Graeme Turner is a distinguished scholar in cultural studies whose work critically examines contemporary popular culture and media. He delves into the complexities of film, television, and digital media, exploring their impact on national identity and the formation of public discourse. Turner investigates the evolving landscape of media in a post-broadcast era, analyzing how the internet and new formats reshape our consumption and interpretation of cultural content. His insights offer a vital lens through which to understand the dynamics of the media environment and its profound influence on modern society.
This collection features a decade's worth of influential essays and chapters from prominent media scholar Graeme Turner, showcasing his key research contributions to the field. It offers an insightful exploration of media studies, highlighting Turner's unique perspectives and analyses that have shaped contemporary understanding of media dynamics.
Focusing on the evolution of media studies, this book offers a fresh perspective for understanding the contemporary landscape characterized by post-broadcast, post-analogue, and post-mass media dynamics. It challenges traditional frameworks and explores how media has transformed in the digital age, emphasizing innovative approaches to studying communication and its impact on society.
Focusing on contemporary television studies, the book explores the evolving nature of television in today's society. It examines how the medium is consumed in various contexts, addressing the complexities of viewing habits and cultural implications. By analyzing different zones of consumption, it provides insights into the changing landscape of television and its relevance in modern life. The work invites readers to rethink their understanding of television and its role in shaping experiences and identities.
Highlighting the significant contributions of Graeme Turner to cultural studies over the past twenty-five years, this work serves as a critical examination of the field's current state. With a compelling call to action, it addresses both the strengths and weaknesses of cultural studies, promising to resonate widely and provoke thoughtful discussion among scholars and enthusiasts alike. Turner's insights are poised to influence the discipline on a global scale.
Dynamic and insightful exploration of the 'everyday' individual's willingness to turn themselves into media content. How are 'ordinary' people being integrated into current media formats?
The book explores the evolution and future of current affairs television in Australia, analyzing its social and political significance. It critically assesses the role of current affairs journalism, arguing that it plays a vital part in maintaining a civilized democracy. By reflecting on past practices, the author seeks to understand the challenges and responsibilities faced by current affairs programs today.
The third edition presents a comprehensive exploration of key themes such as language, semiotics, Marxism, ideology, individualism, subjectivity, and discourse. It aims to provide an accessible understanding of these concepts, making it a valuable resource for readers interested in the intersection of language and social theory.
This third edition of a popular text offers an accessible overview of the central themes: language, semiotics, Marxism and ideology, individualism, subjectivity and discourse.
The new edition of this highly successful text provides a comprehensive introduction to the British tradition of Cultural Studies. The British school has been a major influence in the humanities and social sciences, radically redefining the study of popular culture, the media and everyday life. Graeme Turner offers an accessible overview to the central themes that have informed British Cultural Studies; language, semiotics, Marxism and ideology, individualism and subjectivity and discourse. In the first part of the book Turner presents a history of British cultural studies focusing on the work of such pioneers as Raymond Williams, Richard Hoggart, E. P. Thompson, Stuart Hall and the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies. In the second section he focuses on the central categories of cultural studies; text and textuality, audiences, everyday life and the concept of ideology. The second edition is fully revised to include issues in Cultural Studies and to update key debates and references. New sections include the influence of postmodernism, the politics of pleasure identified with the 'New Revisionism', Foucault and discourse, the politics of cultural studies, Gender and Race in the history of British Cultural Studies, and a fully updated and comprehensive bibliography.
This textbook explores the feature film as entertainment, as narrative and as cultural event. Graeme Turner provides an introduction to major theoretical issues in the history of film production and film studies, examining the function of film as a national cultural industry, and its place in our popular culture. This third edition includes: analysis of classic and popular contemporary films, now including "Scream 2", "The Wedding Singer" and "Lethal Weapon 4", with a selection of film stills; updated and expanded discussion of debates surrounding film narrative, feminist film theory, the film industry, including the New Hollywood, and audiences and spectatorship, including the rise of the multiplex. Arguments have been revised throughout to take into account late-1990s developments in film and cultural theory and changing cinematic trends.