An ANZCA Dossier
Compiled by Steven Maras, University of Sydney
The purpose of this dossier is to provide a ready reference point for details about the history of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) for its members and other readers. As the organisation continues to evolve, and as memories fade, it has become apparent that there is a need for a record of some kind. A secondary purpose is to provide a focus point for the discussion of the field of Australian communication studies more broadly. While the field is not identical to the activities of the Association, the two are closely inter-linked, particularly through the ANZCA annual conference and the activities of journals supported by the Association. This is a work in progress that builds on the efforts and advice of others (sources are indicated below). It will hopefully improve as more people read and comment, and will be updated in different versions. Specific gaps in the dossier are listed here, and any assistance by individuals in providing extra information is greatly appreciated. In the event of any errors, inaccuracies or omissions advance apologies are offered. Corrections, suggestions or comments can be sent to Steven Maras.Contents
Published President's Addresses
Selected References on Australian Communication Studies
From the Archive
Re-print: 'Ten Years On: The Development of the Australian Communication Association', by Bill Ticehurst. An account of the first ten years of the Association first published in the Australian Communication Review in 1989.
Re-print. Two pieces by the Founding President Bill Crocker in the ACA Newsletter 1(1) and 1(2). Bill Crocker proposed that the primary focus of the then A.C.A be interpersonal communication, and while the interdisciplinary interests of members proved to extend beyond this area from the beginning, it nevertheless formed an important, and not always well-understood, driving force in the early days of the ACA.
'Presidents Reflect on ANZCA: Past and Future'. The session from the 2002 Conference in Queensland featuring Bruce Molloy, Peter Putnis, Warwick Blood, Sue Turnbull, Shirley Leitch, Helen Wilson and Lelia Green. Published in the Australian Journal of Communication30(1): 1-24.
'Thinking About the History of ANZCA: An Australian Perspective'. An article, building on the past presidents' session, published in the Australian Journal of Communication31(2): 13-51.
'Our Search for Meaning in Changing Times: An Interview with Bill Ticehurst'. Edited transcript of an interview with past president Bill Ticehurst.
ANZCA 2001 Annual Conference Proceedings and Refereed Articles, Edith Cowan University [.zip archive] . The ANZCA Past Conferences page is here, but partial archive of Past Conference sites exists at the National Library of Australia Pandora Archive http://nla.gov.au/nla.arc-31914
Significant Dates ^
Structured primarily around the formation and networking activities of ANZCA, these dates also seek to give an indication of the activity in the area preceding the formation of the Association, and provide a sense of the internationalisation of Australian communication studies.
Year Event 1968 Caretaker committee formed by lecturers at the Adelaide Teachers College to establish a 'national association of Speech lecturers', with plans to put out three journals in 1968 (A. Musgrove Horner, Geoffrey W. Pullman, Max Wearing). 1968 Australian Speech Lecturers Journal Published in third term, Acting Editor, Max Wearing. 1969 First degree course in Public Relations offered at Mitchell College in Bathurst (now Charles Sturt University). 1970 Inaugural Conference of Lecturers in Speech and Drama held at the Raywood Inservice Conference Centre, 13-16 March, during the Adelaide Festival of Arts. 1970 The Australian Association for Communication Arts and Sciences was founded in Adelaide, 16 March, 1970, at a meeting at the Adelaide Teachers College, by representatives from every State. According to the minutes of the first meeting, its purpose was 'to unite those persons who are professionally engaged in Speech, Drama, and allied fields for the purposes of promoting their common interests and of advancing the understanding of the common basis (or bases) of the Communication Arts and Sciences'. Musgrove Horner elected as National President, Max Wearing as Secretary. Meeting attended by Bill Crocker, among others. The Association encountered difficulties in terms of the financial cost of a face-to-face meeting, the timing of non-teaching breaks, and a major dilemma: primarily that the financial burden of a meeting of the national executive meant that they could not increase membership fees, which had to be approved by a meeting of the executive. 1975 In December, 1975, 12 journalism educators from all over Australia met at Mitchell College of Advanced Education, Bathurst, to form their own association. This was known at first as the Australian Association for Tertiary Education in Journalism (AATEJ) until 1980, when it changed its name to the Journalism Education Association (JEA). Source www.jea.org.au/about.htm 1976 Inauguration of Speech Communication Association (Australia) in Queensland. According to French, in Australian Scan 1(1) (1976), it was formed on the suggestion of Rod Miller to bring together different areas of speech communication (debating associations, public speaking clubs, dramatic societies, and art of speech classes). 