For further enquiries about this event please write to the
chief organizer Lars Nyre at [log in to unmask]
or have a look at www.kulturteknikker.hivolda.no
Best,
Salvo
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Ph.D. course: "Technology and the Public Sphere"
Bergen, November 14-17, 2006
The relationship between media technologies and
the public sphere is increasingly important. We
will explore it theoretically and empirically
during four days of intense academic activity.
Three seminal theorists will be studied
extensively. John Dewey was an American
pragmatist who wrote about technology and the
public sphere in the 1880s to 1930s. Marshall
McLuhan was the hyper-sensitive medium theorist
with oracle-status, writing in the 1950s to
1980s. Jürgen Habermas is the acclaimed wise man
of the European public sphere, and has theorized
its role in civil society since the 1960s. A
range of articles from contemporary writers will
also be discussed, among them James Carey, Chantal Mouffe and Graham
Murdock.
In Bergen we will discuss the main topics during
plenary sessions and debates, in parallel panel
sessions and study groups, and in the evenings.
Professor Andrew Feenberg (Canada) and professor
Brian Winston (UK) have confirmed their presence
during the course. They will give plenary
lectures and take part in discussions.
For a detailed presentation of the Ph.D. course,
see www.kulturteknikker.hivolda.no.
Practical information:
Doctoral students from all European countries are
invited. The course is free of charge.
Non-Norwegian students will be given a travel
refund of 300 euro upon completion of the course.
Lunch and coffee are served every day complementary of the organizers.
All students must write papers related to our
topics. A first draft must be written before
November 1st, and after reviews and critique
during the seminar, the final version should be
handed in by January 1st 2007. The course gives
10 ECTS points for the participants, and a
diploma will be issued for those who complete.
If you are interested, please contact chief
organizer [log in to unmask] before
September 1st, 2006, and include a paper abstract
of 500 words. The abstract should contain a
description of your area of interest, method and
theory. The criteria for selection of
participants will be strictly academic, and the
list of participants will be published on September 2nd, 2006.
The doctoral course is organized by Cultural
Techniques (a research project in the Norwegian
Council of Research), with financial support from
the Department of Information Science and Media
Studies and the Social Science Faculty at the
University of Bergen, Norway. The course is
promoted under the umbrella of the European
Communication Research and Education Association.
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