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Selected Publications

	Alan McKee, Kath Albury and Catharine Lumby (2008), The Porn Report, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne. A cultural history of Australian debates about pornography The results of the largest study into who makes and consumes pornography in Australia An analysis of feminist debates about pornography An analysis of how child pornography is made and distributed and what the evidence tells us about preventing its production A critical inquiry into whether porn can be made and consumed in an ethical manner
	Clifton Evers (In Press) Men Who Surf, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne. A study of masculinity, manhood, and boyhood Unpacks key narratives and stories of surf culture Analyses the emotional and body image of men and boys in surf culture Looks at the links between violence and ‘localism’, in surfing Investigates the role of mateship and friendship to young Australian men Discusses understandings and experiences of sexuality in the surf culture Considers the relationship between masculinity, consumption and surfing Promotes an ethics of care in surfing and manhood
	Gerard Goggin (2006), Cell phone culture: mobile technology in everyday life, Routledge, London and New York. analyses the cultural implications of mobile phones a comprehensive, accessible, and international introduction to cell phone culture and theory
	Kate Crawford (2006) Adult Themes: Rewriting the Rules of Adulthood, Macmillan, Sydney. The first study of contemporary adulthood in Australia Critiques media narratives around Generation X, Y and Baby Boomers in the search for the shared experiences of adulthood in the 21^st century Analyses changing patterns of behaviour around work, property ownership, family, marriage, culture and politics Offers new ways forward in developing an ethics of adulthood Argues that rather than ‘never growing up’ or becoming kidults’, young adults are effectively negotiating new economic and social terrain Observes the ways in which the core experiences or ‘markers’ of adulthood have pluralised Draws on cultural studies, sociology, history and philosophy to develop a deeper understanding of the way adulthood has changed over the centuries Winner of the individual category of the Manning Clark National Cultural Award.
	Catharine Lumby and Duncan Fine (2006), Why TV Is Good For Kids: Raising 21st Century Children, Pan Macmillan, Sydney. A cultural history of public debates about children’s media consumption A critique of the influence media effects research has had on the wider community’s understanding of children’s media consumption A look at what the research tells us about the positive effects of media on children’s literacy, creativity, and knowledge of the world. A fresh look at debates about the impact of sexual references and violence in media aimed at young people and the relative merits of the roles censorship and education play in supporting them to live in a mediated world.
	David MckNight (2005) Beyond Right and Left: New Politics and the Culture War, Allen and Unwin, Sydney. looks at collapse of the old certainties of Right and Left explains the powerful ideas behind the rise of the New Right which it argues is now a radical, not conservative force It looks at the crisis of belief on the Left and the debate in progressive, green and labour parties worldwide It argues that today politics is fought out as a culture war, centred on values and morality. It investigates how this new dynamic plays out on issues such as the family; the environment; cultural diversity and indigenous politics It argues for a new synthesis of progressive politics based on values and ethics: a new humanism to meet the challenges of the 21st century
	Catharine Lumby and Elspeth Probyn (eds.), (2003), Remote Control: New Media, New Ethics, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press An examination of how new media genres and platforms are raising new ethical questions about media production and consumption A detailed examination of contemporary media genres, their audiences and producers, including: reality television, food media, web journalism, culture jamming, talkback radio and pornography. Interviews with prominent Australian media practitioners including Maxine McKew and Mike Carlton.
	Kath Albury (2002) Yes Means Yes: Getting Explicit About Heterosex, Allen and Unwin. Sydney. explores female sexuality from a cultural studies perspective argues that the so-called mass media are streets ahead of theory in terms of recognition of women's diverse desires and pleasures E-book edition: www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=315049
	Catharine Lumby (1999), Gotcha: Life In A Tabloid World, Allen and Unwin, Sydney. A history of tabloid media since the late 19^th century. An examination of the rise of tabloid influences in print and television media in the 1990s. An exploration of the rise of celebrity-focused media, reality tv, talkshows and confessional media A critical analysis of the ethical and political challenges posed by the new media landscape
	Catharine Lumby (1997), Bad Girls: The Media, Sex and Feminism, Allen and Unwin. Sydney. A cultural history of Australian censorship debates An analysis of the diversity of feminist positions on sexually suggestive and explicit material in pornography and popular culture An analysis of how the popular media has acted to further, rather than thwart, the feminist agenda.