1976 47th Congress of Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) at University of Tasmania successfully trials new 'section': 'Section 33: Communication'. 1976 Conference on 'Interpersonal and Mass Communication'. Published as Conference on Interpersonal and Mass Communication held at the New South Wales Institute of Technology, Sydney, 8th to 10th December, 1976. Kensington, NSW: Clarendon Press, 1977. According to an advertisement in Australian Scan 1(1) (1976) the conference had two aims: 1. To provide a forum for Australian academics to discuss and evaluate research findings, course planning approaches and teaching techniques in communication in this country. 2. To discuss the formation of a professional association for tertiary scholars and teachers of communication. 1977 First of the Communication, Technology and Control conferences at University of New South Wales. Published as Australia into the 80's: Proceedings of Two National Conferences Held at the University of N.S.W., November 1977 and November 1978, to Examine the Employment, Social and Political Implications of Communications and Technology, eds. Philip Bell and Kathe Boehringer. Haymarket, N.S.W.: Communications, Technology and Control Foundation, 1979. 1979 Decision to form Australian Communication Association (ACA) made at a conference examining the nature of oral competence in children at the University of New England in Armidale, 12-18 July. Meeting Chairperson Rod Miller. Conference proceedings published as Developing Oral Communication Competence: Papers from an Invitation Conference Held to Discuss the Teaching of Oral Communication Skills to Children, ed. W. J. Crocker. Armidale: University of New England, 1980. 1979 Australian Scan adopted as official journal of the ACA (first published Dec, 1976). 1979 'ACA Newsletter' first published. 1980 ANZAAS Jubilee conference in Adelaide, 12-16 May. The communication program was diverse, dealing with many facets of Communication and (Tele)Communications, including a symposium on 'Science and the Media', sessions on 'Communication as a Discipline?', 'Telecommunications in the Society of the Future', and a paper by Henry Mayer, 'Communication Media in Australia: Problems and Issues'. 1980 ACA Founding Conference, Raywood, Conference Centre, Adelaide, South Australia. 17-18 May. Constitution developed. 1980 National Conference of Communication Teachers hosted by Nepean CAE School of Business, and held at the Parramatta Leagues Club, 3-4 July attended by 140 persons, mostly TAFE teachers in Secretarial Studies, Trade Certificate Courses, and Business Studies. Reported in 'ACA Newsletter' 1(4) 1980. 1980 Australian Communication and Cultural Studies conference held at South Australian College of Advanced Education, Magill campus, organised by Jill Brewster, Gunther Kress, Stephen Muecke and Noel King (source: Southern Review 26(2) 1993: 157). 1981 Australian Scan (joint issue 9&10 (Dec. 1980-Nov. 1981) publishes six surveys of Australian Communication Studies. 1981 First Major Conference of the ACA, 8-10 July, Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education. 1981 'ACA Newsletter' changes name to Australian Communication Review (December). 1982 Australian Scan renamed Australian Journal of Communication (Jan/Feb 1982). 1983 Australian Journal of Cultural Studies supported by ACA (first published May 1983). 1985 Communication Research Institute of Australia established. 1985 Death of Bill Bonney, July 1985, aged 53. 1986 Australian Journal of Cultural Studies no longer supported by ACA. The motion was put at the 1986 AGM: 'That ACA discontinue its association with AJCS and substitute MIA as the second ACA journal'. ACR 8(1):38. 1986 Media Information Australia supported by ACA (first published in July 1976). Precursor cited by National Library of Australia as Australian Media Notes (first published December 1975). 1989 Concerted efforts by Grant Noble, Robyn Penman and Bruce Molloy to establish Communication as an Australian Research Category. See Grant Noble, 'President's Report', Australian Communication Review 10(1&2) (May 1989): 6-11. Also the letters by Bruce Molloy in ACR 9(4):31 & 10(4): 6-7. 1990 Bruce Molloy and Bill Ticehurst, representing the ACA, join the Interim Steering Committee for the International Federation of Communication Associations at the International Communication Association conference in Dublin in July. 1990 Cultural Studies Association of Australia formed. 1990 Communication incorporated as formal Field of Research category in the Australian Research Standards Classification (ARSC) for the first time. The ARSC became a standard for use across different research bodies. Placed within the Social Sciences and Humanities Division, and a sub-area of the Social Science code 110000, 'Media and Communication Studies' operated under the code of 111400, with sub-areas Media Studies (100401), Journalism (100402), Librarianship and Information Studies (100403), and Media and Communication Not Elsewhere Classified (100499). See President's report from Bruce Molloy in ACR 11(1): 6-7. 1991 ACA becomes founding member of International Federation of Communication Associations (incorporated in Canada, December 1991). 1991 Death of Henry Mayer. Inauguration of annual Henry Mayer Prize for 'most provocative, yet readable' paper published in the Australian Journal of Communication in the previous calendar year.
