Newsletter 19th April 2007
Guide to Resources for Australian Media History
Methods, principles and international comparisons in the historiography of cinema-going
Hi all
Two upcoming events that you might be interested in.
PLANNING MEETING FOR A GUIDE TO RESOURCES FOR AUSTRALIAN MEDIA HISTORY,
& PROGRAM FOR AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION HISTORY
April 24, 2007, Jean Garling Room, Mitchell Wing, State Library of New South Wales,
Macquarie Street, Sydney
Agenda
10.00-11.30am Opening remarks (Bridget Griffen-Foley) Discussion concerning archival
issues/possibilities
Newspapers and magazines
11.30am-11.45am Morning tea
11.45am-1.15pm Newspapers and magazines (cont’d) and Radio
1.15-2.00pm Lunch
2.00-4.00pm Television (including discussion of possibilities for PATH)
In attendance
Dr Mick Broderick, Murdoch University (PATH co-convenor)
Professor David Carter, University of Queensland
Ms Marilyn Dooley, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra
Ms Elizabeth Ellis, Assistant State Librarian and Mitchell Librarian, State Library of New South
Wales
Dr Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney
Ms Liz Gould, Macquarie University (research assistant)
Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley, Macquarie University (CRN Media Histories node convenor)
Dr Chris Healy, University of Melbourne (PATH co-convenor)
Mr Nick Herd, University of Technology, Sydney (and PATH)
Ms Helen Tully, Manager, TV Acquisitions, National Film and Sound Archive (and PATH)
Contact Bridget for details.
Methods, principles and international comparisons in the historiography of cinema-going
A workshop with Richard Maltby, Greg Waller and Janna Jones
Friday May 11 2007
The practice of going to the movies in Australia has been regionally widespread, economically
significant, relatively socially inclusive, and certainly more consistent than the production of
Australian films. From the picture palace to the multiplex, the cinema has been one of the key
cultural sites where Australians have negotiated with globalisation, modernity, and each other.
The creation of a research agenda for Australian cinema studies that focuses on the distribution
and exhibition industries and the local audience experience faces a number of challenges in
terms of methods, principles and disciplinary scope. The aim of this workshop is to bring together
Australian and US scholars interested in exploring these issues and developing data
management strategies to facilitate international comparisons in the cultural history of cinema
consumption.
CRN members with a general interest in researching the social history and cultural geographies
of media consumption are warmly invited to join us.
The event will take place at the University of Wollongong on Friday May 11, 11.00-5.00. Lunch
will be provided.
For more information, please contact Dr Kate Bowles at the University of Wollongong
(kbowles@uow.edu.au)
Speakers include:
Richard Maltby, Professor of Humanities, Flinders University of South Australia (editor of five
books on the social history of cinema-going, most recently Going to the Movies: The Social
Experience of Hollywood Cinema)
Gregory A. Waller, Professor of Communication and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington
(author of Main Street Amusements: Movies and Commercial Entertainment in a Southern City,
1896-1930.)
Janna Jones, Associate Professor, School of Communication, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff (author of The Southern Movie Palace: Rise, Fall and Resurrection)
ARC Cultural Research Network
crn@uq.edu.au