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<p class=MsoNormalCxSpFirst><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Television and the National
Conference<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font
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Federation Square</span></font></st1:Street><font face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:Arial'> <st1:City w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:City></span></font></st1:address><font
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<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wednesday 19<sup>th</sup> November to
Friday 21<sup>st</sup> November 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The focus of this conference will be
the important role of television in the formation of ideas about <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and Australianness.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Over sixty papers will be presented over the three
days of the conference by a number of well known scholars in the field of
television studies in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
including Dr Frances Bonner, Professor John Hartley, Professor Graeme Turner
and Dr Alan McKee. <i><span style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Keynote speakers: Mr Andy Medhurst, Professor Ien Ang
and Professor Gay Hawkins<i><span style='font-style:italic'>. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For further information contact Sue Turnbull
(S.Turnbull@latrobe.edu.au) Moblie: 0407-810-090 or <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Susan
Bye</st1:PersonName> (s.bye@latrobe.edu.au)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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