1992 Following discussions at 1991 conference, Bill Ticehurst advises readers of the Australian Communication Review 13(1) (1992) that he had written to 17 Communication scholars in New Zealand seeking interest in possible reconstitution of ACA to include New Zealand scholars and professionals. Ticehurst proposes a restructure of the Australian Communication Association to become the Australia New Zealand Communication Association at the AGM that year. 1992 ACA strongly represented at International Communication Association conference, 21-25 May, Florida, with two major theme sessions focusing on Australian communication studies. According to ACR 13(1) the sessions were to be chaired by Bill Ticehurst and Myles Breen, participants included Harry Irwin, Roslyn Petelin, Michael Kaye, Ian Williams and Bruce Molloy. This representation continued at the 1993 ICA conference in Washington, D.C., where a session on 'Communication Studies in Australia: Changing Faces, Metaphors and Academic Constructs' was presented by Robyn Penman, Bill Ticehurst, Bruce Molloy and Peter Putnis. 1993 Ballot on reconstitution of ACA as ANZCA held and reported at Annual General Meeting, 85 Yes, 1 Blank, 4 No. Less than two-thirds of financial membership voted so the ballot was rejected. 1993 Bill Ticehurst edits a special issue of The Electronic Journal of Communication on 'Contemporary Issues and Perspectives in Australian Communication Studies'. 1993 Inaugural Henry Mayer lecture was presented by Bruce Gyngell at the Sydney Opera House. 1994 Australian Communication Review ceases publication with June issue. 1994 Joint conference with International Communication Association held at the University of Technology, Sydney, 11-15 July. 1994 Australian Communication Association becomes Australian and New Zealand Communication Association. 1994 Death of Grant Noble. Leads to the creation of the Grant Noble Award for best paper submitted by a postgraduate student (excluding full-time academic staff) to the Annual Conference. 1995 'ANZCA News' commences publication in March. Alongside this pamphlet, the 'ANZCA News' begins as a feature in Media International Australia from issue 77 (August). 1995 Media Information Australia renamed Media International Australia from August issue. 1995 ANZCA web page, mark 1, set up after Perth conference presentation by Ray Archee and Matthew Allen. Web maestro Matthew Allen. Included information on ANZCA executive, members' interests, next year's conference, previous conference, and email list. Remained on-line until late 1998-early 1999. The web-site url was http://www.curtin.edu.au/org/anzca/ [link no longer active]. Internet Archive Link here 1996 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) holds conference in Sydney. 1996 After protracted effort throughout the early 1990s, and some changes to the constitution, ANZCA incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory on 28 August. 1997 'ANZCA News' pamphlet ceases publication (June). Feature in MIA continues. 1997 Responsibility for Media International Australia transferred from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School to the Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy and merged with Culture and Policy to become Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy from February 1998 issue. 1999 New position of Deputy Vice-President established in order to enable longer term planning by the ANZCA executive, particularly the conference organiser. 2001 Helen Wilson proposes idea to change state-based or regional representative system in ANZCA, and move to a section or strand structure. See MIA-C&P 99 (May 2001): 4. 2002 'ANZCA Newsletter' launched in Electronic (pdf) format (14 June) for 2002 conference. Second edition 5th July. Replaced after conference with on-going 'ANZCA updates' e-mails, monthly from September 2002. 2002 ANZCA web page launched at http://www.anzca.net/ in September. Web Maestro Joanne Jacobs. 2003 Members@anzca.net mailing list established in January 2003. 2003 AGM. Proposition to change State-based or regional representative system in ANZCA was determined a closed action. 2003 Inaugural Session of Postgraduate Network-Melbourne. 'How to Get Published'. November 28th. Sydney session held on March 9th, 2004. 2003 Cultural Research Network Established. 'Cultural Research Network's initial disciplinary base will be in cultural, media and communications studies. From this foundation it will build collaborative links with researchers from cultural history, cultural geography, cultural anthropology and creative industries to develop the capacity for innovative research into media and cultural technologies, cultural literacies, cultural histories, geographies and identities'. 2004 ANZCA becomes Foundation Member (no. 83) of the Council for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) in Australia. 2005 Henry Mayer Lecture re-established at the University of Queensland, April 21 2005. http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/mia/lecture/index.html 2008 Constitutional reforms to do with formalising postgraduate representation, region structure, and self nomination to Executive . See MIA-C&P 128 (August 2008): 4.
Sources: Bill Ticehurst, 'Ten Years on: The Development of the Australian Communication Association', Australian Communication Review 10(3) (September 1989): 32-43; Harry Irwin, (1984) 'Communication Studies in Australia: Achievements and Prospects', and personal communication. Paper presented at Convention of the International Communication Association (ICA). Division on International and Intercultural Communication. San Francisco. 24-28 May, 1984; Journals listed; National Library of Australia catalogue; 'ANZCA News' in Media International Australia incorporating Culture & Policy; 'ACA Newsletter'; Australian Speech Lecturers Journal; Minutes of the National Council of the Australian Association for Communication Arts and Sciences.
