Panel Discussion: Some Futures for Cultural StudiesWith contributions from Liz Ferrier, John Banks, Susan Luckman, Graeme Turner

Abstract

Conducted in the Department of English, University of Queensland, 29 Oct. 99 Instead of the usual lead essay, for this issue we organised a panel on the future of Cultural Studies, to enable a consideration of our disciplinary home in our physical one -- the Department of English, University of Queensland. The participants were all members of the Department -- John Banks, Dr Liz Ferrier, Susan Luckman and Professor Graeme Turner. They were chosen to represent both staff and postgraduate students within that part of the Department that bases its work on Cultural Studies. The large audience we drew for the event testifies -- as does the success of M/C itself -- to the interest in the area. The participants were asked not to read from prepared papers, but instead to present more informally their personal views of how to consider the future of our discipline. Some of the panellists took up a suggestion that they develop ideas arising from a recent piece of work, of their own or others, which might indicate future directions for the field. Although there is no direct reference here, all of the participants had been asked to read the 13.1 Continuum Editorial (April 1999). Click on for the panellists' speeches... Liz Ferrier -- audio Susan Luckman -- audio John Banks -- audio Graeme Turner -- audio (The audio recordings of the panellists' speeches require the RealAudio player.) Citation reference for this article MLA style: Liz Ferrier, John Banks, Susan Luckman, and Graeme Turner. "Some Futures for Cultural Studies." Panel discussion. M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 2.9 (2000). [your date of access] <http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/0001/cultstud.php>. Chicago style: Liz Ferrier, John Banks, Susan Luckman, and Graeme Turner, "Some Futures for Cultural Studies," panel discussion, M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 2, no. 9 (2000), <http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/0001/cultstud.php> ([your date of access]). APA style: Liz Ferrier, John Banks, Susan Luckman, and Graeme Turner. (2000) Some futures for cultural studies. Panel discussion. M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 2(9). <http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/0001/cultstud.php> ([your date of access]).