600 Mills

BACKGROUND In his classic contribution Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, the renowned economist Joseph Schumpeter (1950) reminds us how effective change within capitalism comes from entrepreneurs who have taken the self-initiative to do things differently. He describes this process as `creative destruction¿. The researchers identified conjoint thinking on political economy by Deleuze and Guattari (1983, 1987) and used the practice of filmmaking to explore how these two philosophies relate to one another in order to understand something about Melbourne¿s textile industry CONTRIBUTION 600 Mills is a documentary film that explores the decline of the textile industry in Brunswick (Melbourne) which fifty years ago contained over 600 textile mills, now reduced to around ten through the impact of free trade policies and globalisation. Through the use of film practice the researchers worked to understand this history in context of political economic thought (Deleuze and Guatarri and Schumpeter). Interviews with mill owners, unionists and philosophers was conducted as well as contemporary designers and makers. The documentary gives us insight into various ways textile practitioners have worked within a progressively global capitalist economy SIGNIFICANCE The research used formal properties of film to understand the resonances between the ideas and questions driving it. In this way it found a unique language that is of the subject matter: of cloth, political economy, philosophy and the lived experiences of people effected by this history. It demonstrates how film practice can be used to think differently. The film received `Best Paper¿ award at ANZAM, 2017 and [insert stats on viewership on Prometheus].

研究背景：在经典著作《资本主义、社会主义与民主》（Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy）中，知名经济学家约瑟夫·熊彼特（Joseph Schumpeter，1950）指出，资本主义体系内的有效变革，源于那些主动寻求创新路径的企业家。他将这一过程定义为**创造性破坏（Creative Destruction）**。研究者梳理了德勒兹与加塔利（Deleuze and Guattari，1983、1987）关于政治经济学的协同思考，并采用电影创作实践，探究这两种哲学思想之间的内在关联，以期深入理解墨尔本纺织产业的发展脉络。

研究贡献：纪录长片《600 Mills》聚焦墨尔本布伦瑞克区纺织产业的衰落历程——50年前，该区域曾拥有超过600家纺织工厂，而在自由贸易政策与全球化的冲击下，如今仅存约10家。研究团队通过电影创作实践，结合德勒兹、加塔利与熊彼特的政治经济学思想，对这段产业史展开深度解读；同时对纺织厂主、工会成员、哲学家以及当代设计师与手艺人进行了访谈。本片深入展现了纺织从业者在逐步全球化的资本主义经济体系中，所采取的多样生存与发展路径。

研究意义：本研究借助电影的形式特性，挖掘驱动创作的核心思想与议题之间的内在共鸣，借此提炼出一套贴合主题的独特表达语言——涵盖面料、政治经济学、哲学，以及受这段历史影响的群体的切身经历。该研究证实了电影创作实践可作为一种差异化的学术思考路径。本片于2017年获得ANZAM最佳论文（Best Paper）奖，[补充Prometheus平台的观看量统计数据]。