ACA/ANZCA Presidents ^
This list of Presidents stands in lieu of a comprehensive list of ACA and ANZCA executive officers (Treasurers, Secretaries and State Representatives, Newsletter editors, etc.). The significance of the Presidency, however, is that under the ACA/ANZCA constitution the Vice President organises the conference and becomes the President. Thus, this list is a guide to those two offices, as well as the organising institution for the conference.
Period of Tenure President Institution 1979-81 William Crocker Armidale College of Advanced Education 1981-83 Harry Irwin Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education July 1983. Executive changed to one-year cycle.
1983-84 Bill Bonney New South Wales Institute of Technology 1984-85 John Fiske Western Australian Institute of Technology 1985-86 Robyn Penman Canberra College of Advanced Education/Communication Research Institute of Australia 1986-87 David Sless Communication Research Institute of Australia 1987-88 Elizabeth More Macquarie University 1988-89 Grant Noble University of New England 1989-90 Bruce Molloy Queensland University of Technology 1990-91 Russ McKinnon Deakin University, Warrnambool 1991-92 William Ticehurst University of Technology, Sydney 1992-93 Peter Putnis Bond University 1993-94 Helen Borland Victoria University of Technology 1994-95 R. Warwick Blood Charles Sturt University 1995-96 David McKie Edith Cowan University 1996-97 Roslyn Petelin Queensland University of Technology 1997-98 Sue Turnbull La Trobe University 1998-99 Shirley Leitch University of Waikato 1999-00 Marsha Durham University of Western Sydney 2000-01 Helen Wilson Southern Cross University 2001-02 Lelia Green Edith Cowan University 2002-03 Mary Power Bond University 2003-04 Caroline Hatcher Queensland University of Technology 2004-05 Anne Dunn University of Sydney 2005-06 Colleen Mills University of Canterbury 2006-07 Chika Anyanwu University of Adelaide 2007-08 John Tebbutt La Trobe University 2008-09 Jocelyn Williams Unitec New Zealand Sources: Personal communication Warwick Blood, Bill Ticehurst, 'Ten Years On: The Development of the Australian Communication Association', Australian Communication Review 10(3) (September 1989): 32-43, ANZCA News section in Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy, 'ANZCA Newsletter'.
Conference Themes 1981-2008^
1981 'Differing Perspectives on Human Communication', Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education. 8-10 July. Proceedings published as Communication in Australia: Selected Papers from the Second National Conference of the Australian Communication Association, ed. Ted J. Smith III. Warrnambool: Warrnambool Institute Press/Sydney: Australian Communication Association, c1983. 1982 No conference that year. 1983 Conference held at NSW Institute of Technology, 6-8 July. Tradition of annual conferences begins. 1984 '1984 and Beyond: Communication and Society 1984 and After' Western Australian Institute of Technology, 2-6 July. 1985 Conference held at University House, Australian National University, 8-12 July. 1986 'Communication: Emerging Issues', Australian National University, 18-21 July. 1987 'Communication: Developments and Applications', Macquarie University, 9-12 July. 1988 'Convergence', University of New England, 14-16 July. 1989 'Communication as a Field of Study', Queensland University of Technology. 13-15 July. 1990 'Communication: Whose Reality?', Conference held at Ormond College, University of Melbourne, 11-14 July. 1991 'Communication: Our Search for Meaning in Changing Times', University of Technology, Sydney, 10-12 July. Proceedings published as Communication Australia: A Search for Meaning in Changing Times, ed. Bill Ticehurst. Sydney: Griffin Publications; Hackett, A.C.T.: Australian Communication Association, 1992. 1992 'Enhancing Communication Quality', Conference held at Bond University, 8-10 July. 1993 'Communication and Identity: Local, Regional, Global', Victoria University of Technology, 7-9 July. Proceedings published as Communication and Identity: Local, Regional, Global: Selected papers from the 1993 National Conference of the Australian Communication Association, ed. Helen Borland. Canberra: The Australian Communication Association, 1994. 1994 'Communication and Diversity'. Joint conference with International Communication Association held at the University of Technology, Sydney, 11-15 July. 1995 'Framing Communication: Exclusions, Edges and Cores', Edith Cowan University, 5-7 July. 1996 'Conversation and Community', Queensland University of Technology, 10-12 July. 1997 'Communication in Practice', La Trobe University, 7-9 July. 1998 'Shifting Disciplines: Communication, Discourses and Identities', University of Waikato, Hamilton, 6-8 July. Conference proceedings web page: http://www.mngt.waikato.ac.nz/depts/mcom/ANZCAprocd.htm [link no longer active] 1999 'Stirred Not Shaken? Communication Challenges and Change', University of Western Sydney, 5-7 July. Internet Archive Link here
