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>The Radio Conference: A Transnational Forum
>Location: University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK,
>Dates: July 16-19, 2007
This conference - the fourth Transnational Forum - aims to continue the work
of Sussex 2001, Madison, Wisconsin 2003 and Melbourne 2005 to bring together
scholars, practitioners, and students of radio to share ideas and
perspectives on radio's cultural role in an increasingly global media
context. We also hope to build on developments in European radio research
stimulated by the International Radio Research Network (IREN). We welcome
proposals and abstracts for papers, panels, and symposia on all aspects of
radio - historical, cultural, critical, and institutional - including but
not limited to the range of topics below:
Ten years of the Radio Studies Network
* tools for radio research networking
* establishing international standards for practice-based research
* maximizing potential for trans-national research collaborations
* developing radio theory
* radio studies in regions of the world
Linking Worlds: local, national and the global
* trends in community radio practices
* the future of local radio
* national radio in a global age
* radio and civic society
* comparative studies
* linking community stations
Radio, culture and education
* university and college radio practices
* teaching radio: pedagogies & praxis
* experimental radio and "sound art"
* radio education and entertainment
* radio archives
* radio and development
* radio and conflict resolution
* associative and participatory radio
* 'radio language'
* radio and language communities
Casting nets: new distribution technologies
* Technology or content?
* on-demand content, advertorial, interactive radio
* public broadcasting online
* radio and podcasting
* narrowcasting
* music radio and automation
Radio, political economy and policy
* consolidation of ownership
* transnational regulation and radio
* radio professionalism
* networks, groups and brands
* new forms of radio commodification
You may submit proposals for individual papers, pre-constituted panels, or
symposia. Papers should be in English please. See our website at
www.lincoln.ac.uk/conferences for information and instructions on how to
submit your proposal. Information about keynote speakers, accommodation,
travel, helpful links, and the conference schedule will be posted when
available.
Submission deadlines
Abstracts deadline Wednesday 31 January 2007 for a Friday 30 March 2007
decision.
The conference is jointly sponsored by the University of Lincoln and the UK
Radio Studies Network.
The proposals will be peer reviewed by a conference planning committee
consisting of:
Debbie Wilson (University of Lincoln)
Eryl Price-Davies (Thames Valley University)
Gail Phillips (Murdoch University)
Carol Fleming (Nottingham Trent University)
John Tebbutt (La Trobe University)
Salvatore Scifo (University of Westminster)
Winston Mano (University of Westminster)
Michele Hilmes (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Janey Gordon (University of Bedfordshire)
Kate Coyer (Goldsmiths College, University of Lincoln)
Rosemary Day (University of Limerick)
Stanislaw Jedrzejewski (Catholic University of Lublin)
Angeliki Gazi, (University of Athens)
Enrico Menduni (University of Rome 3)
Jean-Jacques Cheval (University of Bordeaux)
Manuel Chaparro Escudero (EMA-RTV)
Jaspal Singh (Asian Media and Information Centre, Singapore)
Stephen Lax (University of Leeds)
Peter Lewis (London School of Economics)
Joint chair: Bryan Rudd (University of Lincoln) and Tim Wall (University of
Central England)
Contact: Bryan Rudd ([log in to unmask]) for more information.
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Bryan Peter Rudd
Snr. Lecturer in Media Production (radio)
Department of Media Production
Faculty of Media & Humanities
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
01522 886270
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Communications,
MeCCSA Postgraduate Network
Communication and Media Research Institute
School of Media, Arts & Design
University of Westminster
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