These projects, archives and publications explore aspects of the Australian media, its production, circulation and distribution, and structure.
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From the first Aboriginal newspaper in 1836 to the advent of social media, from Blue Hills to The Chaser, from astrology to women in the media, this is an essential Companion for everyone with a serious interest in those who decide what we read, hear and watch every day. Hundreds of interlinked narratives – from brief entries to essays – explore media organisations, genres and regions along with key players and significant issues.
Including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film and advertising, the MAP database focuses on private and lesser-known archives, held by companies, peak bodies, community groups and individuals. Each archive record contains descriptive information of the archive, plus links to related online material.
A research outcome of Dr Catriona Mills's 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship, the project is a collection of AustLit records based on the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection at RMIT.
This exhibition explores the way in which Australian newspapers marketed the silent-film era through pictorial advertisements, portraits of silent-film stars, and publicity stills harvested from contemporary newspapers.
The Colonial Newspapers and Magazines Project (CNMP) focuses on the literary content of periodicals published during Australia's colonial era (1788–1900 inclusive) and the literary culture of the colonial period. The project began in 2009, across three universities.
Undertaken by Professor Leigh Dale and researcher Robert Thomson, this project began from the premise that the academic study of literature – traditionally the focus of studies of individual writers' reputations – is only one part of a broader and more complex 'ecology' of literature, and that the circulation and reception of texts can productively be analysed in the light of this larger context.
Undertaken by Professor David Carter, AustLit director Kerry Kilner, and Dr Roger Osborne, this project is a collection of bio-historical entries on approximately 100 Australian magazines and journals, funded by the ARC.