2000 'Ethics, Events, Entertainment', Southern Cross University. Held at Ballina RSL Club, 3-5 July. Conference web page: http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/hmcs/events/anzca/anzca.html [Link no longer active] Internet Archive Link here 2001 'Transdisciplinarity', Edith Cowan University, 1-3 July. Publication Transdisciplinarity. Program, Abstracts and Refereed Papers. Annual Conference of the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association, 1-3 July 2001. Mt. Lawley: School of Multimedia and Communications, Edith Cowan University, 2001. Conference web page: http://www.fste.ac.cowan.edu.au/events/anzca/papers.html [Link no longer active] Internet Archive Link here 2002 'Communication: Reconstructed for the 21st Century', Bond University, Held at Greenmount Beach Resort, Coolangatta, July 10-12. Proceedings published as Refereed Articles from the Proceedings of the ANZCA 2002 Conference: Communication: Reconstructed for the 21st Century. http://www.bond.edu.au/hss/communication/ANZCA/journtp.htm 2003 'Designing Communication for Diversity', Queensland University of Technology, 9-11 July. Conference web page: http://www.bgsb.qut.edu.au/conferences/ANZCA03/index.html 2004 'Making a Difference', University of Sydney, 7-9 July. Conference web page: http://conferences.arts.usyd.edu.au/index.php?cf=3 2005 'Communication at Work', Christchurch, New Zealand, 4-7 July. Hosted by the Management Department, Canterbury University. Conference web page: http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/ANZCA/anzcaindex.shtml 2006 'Empowerment, Creativity and Innovation in Media and Communication; Challenging Media and Communication in the 21st Century', University of Adelaide, 5-7 July. http://www.adelaide.edu.au/anzca2006/ 2007 'Communications, Civics, Industry'. Hosted by La Trobe University and the Centre for Communications and Media Law. To be held at Melbourne Law School, Carleton, University of Melbourne, 4-7 July. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ANZCA2007/ 2008 'Power and Place', Hosted by Department of Communication and Journalism, Massey University, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. To be held at Duxton Hotel, 9-11 July. http://anzca08.massey.ac.nz
Sources: Bill Ticehurst, 'Ten Years On: The Development of the Australian Communication Association', Australian Communication Review 10(3) (September 1989): 32-43; ANZCA News section in Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy; 'ANZCA Newsletter'.
Published President's Addresses ^
The President's address has been an feature of the ANZCA annual conference for some years; some focus on the state of the field, while others address particular problems or issues. Many of the President's addresses have been published in the Australian Journal of Communication. Back copies of the AJC are available on the Web at the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. The AJC tables of contents are provided here. You will require the free DjVu Browser Plug-in to read the documents. This free plug-in for Netscape and MS Internet Explorer is the primary means of viewing and navigating DjVu documents. Information regarding the DjVu Browser Plug-in is provided on the CIOS-AJC main page.
1983
Irwin, H. (1983) 'Interpersonal Communication: Contemporary Issues and Directions in Theory and Research', Australian Journal of Communication 3:1-12.1984 None published.
1985 None Published.
1986 None Published.
1987 Sless, D. (1987) 'A Matter of Position', Australian Journal of Communication 18(3): 9-28.
1988 More, E. (1988) 'Convergence: A Meeting of Minds or a Meeting of Antagonists?', Australian Journal of Communication 14: 1-21.
1989 None Published.
1990
Molloy, B. (1990) 'Communication Studies in Australia: Reflections and Text', Australian Journal of Communication 17(3): 64-162.1991
McKinnon, R. (1992) 'Communication Ethics for Changing Times' in Communication Australia: A Search for Meaning in Changing Times, ed. Bill Ticehurst. Sydney: Griffin Publications; Hackett, A.C.T.: Australian Communication Association, 1992. 44-46.1992
Ticehurst, B. (1992) 'The Australian Communication Association: Enhancing Communication Quality', Australian Journal of Communication 19(2): 1-13.1993
Putnis, P. (1993) 'The Public Role of Communication Scholars', Australian Journal of Communication 20(3): 13-19.1994
Borland, H. (1995) 'Contested Territories and Evolving Academic Cultures: Whither Communication Studies', Australian Journal of Communication 22(1): 14-30.1995 None published.
1996
McKie, D. (1996) 'Pluralising Context: Conversation, Communication and Coordinates', Australian Journal of Communication 23(2): 1-15.1997 None published.
