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Media Studies
by La Trobe University
Podcasts on the discussions of the media studies.
Episodes
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Giving Sudanese-Australians a Voice in the Media
The Australian Human Rights Commission has highlighted the discrimination experienced by African-Australians in contemporary Australia - through media representations, and the adverse effects of such discrimination. A critical challenge for any society is the search for social justice, a core...
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Happiness and Other Bad Ideas
Over the past decade or so, there has been renewed interest in the question of happiness. Happiness studies, a multi-disciplinary field which combines insights from psychology, economics, politics and the natural sciences, has attempted to create a ‘science of happiness’. Although a relatively…
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Remembering Television: A Gap in the Records
National television archives routinely collect all manner of material about the medium, including information about producers, performers, writers as well as copies of the programs in which they were involved. In media studies terms, the industry and text side of the television equation is…
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In Defence of Dan Brown
Dan Brown's books mightn't be the best example of literature, but surely it has to have it's good points. Dr Chris Scanlon of La Trobe University's media department has some good things to say about it... or at least, the success it generates. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights...
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Snuff Boxing: Revisiting the "Snuff" (1976) Coda
"Snuff" might not be the best‚ film produced in the Americas in the 1970s, but it may be the decade's most important worst‚ film. Rumoured to show the actual murder of a female crewmember in its final moments, its notoriety consolidated the urban legend of snuff film. The snuff film legacy has...
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How TV Ratings Work
Sue Turnbull discusses the Australian television rating system, and the high rating dramas 'Underbelly' and 'Packed to the Rafters'. You can read a transcript for this podcast at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2009/podcasts/whats-rating-with-sue-turnbull/transcript Copyright 2009 La…
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Remaking Television Comedy
Sue Turnbull of Media Studies discusses remaking comedy sitcoms in different countries, such as 'Kath and Kim' and 'The Office'. You can read a transcript for this podcast at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2009/podcasts/remaking-comedy-with-sue-turnbull/transcript Copyright 2009 La Trobe...
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Celebrity Culture
Chris Scanlon explains why celebrities like Wayne Carey are just a product a sick culture http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2008/podcasts/celebrity-culture/transcript Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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