[csaa-forum] Re: csaa-forum Digest, Vol 41, Issue 22 - Difference of Opinion

Fri Sep 28 14:07:33 CST 2007

I watched this program on TV last night and was wondering about how it 
might be received. It was interesting to see the comments posted on the 
site itself, in which the cultural studies commentators get quite a 
beating.

http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/Board.aspx?b=70

Should such comments should be read as indicative of the broader 
audience?  If they are indicative, it might suggest the need for a 
different tack in how arguments within cultural studies are advanced in 
such a forum.

I agree with Mark's comments about the program, but I wonder it that 
response is specific to a viewer with a pre-existing investment in 
cultural studies.

Mary Lou

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>   1. Difference of Opinion (Mark Gibson)
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>      Cultural Studies  (Andrea Mitchell)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:33:37 +1000
>From: Mark Gibson <Mark.Gibson at arts.monash.edu.au>
>Subject: [csaa-forum] Difference of Opinion
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>Hi All,
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>There's been quite a bit of discussion on this list about the capacity (or
>incapacity) of cultural studies to speak to general, non-academic audiences
>-- eg. the 'Emma Dawson' debate last year.
>
>I'm wondering how many saw Catharine Lumby and Alan McKee last night on the
>ABC's Difference of Opinion? An exemplary performance it seemed to me.
>Particularly pleasing to see CS approaches gain ground in public debate vis
>a vis psychology and psychiatry (the issue was the media's role in the
>sexualisation of children and its possible effects).
>
>There was an interesting play around 'what the research shows' and what
>counts as 'expertise' -- discourses, of course, which it's important to buy
>into in if we want to be heard. Very nicely negotiated.
>
>There's video at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/differenceofopinion/ and I think
>it's repeated on ABC2 on Saturday. Worth a look for those who are interested
>in cultural studies' public domain presence.
>
>-- Mark
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>Message: 2
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:04:22 +1000
>From: "Andrea Mitchell" <a.mitchell at uq.edu.au>
>Subject: [csaa-forum] RE: Research Fellow Position - Centre for
>	Critical and	Cultural Studies 
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>Dear All, 
>
>Please note the Centre is now advertising for the second Research Fellow
>position related to Graeme Turner's Federation Fellow Project, closing
>26 October, 2007. 
>
>Full details and position description available at this url: 
>http://seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=31&PageNumber=1&JobID
>=10618531
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>or buy clicking on UQ Vacancies: 
>http://seek.com.au/jobsearch/index.ascx?AdvertiserID=852832
> 
> 
>It will also be advertised on 
>Academic Careers 
>http://www.academiccareers.com/
> 
>and 
> 
>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/
> 
>Job Ad reads as follows: 
>The Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies is located in the Faculty
>of Arts at The University of Queensland's St Lucia Campus. The Director,
>Professor Graeme Turner was awarded an ARC Federation Fellowship, and
>this position would involve working on a designated project 'Television
>in the post-broadcast era' within the Fellowship program. 
>
>
>The Federation Fellowship program investigates the varying roles
>contemporary television plays within an array of nation-states and
>regions as well as within a range of commercial, institutional and
>regulatory environments. More specifically, it examines the particular
>formations of television in the various operating environments with
>special attention to the competing or complementary roles played by new
>media such as the Internet - particularly in the provision of news and
>current affairs. 
>
>
>The Centre has an established reputation for research excellence. More
>details available online
>http://www.cccs.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=46385&pid=16231 
>
>
>The Role: The position is funded by the ARC Federation Fellowship Grant,
>the Vice Chancellor and the University's Office of Research. The
>successful appointee will have access to project funding for research
>related travel and maintenance. There will be opportunities to work in
>collaboration and independently, and to publish and disseminate research
>outcomes.
>
>
>In addition to working on the Federation Fellowship project, the
>research fellow will be able to develop their own research interests,
>undertake some limited graduate student supervision and participate in
>the broader activities of the Centre and the Faculty of Arts. 
>
>
>The Person: The successful applicant will have a recent PhD and research
>experience in the areas of media, television or cultural studies or
>equivalent, as well as fluency in a Latin American language. They will
>have the capacity to undertake independent research as well as the
>ability to manage a large and ongoing research project. If desired, the
>position could be filled on a secondment basis. 
>
>
>Remuneration: This is a full-time, fixed term appointment for 3 years at
>Academic Level B. The remuneration package will be in the range $79,840
>to $94,809 per annum including employer superannuation contributions of
>17%. Level of appointment will be dependant upon qualifications,
>experience and academic achievements. 
>
>
>Contact: Obtain the position description and selection criteria online
>or contact Prof Graeme Turner on (07) 3365 7183 or email
>graeme.turner at uq.edu.au. 
>
>
>Send applications to Andrea Mitchell, Centre for Critical and Cultural
>Studies, Faculty of Arts, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD
>4072 or email a.mitchell at uq.edu.au 
>
>Closing Date for Applications: 26 October 2007
>
>Reference Number: 3007978
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Andrea Mitchell
>CCCS Centre Manager
>ext: 57182  a.mitchell at uq.edu.au
> 
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>   1. Paul Magee speaking tonight (Katherine Barnsley)
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>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:04:04 +1000
>From: Katherine Barnsley <katherine.barnsley at arts.usyd.edu.au>
>Subject: [csaa-forum] Paul Magee speaking tonight
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>Apologies for Cross Posting
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>Hi everyone,
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>I suspect this will only be of interest to those of you based in Sydney
>and I apologise for the extremely short notice!
>
>As part of the annual CONNECT Conference put on by the Sydney University
>Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) there is a free keynote
>session on tonight (Thursday 27th September).
>
>Dr Paul Magee, Dr Thalia Anthony and Professor Christopher Nash will all
>be speaking on the role of Public Intellectualism in our society.
>
>The session starts at 6 in the Main Quad of the University of Sydney and
>drinks and nibbles will be served from 5 pm.
>
>There is another keynote tomorrow (Friday 28th September) featuring
>Kerry Nettle, Dylan Welch and me in my role as SUPRA's Co-President.  
>That session will look at the Politics of Higher Education. It starts at
>4 and will be followed by drinks and nibbles in the University's
>historic Nicholson Museum.
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>For more information go to www.supra.usyd.edu.au/connect.
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>I hope to see some of you there.
>
>Kind Regards
>
>Kate
>
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>Katherine Barnsley
>English Department
>University of Sydney
>NSW 2006
>Australia
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