1998
Turnbull, S. (1998) 'Better than Literature: Discourses of Value and Reading Crime', Australian Journal of Communication 25(3): 9-24.1999
Leitch. S. (1999) 'From Logo-Centrism to Corporate Branding?: The (R)evolution in Organisational Identity', Australian Journal of Communication 26(3): 1-8.2000
Durham, M. (2000) 'Organisational Websites: How and How Well do they Communicate', Australian Journal of Communication 27(3): 1-14.2001
Wilson, H. (2001) 'Towards a Non-Binary Approach to Communication', Australian Journal of Communication 28(2): 1-18.2002
Green, L. (2002) 'Did the World Really Change on 9/11?', Australian Journal of Communication 29(2): 1-14.2003
Power, Mary R. (2003) 'Designing Communication for Diversity in a Horizontal Individualist Culture', Australian Journal of Communication 30(2): 1-14.2004
Hatcher, C. (2004) 'Fashioning Academic Success: The Cultivation of Corporate Character ', Australian Journal of Communication 31(2): 1-12.2005
Dunn, A. (2005) 'The Importance of Public Service Broadcsting', Australian Journal of Communication 32(2): 1-8.2006
Mills, C. (2006) 'Penetrating Discourses: The Key to Empowerment and Collaborative Action', Australian Journal of Communication 33(2,3): 1-6.2007
Anyanwu, C. (2007) 'Innovative Resistance in An Era of Market-Driven Educational Policy: Challenges sfor Media and Communication Educators', Australian Journal of Communication 34(2): 1-11.
Henry Mayer Prize Recipients ^
Instituted to honour Henry Mayer after his death, the Henry Mayer Prize goes to the 'most intellectually provocative, yet readable' paper published in the Australian Journal of Communication in the previous calendar year, as judged by the Editorial Advisory Panel of the journal. This list of papers represents what is considered to be some of the best scholarship published in the AJC. A useful entry point for more information on Henry Mayer is Rodney Tiffen (ed.), Mayer on the Media: Issues and Arguments. North Sydney; AFTRS, Allen and Unwin, 1994. The Australian Film Institute Research Collection holds the Henry Mayer Collection.
Back copies of the AJC are available on the Web at the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. The AJC tables of contents are provided here. You will require the free DjVu Browser Plug-in to read the documents. This free plug-in for Netscape and MS Internet Explorer is the primary means of viewing and navigating DjVu documents. Information regarding the DjVu Browser Plug-in is provided on the CIOS-AJC main page.
1991
Lelia Green. (1991) 'Hard and Soft Data: Gender Discrimination in Research Methodology', Australian Journal of Communication 18(2): 84-93.David Sless. (1991) 'Communication and Certainty', Australian Journal of Communication 18(3): 19-31.
1992
George Petelin. (1992) 'Quality: A Higher Level of Mediocrity', Australian Journal of Communication 19(2): 149-152.1993
James Carey. (1993) 'May You Live in Interesting Times', Australian Journal of Communication 20(3): 1-12.1994
Robyn Penman. (1994) 'Environmental Matters and Communication Challenges', Australian Journal of Communication 21(3): 26-39.David McKie. (1994) 'Telling Stories: Unnatural Histories, Natural Histories, and Biopolitics', Australian Journal of Communication 21(3): 92-104.
1995
John Hartley. (1995) 'Journalism and Modernity', Australian Journal of Communication 22(2): 20-30.Mica Nava. (1995) 'Modernity Tamed? Women Shoppers and the Rationalisation of Consumption in the Interwar Period', Australian Journal of Communication 22(2): 1-19.
Sue Turnbull. (1995) 'Dying Beautifully: Crime, Aesthetics, and the Media', Australian Journal of Communication 22(1): 1-13.
1996
Robyn Penman. (1996) 'Imagining Conversation and Community', Australian Journal of Communication 23(2): 16-23.1997
Alan McKee. (1997) 'Marking the Liminal for True Blue Aussies: The Generic Placement of Aboriginality in Australian Soap Opera', Australian Journal of Communication 24(1): 42-57.David McKie. (1997) 'Shifting Paradigms: Beyond Rats, Stats and 1950s Science', Australian Journal of Communication 24(2): 81-96.
1998
George Cheney. (1998) '"It's the Economy Stupid!". A Rhetorical-Communicative Perspective on Today's Market', Australian Journal of Communication 25(3): 25-44.Sue Turnbull. (1998) 'Better than Literature: Discourses of Value and Reading Crime', Australian Journal of Communication 25(3): 9-24.
1999
Greg Hearn. (1999) 'Deconstructing Modes of Communication Enquiry: Towards a Discourse of Doing', Australian Journal of Communication 26(2): 47-57.2000
Steven Maras. (2000) 'Beyond the Transmission Model: Shannon, Weaver, and the Critique of Sender/Message/Receiver', Australian Journal of Communication 27(3): 123-142.2001
Lelia Green. (2001) 'Hiding Behind Nakedness on the Nude Beach', Australian Journal of Communication 28(3): 1-10.Debashish Munshi and David McKie. (2001) 'Different Bodies of Knowledge: Diversity and Diversitfication in Public Relations', Australian Journal of Communication 28(3): 11-22.
