Date: 2012
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture
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y separately published work icon The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 11 no. 1-2 2022 25600139 2022 periodical issue

'In our twenty-first century context, we tell stories through the foods we eat, the images we share, the people we follow on social media, the shows we watch and the music we listen to. From film to television, from Twitter accounts to the latest fandom trend, popular culture provides us with channels through which our narratives of everyday can transform from immaterial notions to very material and tangible objects of consumption. At the centre of our ways of storytelling lies the formation of our identities. This editorial introduces a Special Issue of the Australasian Journal of Popular Culture that is focused on exploring the many complex intersections between storytelling, identity and popular culture.' (Lorna Piatti-Farnell; Gwyneth Peaty; Ashleigh Prosser : Editorial introduction)

y separately published work icon The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 10 no. 1-2 2021 23749702 2021 periodical issue 'When the annual symposium of the Popular Culture Research Centre (Auckland University of Technology) was held virtually in July 2020 – from which many of the articles in this issue came – we did not imagine that, when we were editing these pieces more than a year later, the world would not only still be in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that the locations from which we were working as editors would again be in lockdown from new outbreaks. At a time of such unprecedented experiences, the consideration of popular culture has proven to be even more important in making sense of the world.'(Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Donna Lee Brian : Editorial introduction)
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 9 no. 1 1 March 2020 19653836 2020 periodical issue 'This issue has certainly been produced under extraordinary circumstances. Many in the world are seeking shelter from the COVID-19 virus in their homes and learning new ways of working, and living, with limited social contact or time outside. Academics are teaching and researching online from home, and their children are learning at home. The editors of The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture have been in home isolation for some weeks now, with a blanket stay-at-home lockdown in New Zealand, and an only slightly less stringent order to similarly socially distance and isolate at home operational in Australia. In both countries, borders have been closed to international travellers with a strict quarantine regime enforced for nationals returning home. The global news industry and social media channels have broadcast inspiring stories of heroics and resilience as well as those of idiocy and the worst of human behaviour.' (Donna Lee Brien and Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Editorial introduction)
y separately published work icon The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 8 no. 2 September 2019 17977640 2019 periodical issue 'This issue of The Australasian Journal of Popular Cultural Studies brings together a wide range of new research on popular culture from Australia and New Zealand. In this issue, the contributors address a rich vein of products of popular culture. This includes work inspired by both current affairs, and that which looks to cultural and social production further back into the past. Marcel Danesi has long argued that ‘because of its populist origins’, popular culture has been ‘an unconscious driving force behind social, economic, and even political change’. Simultaneously, Danesi suggests, popular culture also has the ability to trigger ‘unprecedented society-wide, event worldwide’ debates about the relationship between entertainment, aesthetics and spectacle. With their interwoven focus on the connections between the everyday, identity, geography, time, our corporeal selves and our pervasive sense of moral conduct, the articles in this issue of Australasian Journal of Popular Culture draw attention to the part played by popular culture narratives in not only reflecting, but also responding to, the broader discourses of identity and society that construct our contemporary lives in the twenty-first century.' (Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Donna Lee Brien : Editorial introduction)
y separately published work icon The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 8 no. 1 2019 16393203 2019 periodical issue

'The global screen industries are rapidly changing. Digital disruption has altered the way content is produced, distributed and consumed, and 'screen' no longer refers to just film and television. Audiences increasingly favour convenient access to content over remaining loyal to established providers of watching on particular devices/platforms (Neilson 2016). Despite this ongoing state of change, screen - and we consider that term broadly - remains an integral part of how we consume and create popular culture. Access to popular culture is increasingly pervasive and all-consuming for audiences, signalling what Jenkins et al. (2013) identify as 'spreadable media' in which circulation (or participatory sharing of content) is becoming more meaningful than distribution of content. This shift has led to greater demand for new content, niche content and the revival of many nostalgic forms of popular culture. This issue of the Australasian Journal of Popular Culture examines the theme of 'Screening Popular Culture'.  (Elizabeth Ellison and Tess Van Hemert: Editorial introduction)

y separately published work icon The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 7 no. 2 September 2018 14605076 2018 periodical issue

'Since its inception, The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture has published some of the most exciting new research in the area of popular culture. This has included work on varied aspects of Australasian popular culture, and research by a range of Australasian scholars. While, however, a feature of the journal, this focus on Australasian content and writers has not excluded the inclusion of a wide range of international subject matter and contributing authors. This combination has, indeed, become a signature strength of this journal, and this issue is no exception.'  (Introduction)

y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 7 no. 1 1 March 2018 13354987 2018 periodical issue

'This special issue of The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture focuses on popular culture across galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) with a focus on Australia. Particular emphasis has been given to the academically rigorous exposure of collections within critical cultural institutions. Focusing on unique collections and their contexts the scholarship undertaken for this issue highlights investigations, while simultaneously inviting additional research, into these unique resources and contexts. The articles presented here exploit collections held in cultural institutions resulting in an issue that crosses over into multiple disciplines of relevance to popular culture researchers. Showcasing different voices and styles, this collection of articles reveals the diverse range of scholarly approaches and perspectives in this field of inquiry.' (Rachel Franks, Kylie Budge : Editorial p3)

y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 6 no. 1 March 2017 12009788 2017 periodical issue

'‘Travel’ is the theme of this special edition of The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture. Obviously, travel encompasses visiting distant places and the tourist industry associated with that. However, travel can also cover things like the migration of people, ideas and things from one place to another, from one discipline to another, etc. And when a traveller is a flaneur, travel doesn’t even necessarily involve going far away, or to exotic places.'  (Editorial introduction)

y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 5 no. 2-3 September 2016 10864916 2016 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 5 no. 1 2016 9643667 2016 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 4 no. 1 2015 8460267 2015 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 3 no. 3 September 2014 7899117 2014 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 3 no. 2 2014 7286153 2014 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 3 no. 1 March 2014 7030206 2014 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 2 no. 3 2013 Z1936663 2013 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 2 no. 2 2013 Z1912114 2013 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 1 no. 2 2012 Z1838948 2012 periodical issue
y separately published work icon Australasian Journal of Popular Culture vol. 1 no. 1 16 February 2012 Z1838867 2012 periodical issue
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