Television studies after GT: reflections on Graeme Turner's television research

This article reviews and reflects upon Graeme Turner's significant body of research on television and its relationship to culture and nation. We focus on the main arguments and themes of his television scholarship in the context of the so-called post-broadcast era, from approximately 2009 onwards. Key themes include the transformation of television with the fragmentation of audiences and multiplication of consumption pathways due to digital technologies, the enduring significance of the nation and national communities, and the diverse practices and functions of television around the world. We also consider how thinking through television was a key enabler of Graeme Turner's broader theorisation of media's reinvention, and the political and cultural consequences of this for Australian society.