[eccr] Fwd: The Radio Conference

>  The Radio Conference: A Transnational Forum
>
>  Location:   University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>  Dates:  July 28-31, 2003
>
>  Radio is one of the most widespread and accessible media in the world today,
>  yet it remains an understudied site of cultural production.  This conference
>  joins a growing handful of others held over the last few years to bring
>  together scholars, practitioners, and students of radio to share ideas and
>  perspectives on radio¹s cultural role in an increasingly global media
>  context.    We welcome proposals 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:
>
>  Broadcasting versus narrowcasting
>  Radio¹s invisible public(s)
>  Radio and nation
>  Radio activism and grassroots radio
>  National and transnational radio histories
>  New audio technologies:  web radio, digital broadcasting, satellite radio
>  Radio and music
>  Audio forms, styles and genres
>  Centers and margins in broadcasting
>  Radio archives and preservation of the audio past
>  Negotiations of identity:  race, gender, class
>  Transnational audio flows and influences
>  Cultural policy and radio
>  Industry consolidation, fragmentation, and innovation
>  Radio and national cultures
>
>  You may submit proposals for individual papers, pre-constituted panels, or
>  symposia.  See our website at http://commarts.wisc.edu/radioconference.htm
>  for information on these formats and instructions on how to submit your
>  proposal.  Information about keynote speakers, accommodations, travel,
>  helpful links, and the conference schedule will be posted when available.
>  DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS JANUARY 15, 2003, but we encourage earlier
>  proposals.  Acceptance will be made on a rolling basis.
>  The conference is jointly sponsored by the Radio Studies Network of Great
>  Britain and the University of Wisconsin- Madison, USA.  The conference
>  planning board consists of Tim Wall (University of Central England,
>  Birmingham) and Michele Hilmes (Unversity of Wisconsin-Madison), co-chairs;
>  James Baughman (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Kathy Newman (Carnegie
>  Mellon University), Jason Loviglio (University of Maryland ­ Baltimore
>  County), and David Goodman (University of Melbourne).
>
>  Contact Michele Hilmes ((mhilmes /at/ wisc.edu)) for more information.

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