2002
Michael Galvin. (2002) 'Communication Futures and the Future of Communication', Australian Journal of Communication 29(2): 15-32.
Grant Noble Award ^
The Grant Noble Award honours both the contribution of Grant Noble to the Association and his pioneering work in the field of Communications in Australia. The inaugural Grant Noble Prize was announced for the 1996 Brisbane conference, open to all postgraduate/honours students and graduands (excluding academic staff) [see MIA 79 (1996): 58]. It was not awarded for three years and re-launched for the 1999 conference as the Grant Noble Award for best paper submitted by a postgraduate student (excluding full-time academic staff) to the Annual Conference as judged by the ANZCA Executive [see MIA 88 (1998): 5]. In early 2002, the Faculty of Arts at the University of New England, where Noble worked from 1976 to 1994, agreed to sponsor the Award for three years, and this support has recently been extended.
This award recognises Grant's scholarly commitment and leadership. By way of background, Grant Noble was, along with Henry Mayer and Bill Bonney, a significant scholar at a time when there were few avenues for postgraduate training in communication studies in Australia. Many media and communications postgraduates at this time undertook their work in other disciplines such as education or psychology or linguistics. Although Grant Noble's disciplinary training was in psychology he retained a major interest in media and communications. His studies of children's media and telephone use are still valuable today. An interdisciplinary approach was characteristic of his work, and indeed typical of much Australian work in communication studies at that time.
1999
Gill O'Niell.2000
Elinor Rennie, 'Digital Progression, Community Setbacks: Community Television and the Transition to Digital Broadcasting'. Published the Australian Journal of Communication 28(1) (2001): 57-68.2001
Tanja Dreher, 'Intersections: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Media, Identity and Place'. Published in the conference proceedings and the Australian Journal of Communication 29 (1) (2002): 67-80.2002
Not Awarded.2003
Kerry McCallum, 'Walking and Talking Reconciliation: An Analysis of the Role of Local Talk as a Construction of Public Opinion on Indigenous issues in Australia',Australian Journal of Communication 30(2) (2003): 115-132.2004
Louis C. North, 'Naked Women, Feminism and Newsroom Culture',Australian Journal of Communication 31(2) (2003): 53-67.2005
Emma Earl. 'Brand New Zealanders: The Commodification of Polynesian Youth Identity in Television Advertising'. http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/ANZCA/FullPapers/06CultureCommFINAL.pdf2006
Not Awarded.2007
Philip Senior, 'Press Coverage of Televised Leaders: Debates in Australian Federal Elections'. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ANZCA2007/proceedings/Senior.pdf2008
Ann Pennhallurick, 'Not Sporting: Australian Identity, the Power of the Average and the Fear of the Disabled Within'. http://anzca08.massey.ac.nz/massey/fms//Colleges/College%20of%20Business/Communication%20and%20Journalism/ANZCA%202008/Refereed%20Papers/Penhallurick_ANZCA08.pdf
President's Service Award ^
The President's Service Award was inaugurated in 2006 in Adelaide by Colleen Mills. It recognises the extraordinary efforts of a particular member (not part of the senior executive, e.g. Treasurer, Secretary, President) in support of the Association in that year.
2006
Scott Rickard, for her efforts in organising postgraduate events in Victoria.2007
Steven Maras, for his efforts in maintaining ANZCA heritage.
Kerry McCallum, for her efforts in encouraging membership in the Australian Capital Territory.2008
Lucy Morieson and Diana Bossio, ANZCA Postgraduate Representatives, 2007–2008.
ANZCA Honorary Life Members ^
William J. Crocker, Foundation President. Awarded for his services to communication studies. Awarded at 1986 Annual AGM.
Henry Mayer, Founding Editor Media Information Australia.
Grant Noble, in recognition of his long commitment to the Association, and contribution to communication research, especially on the use of the telephone. Motion put by Robyn Penman and carried at 1994 Executive meeting.
Roslyn Petelin, Past President and Editor Australian Journal of Communication.*
Harry Irwin, Past President.*
Bill Ticehurst, Past President.*
Robyn Penman, Past President.*
Julie Dixon, Secretary of the Association for over ten years.*
*Awarded at the 1999 ANZCA conference AGM, for their central role in the creation and continuation of ANZCA over two decades.
Sources: Personal communication Ros Petelin; Australian Cultural Review 8(1); Bill Ticehurst, 'Ten Years On: The Development of the Australian Communication Association', Australian Communication Review 10(3) (September 1989): 32-43. 'ANZCA News' in Media International Australia incorporating Culture & Policy 92 (August 1999): 5.
