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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Hi Melissa,</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Just a suggestion for something to raise on the Crossroads panel. It seems to me Australian cultural studies has taken quite a distinctive turn over the last decade in developing a 'practical' (problem solving) focus and in working closely with non-academic institutions and agencies (the emphasis being on institutions and agencies, not just constituencies).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">There are different models of this -- eg. the ICR at UWS (eg. 'Driving Cultures', the work with Sydney Water), the work of Elspeth Probyn, Catharine Lumby, Kath Albury and others at USyd (the work with the Aust Rugby League, with health agencies etc.), the Creative Industries initiative at QUT. But they do share something. I'd be quite interested in seeing this floated in an international context.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Just how distinctive are these new emphases in Aust CS? Or is something similar happening in other places too? From talking recently to Lawrence Grossberg, I think there may be a particular divergence from CS in the States -- an issue raised a while ago in the robust exchange between Simon During and contributors to this list. The pressures to find 'linkage partners' are not nearly as strong there. Not sure that we need more flaming on the subject :), but other kinds of reflection may be worthwhile. There are probably also implications for younger academics -- eg. the increasing number who get their start through 'linkage' style post-docs or PhDs.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">-- Mark</FONT>
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<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">From:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">csaa-forum-bounces@lists.cdu.edu.au on behalf of Melissa Gregg</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sent:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thursday, April 27, 2006 10:30 AM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">csaa-forum@lists.cdu.edu.au</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Subject:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">[csaa-forum] News + Issues in CS</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Hi list,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">The Association for Cultural Studies newsletter is due to publish its next</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">online edition shortly. The newsletter is much like the CSAA one but global,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">featuring news, events, book reviews, conference reports or ads, short</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">debates and provocations about the state of the field in different regional</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">locations. The newsletter is a widely read resource and obviously with the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Crossroads conference coming up in July there will be plenty of new ACS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">members reading too. It's a good publicity opportunity, basically. So if you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">would like to send short pieces to me to pass on as Australia and New</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Zealand rep, please do - I'll accept them until the end of next week (May 5)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">and then bundle them up for the editor.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">On another matter, I am also participating in a panel discussion as part of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">the Crossroads conference on current trends in cultural studies'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">institutional practice. I'll be speaking with two hats on: as regional rep</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">but also as a younger academic. As it's been a bit quiet here lately, I'd</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">like to hear the views of people on this list on what you'd like me to say,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">as it is important in such a public setting that I represent the situation</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">here with as much information and accuracy as I can. Things I envisage being</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">of interest to an international audience include:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">-emerging strengths in Australian cultural studies research, eg. new centres</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">for funded research & new projects</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">-the effect of government funding and/or rhetoric on cultural studies</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">research </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">-changing employment trends post- 'work choices' and pre-RQF</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">-what the RQF will actually involve </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">-what all of these things mean for younger academics - from their</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">perspective, right now, and from those who are good at reading tea leaves </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Hopefully if people are interested in talking about this issues more we</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">could also take them up in Canberra at the end of the year. At recent CSAA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">conferences I have noticed a regular lament that there aren't enough</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">opportunities to discuss industrial issues amongst our colleagues nationally</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">and regionally. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Happy to receive thoughts on this on or off list.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Cheers</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Melissa</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Dr. Melissa Gregg</FONT>
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