[ecrea] Conference: Broadcasting Britishness? Identity, Diversity and the Role of the National Media', Oxford

>'Broadcasting Britishness?  Identity, Diversity 
>and the Role of the National Media'
>
>Saïd Business School, University of Oxford: 
>10.00 am ­ 5.00 pm, Tuesday 17 June 2008
>
>This is a one day conference convened by Dr 
>David Levy, Associate Fellow in Media & 
>Communications, Saïd Business School and Cathy 
>Baldwin, St Antony's College, Oxford.  The 
>keynote speaker will be Professor Linda Colley, 
>University of Princeton. Speakers include Rt Hon 
>Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture.
>
>Britishness has become the key issue of the 
>moment among politicians, journalists and 
>ordinary people alike.  So far there has been 
>little focused debate on the role of the 
>broadcast media and the press in promoting a 
>sense of national identity - if they do and if they should.
>
>The goal of this conference is to bring together 
>perspectives from practitioners and executives 
>working in the media industry, as well as 
>academia and government, to focus on the main 
>conference question through panel-led 
>discussions and audience participation: Do the 
>national media have a specific responsibility to 
>promote national identity and strengthen social cohesion in Britain?
>
>It is the opportunity for professionals in these 
>fields to discuss and evaluate what strategies 
>the national media employ to appeal to a more 
>diverse Britain, how accurately they portray 
>modern British society and whether they have a 
>responsibility to strengthen social cohesion.
>
>The aim of the day is to develop specific 
>practical recommendations through a series of 
>panel-led discussions with audience 
>participation. Panels during the day will cover 
>The Culture of Media Production and 
>Perspectives on the Audience. A full speaker 
>list will be available in early May.
>
>Tea and coffee, a light lunch and a drinks 
>reception will be provided. Audience attendance 
>is free. Audience spaces are limited. To register an interest,
>please see: 
>http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/Media+and+Communications+Seminar+Trinity+2008.htm
>
>and email: (eventsoffice /at/ sbs.ox.ac.uk)
>--
>Cathy Baldwin, (cathy.baldwin /at/ sant.ox.ac.uk)
>http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/pages/excom/cathybaldwin.html
>Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford
>51 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6JE, UK.

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