Graeme Turner
Encyclopedia
Graeme Turner is an Australia
n professor of Cultural Studies
at the University of Queensland
, Federation Fellow, Past President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
, Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, and Convenor of the ARC Cultural Research Network.
Turner gained a Master's Degree from Queen's University
, Canada
, and his Doctorate from the University of East Anglia
, in the UK. He has taught at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology
), the West Australian Institute of Technology (now part of Curtin University), and was Professor of Cultural Studies in the English Department at the University of Queensland before becoming the founding Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies in 1999. He was elected an Ordinary Member of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1997, and was elected President in 2004. From 2001 until 2004 he was a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for Creative Arts and Humanities of the Australian Research Council
.
In 2004, Turner was successful in his application for the ARC Cultural Research Network, one of only 24 Research Networks funded by the ARC, while in 2006 he was awarded a Federation Fellowship by the ARC to study "Television in the post-broadcast era: The role of old and new media in the formation of national communities".
In his speech to the National Press Club (Australia)
on 3 September 2008, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)
, Senator the Hon Kim Carr
announced that Professor Turner, had been appointed to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC
). This makes Turner the only Humanities scholar on the Council, and only the second since the Council's inception (as the Prime Minister's Science Council) in 1989.
He is one of the key figures in the development of cultural and media studies in Australia. His work is used in many disciplines: cultural
and media studies
, communications
, history
, literary studies
, and film
and television studies
. Turner's research interests include Australian film and media, issues in Australian Nationalism, popular culture, celebrity, and talkback radio
. His current project investigates the role of television in a post-broadcast era increasingly dominated by new media formats such as the Internet.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professor of Cultural Studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Federation Fellow, Past President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
Australian Academy of the Humanities
The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia...
, Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, and Convenor of the ARC Cultural Research Network.
Turner gained a Master's Degree from Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and his Doctorate from the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
, in the UK. He has taught at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
), the West Australian Institute of Technology (now part of Curtin University), and was Professor of Cultural Studies in the English Department at the University of Queensland before becoming the founding Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies in 1999. He was elected an Ordinary Member of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1997, and was elected President in 2004. From 2001 until 2004 he was a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for Creative Arts and Humanities of the Australian Research Council
Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
.
In 2004, Turner was successful in his application for the ARC Cultural Research Network, one of only 24 Research Networks funded by the ARC, while in 2006 he was awarded a Federation Fellowship by the ARC to study "Television in the post-broadcast era: The role of old and new media in the formation of national communities".
In his speech to the National Press Club (Australia)
National Press Club (Australia)
The National Press Club is an association of primarily news journalists, but also includes academics, business people and members of the public service, and is based in Canberra, Australia. It was founded in the 1960s as the National Press Luncheon Club by a few journalists with the backing of the...
on 3 September 2008, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)
The current Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is Kim Carr, appointed on 3 December 2007. He administers his portfolio through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.-List of Ministers for Industry :...
, Senator the Hon Kim Carr
Kim Carr
Kim John Carr is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since April 1993, representing the state of Victoria. He was elected to the Senate at the March 1993 election, and was due to take his seat on 1 July...
announced that Professor Turner, had been appointed to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC
PMSEIC
The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council is the Australian government's principal source of advice on science, engineering, and innovation issues, as well as relevant aspects of education and training...
). This makes Turner the only Humanities scholar on the Council, and only the second since the Council's inception (as the Prime Minister's Science Council) in 1989.
He is one of the key figures in the development of cultural and media studies in Australia. His work is used in many disciplines: cultural
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
and media studies
Media studies
Media studies is an academic discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the 'mass media'. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass...
, communications
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, literary studies
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
, and film
Film theory
Film theory is an academic discipline that aims to explore the essence of the cinema and provides conceptual frameworks for understanding film's relationship to reality, the other arts, individual viewers, and society at large...
and television studies
Television studies
Television studies is an academic discipline that deals with critical approaches to television. Usually, it is distinguished from mass-communication research, which tends to approach the topic from an empirical perspective...
. Turner's research interests include Australian film and media, issues in Australian Nationalism, popular culture, celebrity, and talkback radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
. His current project investigates the role of television in a post-broadcast era increasingly dominated by new media formats such as the Internet.
Selected bibliography
- The Media and Communications in Australia, second edition, Allen & Unwin, 2006 (with Stuart CunninghamStuart CunninghamStuart Cunningham is Professor of Media and Communications, Queensland University of Technology, and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation...
) ISBN 978-1741148220 - Film as Social Practice, fourth edition, Routledge, 2006 ISBN 978-0415375146
- Ending the Affair: The decline of television current affairs in Australia, UNSW Press, 2005 ISBN 978-0868408644
- Understanding Celebrity, Sage, 2004 ISBN 978-0761941682
- The Film Cultures Reader, Routledge, 2002 ISBN 978-0415252829
- British Cultural Studies: An Introduction, third edition, Routledge 2002 ISBN 978-0415252287
- Fame games: The production of Celebrity in Australia, Cambridge 2000 (with Frances Bonner and P. David Marshall) ISBN 978-0521794862
- National Fictions: Literature, Film, and the Construction of Australian Narrative, Allen and Unwin, 1986 ISBN 978-0048000880