Australian Outlook

In this section

Dyason House Podcast: New Media and New Conflict

05 Aug 2019
By Dr Sebastian Kaempf
The US government allows Hollywood producers of the 'Transformers' movie to film the actual US military in return for a positive portrayal of their forces, aimed at attracting and maintaining recruits. Source: US Air Force govt website, http://bit.ly/2MdOZuV

In this podcast episode, Dr Sebastian Kaempf discusses the role a transforming global media landscape is playing in contemporary conflicts, the visualisation of warfare in popular culture, the Pentagon’s Role in Hollywood Representations of Warfare and what this all means for traditional media institutions.

Dr Sebastian Kaempf is senior lecturer in peace and conflict studies at the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland.

Related Articles

United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security 2017. Photo: UN Women, Flickr, https://bit.ly/1mhaR6e.

Dyason House Podcast: Gender, Peace and Security

By Professor Jacqui True FAIIA and Associate Professor Katrina Lee-Koo
20 May 2019

The Dyason House podcast returns for a third season with special guests Professor Jacqui True and Associate Professor Katrina Lee-Koo from the Monash Centre for Gender Peace and Security.
Source: Morgan Schmorgan, Flickr, https://bit.ly/3tsz3su.

Harmful Media Discourses and the Importance of Counterspeech

By Molly Murphy
03 March 2022

Freedom of the press is an indispensable part of democracy. But when the press harms the most marginalised in society, a greater focus on nonregulatory, speech-based responses to harmful media discourse is needed.

The Case for Optimism in International Affairs

By Dr Carl Ungerer
19 March 2018

Amid the uncertainty of geopolitical change, and even talk of possible major conflict, is there a case for some cautious optimism among the gloom and doom? Looking at the forces shaping the international order provides some insight.