamed in all policy fields, including culture. It contributes to discussions on environmental sustainability in the cultural and creative sectors, the contemporary cultural politics of the environment and the expanded social and political roles of cultural intermediarie…
Let's play equal! Researching mechanisms of inequalities in the music and games sectors using the Global Production Network approach
This paper researches the mechanisms generating inequalities in the music and games sectors using the Global Production Network approach. It explores where, how and in what form inequalities are found in the music and games sectors through the examination of three case studies. By unpacking the structure and dynamics of the production network of each case study, it identifies power imbalances and how inequalities are created through different pow…
Exploring roles in digital co-creation
Whose culture is it anyway? Perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities in Greece
This research examines perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals who work with people with intellectual disabilities and live in housing/rehabilitation settings in Greece and highlights factors and conditions that hinder people with intellectual disabilities from experiencing culture when visiting museums. Out of the 46 officially registered social organisations by the Hellenic Ministry of Health and the Hellenic Ministry of Employ…
Christos Carras (Senior Consultant, Onassis Stegi)
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)
Bottom-up cultural diplomacy in the Greek periphery
This paper uses the case of Dance Days Chania, a contemporary dance festival in Chania, the second biggest city of the island of Crete, Greece to discuss a bottom-up example of cultural diplomacy in an urban framework. It discusses how a small-scale international festival acts as a cultural diplomacy actor for its hosting city, attributing an international flair to the periphery and adding to the long-established association of the country with c…
The Future of Cultural Policies, Phillippe Kern (2020)
Review of: The Future of Cultural Policies , Phillippe Kern (2020) Brussels: Les Editions KEA, 104 pp., ISBN 978-2-96019-921-5, p/bk, €20
From social distancing to digital un-distancing
Lockdowns almost everywhere in the world as a result of the pandemic have led to an unprecedented shift from physical to digital. In the culture sector, this shift has made a large pool of previously inaccessible content available mostly in the form of archival material from cultural events and performances. Although in the past digital did not automatically mean more inclusive, as restrictions to access of cultural content were posed by copyrigh…
Who’s Afraid of the Past
The focus of this paper is on the role of audiovisual archives for PSBs with regards to their function as democratic and inclusive institutions. We discuss the importance of audiovisual archives as integrated parts of PSBs, argue that accessibility of archives is a universal service and as such, a fundamental factor for PSBs to fulfil their democratic functions in the 21st century. We investigate structural, legal and institutional factors that i…
Whose culture is it anyway? Perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities in Greece
This research examines perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals who work with people with intellectual disabilities and live in housing/rehabilitation settings in Greece and highlights factors and conditions that hinder people with intellectual disabilities from experiencing culture when visiting museums. Out of the 46 officially registered social organisations by the Hellenic Ministry of Health and the Hellenic Ministry of Employ…
From social distancing to digital un-distancing
Lockdowns almost everywhere in the world as a result of the pandemic have led to an unprecedented shift from physical to digital. In the culture sector, this shift has made a large pool of previously inaccessible content available mostly in the form of archival material from cultural events and performances. Although in the past digital did not automatically mean more inclusive, as restrictions to access of cultural content were posed by copyrigh…
Who’s Afraid of the Past
The focus of this paper is on the role of audiovisual archives for PSBs with regards to their function as democratic and inclusive institutions. We discuss the importance of audiovisual archives as integrated parts of PSBs, argue that accessibility of archives is a universal service and as such, a fundamental factor for PSBs to fulfil their democratic functions in the 21st century. We investigate structural, legal and institutional factors that i…
The Future of Cultural Policies, Phillippe Kern (2020)
Review of: The Future of Cultural Policies , Phillippe Kern (2020) Brussels: Les Editions KEA, 104 pp., ISBN 978-2-96019-921-5, p/bk, €20
From social distancing to digital un-distancing
Lockdowns almost everywhere in the world as a result of the pandemic have led to an unprecedented shift from physical to digital. In the culture sector, this shift has made a large pool of previously inaccessible content available mostly in the form of archival material from cultural events and performances. Although in the past digital did not automatically mean more inclusive, as restrictions to access of cultural content were posed by copyrigh…
Bottom-up cultural diplomacy in the Greek periphery
This paper uses the case of Dance Days Chania, a contemporary dance festival in Chania, the second biggest city of the island of Crete, Greece to discuss a bottom-up example of cultural diplomacy in an urban framework. It discusses how a small-scale international festival acts as a cultural diplomacy actor for its hosting city, attributing an international flair to the periphery and adding to the long-established association of the country with c…
Christos Carras (Senior Consultant, Onassis Stegi)
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)
Let's play equal! Researching mechanisms of inequalities in the music and games sectors using the Global Production Network approach
This paper researches the mechanisms generating inequalities in the music and games sectors using the Global Production Network approach. It explores where, how and in what form inequalities are found in the music and games sectors through the examination of three case studies. By unpacking the structure and dynamics of the production network of each case study, it identifies power imbalances and how inequalities are created through different pow…
Exploring roles in digital co-creation
Whose culture is it anyway? Perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities in Greece
This research examines perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals who work with people with intellectual disabilities and live in housing/rehabilitation settings in Greece and highlights factors and conditions that hinder people with intellectual disabilities from experiencing culture when visiting museums. Out of the 46 officially registered social organisations by the Hellenic Ministry of Health and the Hellenic Ministry of Employ…
The cultural and creative sector as production networks
The Shift to Digital as a Catalyst for Development
This paper focuses on the implications the shift to the digital, the most immediate consequence of the pandemic lockdowns, had for freelance musicians in Austria, a topic for which there is still limited literature. The paper identifies three impact areas of these implications, namely artistic conditions and mental health; media, technical and administration skills; and financial and legal rights. It argues that the pandemic acted as a disruptor …
Cultural intermediaries of the green transition? European cultural networks and the balancing act of an emerging social role
This article examines the role of European cultural networks as cultural intermediaries in the green transition within European Union context, where climate action is being mainstreamed in all policy fields, including culture. It contributes to discussions on environmental sustainability in the cultural and creative sectors, the contemporary cultural politics of the environment and the expanded social and political roles of cultural intermediarie…
Cultural Industries and Urban Development (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Cultural policy (2 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 works)