As part of the conference to mark the 5oth
anniversary of the the Wisconsin Center for Film
and Theater Research, July 6-9 2010, University
of Wisconsin-Madison, there is a symposium on 1930s broadcasting;
Broadcasting in the 1930s: new media in a time of crisis
A Symposium
Part of the conference to mark the 50th
anniversary of the Wisconsin Centre for Theatre
and Film Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
July 6th 9th, 2010
Call for Papers
Broadcasting history has become an increasingly
established field, and there is by now a
considerable body of international work that
takes the programming, policies and audiences of
the 1930s as its focus - a decade that is often
represented as the ?golden age? of radio, and
that saw the beginnings of broadcast television.
This media history is part of a tumultuous
decade that saw great cultural changes, social
and political cleavages, economic crisis and the onset of war.
This symposium aims to bring scholars of this
period together with a view to exploring the
historical experience from perspectives that are
shaped by contemporary concerns, such as rapid
technological innovation, transnational
developments, economic instability, intermedia
relations, interactivity and the representations of crisis.
Abstracts are invited from scholars with a
particular interest in the period. Proposals
which address one or more of the following
themes will be particularly welcome, although
papers on 1930s broadcasting more generally will also be considered:
* Interactivity
* Intermediality
* Transnationalism
* Representations of crisis
Abstracts should be approximately 1,000 words in
length, and should include full contact
information, including a brief (50 word) biography.
Deadline March 1st 2010.
They should be sent in the first instance to
Hugh Chignell at Bournemouth University
(hchignell /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)<mailto:(hchignell /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)>
Organisers: Dr. Jamie Medhurst (University of
Aberystwyth), Dr. Hugh Chignell, in
collaboration with Prof. Michele Hilmes (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
Sessions will run concurrently with the WCFTR
?On, Archives!? conference see
www.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/conference<http://www.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/conference>
for more details. Participants are invited to
attend all sessions for both events.
See the attached CFP and apologies for cross-posting.
Best, Hugh
Hugh Chignell
Associate Professor of Broadcasting History,
The Media School,
Bournemouth University
Poole BH12 5BB 01202 965763 Mob. 07799643970
