“Twenty Years at the Margins: The Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model and Critical Media and Communication Studies, 1988-2008” – one-day conference on Friday 19 December 2008 (930am-530pm) at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne.  

 

 2008 marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Manufacturing Consent by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky. This conference aims to celebrate the media analyses of Herman and Chomsky, to critically assess the application and ongoing relevance of the Propaganda Model in the 21st century, and to take stock of the achievements of critical media and communication studies over the past few decades. Keynote speakers will include Alison Edgley, David Miller, Tom O’Malley and Peter Wilkin. There will also be a contribution by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky. There will be panels and papers on the Propaganda Model and Marxism, the Propaganda Model and the Internet, complementary theories, the five filters and applying the Propaganda Model elsewhere. Please find attached the draft conference programme and a registration form. The conference is open to all and the cost is £20 (includes lunch and refreshments). For more information, email Andy Mullen ([log in to unmask]).

 

 

“Twenty Years at the Margins”

 

Conference Programme – Friday 19 December 2008

 

 

0930   Conference registration and refreshments – NB056       

 

 

1000    Welcome, introduction and opening plenary – NB252

 

            1005    Prof Lynn Dobbs, Dean of School of Arts and Social Sciences

 

            1010     Contribution by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky

 

            1030    Alison Edgley,

 

1045    Peter Wilkin,

 

1100     Tom O’Malley,           

 

 

1115      Panel Session 1 (90 mins)

 

 

Panel A: The Propaganda Model and Marxism

Chair:

 

Des Freedman, “Smooth Operator? The propaganda model and moments of crisis”

 

Deepa Kumar, “Resistance is (Not) Futile: Towards a Dialectical Understanding of Propaganda and Consent Formation”

 

David Miller, “Hegemony and the Propaganda Model”

 

Colin Sparks, “What do we mean by propaganda in the Propaganda Model?”

 

 

Panel B: Complementary Theories?

Chair:

 

Maarja Lõhmus, “Filters and Censorship in the Totalitarian Media System – comparison with the Herman-Chomsky model”

 

Milan Rai, “Chomsky/Herman vs. Herman/Chomsky: Does it Matter?”

 

Andreas Scheu, “The marginalization of Critical Theory in German communication studies”

 

Marc Stanton, “Herman's Permits and Chomsky’s Chaos 5 forces”

 

 

Panel C: The Sourcing Filter

Chair:

 

Andrew Kennis, “‘Indexing state-corporate propaganda?’ The Media Dependence Model: An Analysis of the Performance and Structure of the US News”

 

Florian Zollman, “Is it either or? Professional ideology vs. corporate-media constraints”

 

 

1245    Lunch and refreshments – NB056

 

 

1300    Plenary II

 

1300    David Miller, “Manufacturing Compliance: The Propaganda Model, media and social change”

 

1330    Andy Mullen, “Twenty Years at the Margins: The Second-order Predictions of the Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model”

 

 

1400    Panel Session 2 (90 mins)

 

Panel A: The Advertising and Flak Filters

Chair:

 

Hilary Isamah, “Advertising revenue as gatekeeper of editorial contents in Africa: A workability report of the Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model”

 

Anthanassios Samaras, “From Broadcasting Deregulation to Media Logic and Beyond: A Model of Flak for Southern Europe”

 

 

Panel B: Applying the Propaganda Model Elsewhere I

Chair:

 

Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman, “Manufacturing Harmony: The Propaganda Model in the People’s Republic of China”

 

Michael Markwick, “Despotism’s Discontent: Propaganda and the Possibility of Democratic Communication”

 

Anis Rahman, “Applicability of Propaganda Model in a Developing Country Context: Case Study Bangladesh”

 

 

Panel C: The Propaganda Model and the Internet

Chair:

 

Mark Passera, “Is the Propaganda Model applicable in terms of alternative and new media?”

 

Terki Awad “Sendreceiver: A New Model of Communication in the Age of Interactivity"

 

 

1530    Coffee/tea break – NB056

 

 

1545    Panel Session 3 (90 mins)

 

Panel A: The Propaganda Model and Social Movements

Chair:

 

Marc Hudson,

 

 

Panel B: The Propaganda Model and Journalism

Chair:

 

Uwe Krueger, “Manufacturing consent through integration: Personal networks of Germany’s elite journalists with elites from politics and economics”

 

Peter Thompson, “The Cultural Political Economy of the Media in Global Financial Markets: Propaganda and Performance”

 

 

Panel C: Applying the Propaganda Model Elsewhere II

Chair:

 

Andrew Kennis, “Evaluating and Applying the Media Dependence Model towards Coverage of the 2006 Presidential Elections in Venezuela and Mexico”

 

Lee Salter,

 

Matthew Alford, “A Propaganda Model for Hollywood”

 

 

1715     Closing session and launch of the Chomsky Study Group

 

1730    Close

 

 

 

Northumbria University

Politics and History Division, School of Arts and Social Sciences

 

Presents

 

Twenty Years at the Margins:

The Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model

and Critical Media and Communication Studies, 1988-2008

 

 

Friday 19 December 2008, 9.30am – 5pm

 

Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

 

REGISTRATION FORM

 

To register a place at this conference, please fill out and return the form below.

 

 

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The conference fee is £20. There is a reduced rate of £10 for students. Please make your cheque payable to “Northumbria University” and post with this form to:

 

Propaganda Conference, Dr Andrew Mullen, Politics and History Division, Lipman Building, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST.

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