Radio evolution: technology, contents, audiences
ECREA 2011 Radio Research Section
14-16 September 2011, University of Minho
University of Minho (Braga-Portugal) will host
the ECREA Radio Research Section conference at 14-16 September 2011.
More information here:
<http://radioevolution2011.wordpress.com>http://radioevolution2011.wordpress.com
CALL FOR PAPERS
Working Groups | Submission Guidelines | Deadline
Throughout its history, radio has been
undergoing constant transformations. Perhaps
this is why it has survived the changes of the
political and economic environments, has taken
advantage of technological advances, and has
adapted to transformations in listening modes.
Regardless of whether they have been accidental
or intentional, voluntary or forced, these
changes have clearly resulted in the evolution
of radio being a continuous and lasting process.
A true revolution is actually taking place in
radio technology. The transition from analogue
technology to digital technology and, most
recently, to Internet, with software as the key
tool, have been the major changes in radio in
recent years. Radio is evolving itself from a
purely mass medium into a personalized,
interactive medium whose diversified programming is available ??on demand??.
On the other hand, a profound transfiguration is
occurring in radio contents. In fact, radio is
also changing in terms of content, language, and
narratives. Shaping audio messages to fit the
web environment is a challenge that demands
reflection on the changes that are occurring in
the discursive characteristics of sound
messages. The reconfiguration of radio narrative
idiosyncrasy is therefore becoming one of the
most serious impasses for the future of this medium.
Finally, and resulting of the fusion of
technology and the renewal of narratives, a
diversification and dispersion is occurring
within radio audiences. In fact, following the
trend of many other sectors of social life,
radio listeners are leaving the mass community
they used to be a part of to join smaller groups
of interest. Fragmentation seems to be the
phenomenon here that better characterizes radio
audiences in a post-technological context.
Technology, narratives, and audiences are the
three main axes proposed for the theorizing
exercise of this congress. There will be blocks
specifically dedicated to each of these spheres,
where six thematic panels will be organized
within each one. For this reason proposals are
welcome to fit some specific Working Groups,
although no area of study of radio will be
excluded. Proposals that don?t fit any of these
groups should still be sent because the proposed
programme may be re-organized according to the participants? intentions.
Working Groups È
Technology 1: Radio Between Web 2.0 Challenge and Social Networks
(This working group welcomes proposals on: the
relation between radio and social networks such
as Facebook; new technological tools to
broadcast or webcast; and new software that can
be used to edit and produce audio contents)
Technology 2: Towards Industry Imperatives and Multimedia Context
(This working group welcomes proposals regarding
the radio market and its challenges; political
economy in radio sector; and the
professionalization of people working on radio)
Audiences 1: New Methods of Radio Audience Research
(This working group is dedicated to those
intending to question the audience concept; and
to reflect on methodologies concerning audience studies)
Audiences 2: Radio Glocalization and New Patterns of Social Participation
(This working group concerns the listener and
modes of listening. Papers submitted to this
group should focus on the process of
individualization proper of all information
technologies and current cyberculture context;
the apparent contradiction resulting from the
confrontation of this individualization and the
opposite demand for participation; new
competences that all listeners seem to have; new
listener?s? status; new models of radio, such as community radios)
Narratives 1: New Radio Genres and Still the Creative Power of the Sound
(This working group includes all genres in radio
discourse, from journalism to advertising. It
therefore welcomes papers on specific content
such as news bulletins and advertising spots.
Analysis of radio programs and prognoses on new
formats will fit within this working group well.)
Narratives 2: Non-Linear Discourse and New Language Practices
(This working group is probably more concerned
with linguistic and semiotic approaches.
Proposals on the interaction between producers
and listeners, the construction of meaning,
social imaginary, and the communicative
phenomenon of radio are particularly applicable to this panel.)
Although this proposal is divided into work
packages, papers are welcome on all issues that
are currently engaging scholars, radios
practitioners, and regulators from other
disciplines of social sciences ? media studies,
cultural studies, political economy, sociology
of communication, semiotics, journalism, advertising, and history.
Submission Guidelines È
Abstracts should be written in English and
should not exceed 500 words. All abstracts will
be blind peer reviewed according to the
following criteria: originality, relevance, and
connection with the thematic of the congress.
In order to facilitate the peer reviewing
process, the organizing committee invites
participants to use the following format for submission:
- Email message with the following data in the body of the message:
· Working group to which the proposal is being submitted
· TITLE
· AUTHOR
· INSTITUTION and COUNTRY
· Attached PDF File name
- Attached PDF FILE with the following
information (without any identification of the
author. Please save your PDF File using a code
with three letters and 6 numbers ? ABC123456.pdf, for example):
· Working group to which the proposal is
being submitted (Arial, 10, Italic; Bold; Underlined)
· TITLE (Arial, 14, Bold, Centre)
· TEXT (Arial, 11, 1,5 spacing, no tabs, left or justified alignment)
Deadline È
Proposals may be submitted until April 15, 2011
to the following email address:
<mailto:(papers.radioevolution /at/ gmail.com)>(papers.radioevolution /at/ gmail.com).
A confirmation message will be sent back. If you
do not receive this confirmation message, please
contact one of the organizers:
<mailto:(madalena.oliveira /at/ ics.uminho.pt)>(madalena.oliveira /at/ ics.uminho.pt)
or <mailto:(stanislaw /at/ ics.uminho.pt)>(stanislaw /at/ ics.uminho.pt)
Notification of acceptance will be sent by May 15, 2011.
Full papers are due July 31, 2011. The
organizing committee will provide information on the required format later.
An e-Book will be published with all full papers received.
Organization:
CECS ? Communication and Society Research Centre
University of Minho
Braga | Portugal
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Madalena Oliveira
Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação
Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade
Instituto de Ciências Sociais | Universidade do Minho
Communication SciencesDepartment
Communication and Society Research Centre
Institute of Social Sciences | University of Minho
4710-057 Campus de Gualtar - Braga | Portugal
Telefone directo: 253.604295
E-mail:
<mailto:(madalena.oliveira /at/ ics.uminho.pt)>(madalena.oliveira /at/ ics.uminho.pt)