Selected References on the Development of the field of Australian Communication Studies ^
In Australia, as in other countries, the state of the field of communication has been subject to significant discussion. These selected references represent only a sample of the discussion, of which the President addresses are also a part.
Bonney, W. (1983). 'Two Approaches to Communication' in Communication in Australia, ed. T. J. Smith III. Sherwood Park/Sydney, Warrnambool Institute Press/ Australian Communication Association: 1-6. Reprinted in Australian Journal of Communication 28(2): 19-32.
Crocker, W. J. (1970) 'Speech Education in Australia', in International Studies of National Speech Education Systems, eds. F. Casmir and L. Harms. Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Company. 1-21.
Frow, J. (2005) 'Australian Cultural Studies: Theory, Story, History', Australian Humanities Review 37, December. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/AHR/archive/Issue-December-2005/frow.html
Galvin, M. (1990) 'Notes towards a Social Critique of Australian Communication Studies', Australian Journal of Communication 17(3): 163-167.
Galvin, M. (2002) 'Communication Futures and the Future of Communication', Australian Journal of Communication 29(2): 15-32.
Irwin, H. (1984) 'Communication Studies in Australia: Achievements and Prospects'. Paper presented at Convention of the International Communication Association (ICA). Division on International and Intercultural Communication. San Francisco. 24-28 May, 1984.
Irwin, H. (1993) 'Communication Studies in Australia: Achievements and Prospects', The Howard Journal of Communication 5(1&2), Fall and Winter: 157-165.
Irwin, H. (1998) 'Communication Studies in Australia: Tensions and New Challenges', Communication Education 47(3): 274-285.
Kress, G. (1983) 'Directions in Communication Studies', Australian Journal of Communication 4: 1-6.
Lewis, G. (1982) 'The Anglo-American Influence on Australian Communication Education', Australian Journal of Communication 1&2: 14-20.
Maras, S. (2003) 'Presidents Reflect on ANZCA: Past and Future', Australian Journal of Communication30(1): 1-24.
Maras, S. (2004) 'Thinking about the History of ANZCA: An Australian Perspective', Australian Journal of Communication 31(2): 13-51.
Maras, S. (2006) 'The Emergence of Communication Studies in Australia as "Curriculum Idea"', Australian Journal of Communication 33 (2,3): 43-62.
Molloy, B. (1990) 'Communication Studies in Australia: Reflections and Text', Australian Journal of Communication 17(3): 64-146.
Molloy, B. and J. Lennie. (1990) Communication Studies in Australia: A Statistical Study of Teachers, Students and Courses in Australian Tertiary Institutions. Brisbane: The Communication Centre, School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology.
Petelin, R. (1990) 'Programs in Communication in Australian Tertiary Institutions', Australian Journal of Communication 17(3): 95-162.
Putnis, P. (1986) 'Communication Studies in Australia: Paradigms and Contexts', Media, Culture and Society 8: 143-157.
Putnis, P. (1993) 'National Preoccupations and International Perspectives in Communication Studies in Australia', The Electronic Journal of Communication 3(3 & 4).
Putnis P. and B. Axford. (2002) 'Communication and Media Studies in Australian Universities: Diverse, Innovative, and Isomorphic', Australian Journal of Communication 29(1): 1-20.
Putnis P., B. Axford, L. Watson, and W. Blood. (2002) Communication and Media Studies in Australian Universities: An Investigation into the Growth, Status, and Future of this Field of Study. Canberra: University of Canberra, Division of Communication and Education.
Ticehurst, B. (1989) 'Ten Years On: The Development of the Australian Communication Association', Australian Communication Review 10(3) (September): 32-43.
Ticehurst, B. (ed.) (December 1993) 'Contemporary Issues and Perspectives in Australian Communication Studies'. Special issue of The Electronic Journal of Communication 3(3 & 4).
Turner, G. (1998) 'Media and Communication Studies'. In Australian Research Council. Knowing Ourselves and Others: The Humanities in Australia into the 21st Century. Prepared by a Reference Group for the Australian Academy of Humanities. Volume Two. Canberra: AGPS, 1998: 181-190. http://www.humanities.org.au/review/b18_turner.html [Link no longer active] Internet Archive Link here
Wilson, Helen. (1989) 'Afterword: Bill Bonney and the Contributors'. In Australian Communications and the Public Sphere: Essays in Memory of Bill Bonney. Ed. Helen Wilson. South Melbourne: Macmillan. 277-286. An important memoir of the early history of the field at the University of Technology, Sydney and one of the key figures in the field, Bill Bonney.
Wilson, Helen. (2006) 'Thirty years of MIA: A commemorative editorial', Media International Australia, incorporating Culture and Policy. No. 109 (May 2006) http://www.uq.edu.au/emsah/mia/resources/editorial-119.pdf
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