Stuart Cunningham
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Stuart Cunningham is Professor of Media and Communications, Queensland University of Technology
, and Director of the Australian Research Council
(ARC) Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. He is President of the Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS).
With degrees from the University of Queensland
, and McGill University
in Canada, Cunningham was awarded his Doctorate from Griffith University
in Brisbane in 1988. He is well known for his contributions to media
, communications
and cultural studies
and to their relevance to industry practice and government policy. A key figure in cultural policy studies and creative industries
, he has written a number of influential books, including The Media and Communications in Australia (co-edited with Graeme Turner
) which has gone into four editions and is the standard text in the field in Australia.
He is an appointed member of the Australian Research Council's College of Experts 2005-7, Adjunct Professor of the Australian National University
2006-8 and Node Convenor, Cultural Technologies, for the ARC Cultural Research Network (CRN).
He has co-authored several major reports for bodies such as UNCTAD, the federal departments of education and communications, the Australian Broadcasting Authority
, Queensland state government and Brisbane City Council. He was a board member of the Australian Film Commission
1992-98, and was recently concluded a period as foundation chair of QPIX, Queensland's Screen Development Centre for eight years, 1997-2005. He was Treasurer and Council and Executive member of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
from 2003-6, having been elected to that Academy as one its inaugural fellows in cultural and communication studies in 1997. He was an elected board member of the Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) in 2005-6.
Cunningham was awarded a Centenary Medal
in 2003 in recognition of his contribution to the humanities in Australia.
He was selected as one of a thousand notable Australians for the Australia 2020 summit in Canberra in April 2008.
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...
, and Director 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...
(ARC) Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. He is President of the Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS).
With degrees from 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...
, and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Canada, Cunningham was awarded his Doctorate from Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
in Brisbane in 1988. He is well known for his contributions to media
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...
and 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...
and to their relevance to industry practice and government policy. A key figure in cultural policy studies and creative industries
Creative industries
The creative industries refers to a range of economic activities which are concerned with the generation or exploitation of knowledge and information...
, he has written a number of influential books, including The Media and Communications in Australia (co-edited with Graeme Turner
Graeme Turner
Graeme Turner is an Australian 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...
) which has gone into four editions and is the standard text in the field in Australia.
He is an appointed member of the Australian Research Council's College of Experts 2005-7, Adjunct Professor of the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
2006-8 and Node Convenor, Cultural Technologies, for the ARC Cultural Research Network (CRN).
He has co-authored several major reports for bodies such as UNCTAD, the federal departments of education and communications, the Australian Broadcasting Authority
Australian Broadcasting Authority
The Australian Broadcasting Authority was an Australian government agency whose main roles were to regulate broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications....
, Queensland state government and Brisbane City Council. He was a board member of the Australian Film Commission
Australian Film Commission
The Australian Film Commission was an Australian government agency with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's film history. It also had a production arm responsible for production and commissioning of films for government...
1992-98, and was recently concluded a period as foundation chair of QPIX, Queensland's Screen Development Centre for eight years, 1997-2005. He was Treasurer and Council and Executive member 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...
from 2003-6, having been elected to that Academy as one its inaugural fellows in cultural and communication studies in 1997. He was an elected board member of the Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) in 2005-6.
Cunningham was awarded a Centenary Medal
Centenary Medal
The Centenary Medal is an award created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the Centenary of Federation of Australia and to honour people who have made a contribution to Australian society or government...
in 2003 in recognition of his contribution to the humanities in Australia.
He was selected as one of a thousand notable Australians for the Australia 2020 summit in Canberra in April 2008.
Select bibliography
- What Price a Creative Economy? Platform Paper series, Currency House, July 2006
- The Media and Communications in Australia (edited with Graeme TurnerGraeme TurnerGraeme Turner is an Australian 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...
), Allen & Unwin, 2006 - The Australian TV Book (edited with Graeme TurnerGraeme TurnerGraeme Turner is an Australian 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...
), Allen & Unwin, 2000 - Floating lives: The media and Asian diasporas (edited with John Sinclair), University of Queensland Press, 2000
- The Media in Australia: Industries, Texts, Audiences, 2nd ed (edited with Graeme TurnerGraeme TurnerGraeme Turner is an Australian 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...
), Allen & Unwin, 1997 - New Patterns in Global Television: Peripheral Vision (edited with John Sinclair and Liz Jacka), Oxford University Press, 1996
- Australian Television and International Mediascapes (with Liz Jacka), Cambridge University Press, 1996
- Contemporary Australian Television (with Toby MillerToby MillerToby Miller is a British/Australian-American interdisciplinary social scientist with areas of concentration including cultural studies and media studies. He is also the author of several books, numerous articles, and is a guest commentator on television and radio programs across the globe...
), University of New South Wales Press, 1994