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Our memories of television are crucial components of our sense of personal history, and one of the ways we experience our national histories. In this rich and exciting collection, some of our leading scholars examine the relationships between television, histories, and memory. - Professor Graeme Turner, Centre for Critical Cultural Research, University of Queensland ... it makes us rethink what counts as a 'history of television'. Its case studies may be Australian, but this book has much to say to television scholars everywhere - and indeed scholars of cultural memory more widely. - Professor Martin Barker, Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of East Anglia While the focus is on Australia and New Zealand, the work presented here deserves to be read internationally by academics, students, librarians, archivists and industry. Just as television compels audiences, so too does this unique book. - Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, Director, Centre for Media History, Macquarie University

Our memories of television are crucial components of our sense of personal history, and one of the ways we experience our national histories. In this rich and exciting collection, some of our leading scholars examine the relationships between television, histories, and memory. - Professor Graeme Turner, Centre for Critical Cultural Research, University of Queensland . . . it makes us rethink what counts as a 'history of television'. Its case studies may be Australian, but this book has much to say to television scholars everywhere - and indeed scholars of cultural memory more widely. - Professor Martin Barker, Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of East Anglia While the focus is on Australia and New Zealand, the work presented here deserves to be read internationally by academics, students, librarians, archivists and industry. Just as television compels audiences, so too does this unique book. - Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, Director, Centre for Media History, Macquarie University

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Kate Darian-Smith is Professor of Australian Studies and History at the University of Melbourne, and a Fellow of the Academy of The Social Sciences in Australia. She has published widely on the social and cultural histories of Australia, on colonial cultures, and the relationships between memory and history. Her most recent book is Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage (Routledge, 2012).Sue Turnbull is Professor of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Wollongong. Her research interests include media education and television, with particular attention to comedy and crime. She is a co-editor of Particip@tions, the online journal of audience and reception studies and editor of Media International Australia.

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