Dear All,
Please find below a message from Maire Davies from the University of
Ulster. In the file area for the list I have posted two files with further
information on the centre and the seminar programme.
anthony

Dear colleagues

Below is information about the Centre for Media Research here in the School
 of Media and Performing Arts, and our autumn programme of seminars -
first up > this Thursday, Oct 7th. broadcaster Gerry Anderson in
conversation with Dr.Paul Moore about radio and cultural identity. I know
we're a long way from many of you, but if you're in the vicinity we'd love
to see you - and the North Antrim coast is beautiful at this time of year.
Admission is free.

 Maire M. Davies



 Professor Máire Messenger Davies
 Director, Centre for Media Research
 School of Media & Performing Arts
 University of Ulster at Coleraine
 Cromore Rd
 Coleraine BT52 1SA
 Northern Ireland

 Telephone: + 44(0)28 70324069
 Fax:  +44(0)28 70324964
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SEMINAR PROGRAMME
A U T U M N 2 0 0 4
THE SEMINAR PROGRAMME
SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS
at the UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER AT COLERAINE:

THURSDAY 7th OCTOBER
GUEST SPEAKER - Cultural identity and
broadcasting – the case of ‘stroke city’
At this first seminar, broadcaster Gerry Anderson will be
discussing his experience as a Northern Irish media
personality with a UK-wide reputation, in conversation with
fellow radio-practitioner and sound researcher,
Dr. Paul Moore. Refreshments will be served from 1.30pm
and the talk will begin at 2.00pm.
Venue: 1.30pm, the Octagon, Coleraine campus

THURSDAY 14th OCTOBER
PhD presentations - Irish film: historical and
contemporary perspectives
Ciara Chambers - ‘Sharing their cottage with the pig’ in a
land ruled by ‘dictator’ de Valera. The newsreels’
portrayal of twentieth century Ireland
Ciara Chambers is researching the depiction of Irish events
in cinema newsreels. In the first half of the twentieth century,
newsreels constituted the only visual news medium available
to the public. Constantly seeking to avoid censorship and
controversy they sought to uphold social norms and satisfy
public taste. This was often difficult in their portrayal of
events in Ireland, an area where their representation
frequently clashed with public opinion.
Conn Holohan - The Male Vanishes: The devaluation of
patriarchy in Irish and Spanish culture and its legacy for
contemporary cinematic representations
An examination of the effects of the Spanish civil war and the
experience of colonization respectively on the construction of
a patriarchal national culture within Spain and Ireland,
arguing that a devalued concept of patriarchy has been
central to trends in representation within the contemporary
national cinemas of both countries.
Supervisors and respondents - Professor Martin McLoone;
Professor Máire Messenger Davies.
Venue: 1.00pm, the Octagon, Coleraine campus

THURSDAY 21st OCTOBER
GUEST SPEAKERS - Nasty Nickelodeons!: regulating
the cinema in New York City in the early 20th century
Professor Roberta Pearson, Professor of Film in the School
of American and Canadian Studies, Nottingham University
and Professor William Uricchio, Professor of Comparative
Media Studies at MIT and of Comparative Media History at
Utrecht University, will discuss their forthcoming book on the
history of media regulation and reception with special
reference to methods of historical research.
Venue: 1.00pm, the Octagon, Coleraine campus

THURSDAY 4th NOVEMBER
PhD presentations - Theorising sound
Andrew Boyce - Creating a sound identity for Northern
Ireland: the sonic profile of BBC Radio Ulster
A look at the history of BBC Radio Ulster as a public service
medium, highlighting how sound has been used to construct
a sense of identity in the Northern Irish context.
Liz Greene - Making waves about ones and zeros: the
origins of sound design during the cross over from
analog to digital
An account of how technological changes in the 1970s and
early 1980s created a space for the sound designer in film.
Respondent and supervisor - Dr. Paul Moore.
Venue: 1.00pm, the Link Lounge, Coleraine campus

THURSDAY 18th NOVEMBER
GUEST SPEAKERS - Why is the government so
keen on media literacy? The view from OFCOM and
the Northern Irish dimension
Robin Blake, Manager of OFCOM’s national Media Literacy
programme, with Denis Wolinksi, OFCOM’s Northern Ireland
representative, will discuss the recent nationwide
Government consultation on media literacy and its
implications for education, media research and the media
industries.
Venue: 1.15pm, Lecture Theatre 6, Coleraine campus

THURSDAY 2nd DECEMBER
PhD Presentations - Cybercultures
Julian Kücklich - Work hard, play harder. The changing
relationship between work and play in new media
How computer game modifications, or mods, are unique,
digital cultural objects redefining the relationship between
work and play, and between production and consumption.
Shihong Wu - A study of young cyber fanatics’ uses of
the internet in contemporary China
How the impact of internet communication on young Chinese
has provided them with new forms of social activities,
perhaps giving birth to a new youth culture with cyber
characteristics.
Respondents and supervisors - Ned Rossiter,
Professor Dan Fleming.
Venue: 1.00pm, the Link Lounge, Coleraine campus

THURSDAY 9th DECEMBER
GUEST SPEAKERS - Dumbing down or informing
the public?: How can the press get it right when
reporting controversial research?
Professor Ed Cairns of the Psychology Department at the
University of Ulster, has been consulted as an expert many
times over the years by journalists reporting stories about
children and conflict. Here he discusses the issues involved
in being ‘an expert’ on such sensitive matters with a local
journalist, Maggie Taggart, Education and Arts
Correspondent for BBC Northern Ireland, in a conversation
moderated by Dr. Greg McLaughlin of the School of Media
and Performing Arts, author of The War Correspondent, Pluto
Press, 2002.
Venue: 1.00pm, the Link Lounge, Coleraine campus