[ecrea] Exploring media, languages, cultures and borders: Conference

Please see call for papers for SACM-SGKM Conference 2018 to be held in 
Lugano, Switzerland, 12-13 April 2018. Many thanks






PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS
 http://www.sgkm2018.usi.ch/



Annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media 
Research (SACM-SGKM)
   12-13 April 2018 at the Faculty of Communication Sciences, 
Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI)







NEXT-DOOR GIANTS



Exploring Media, Languages, Cultures and Borders in Switzerland and Europe








 Switzerland is a multilingual and multicultural society, where people 
from different linguistic regions share different beliefs, ideas and 
cultures. In particular, larger European neighbours or next-door giants 
in communication studies exert a deep influence on the “Swiss 
tradition”, both from practical as well as theoretical perspectives. 
These include German critical theory from Max Horkheimer and Theodor 
Adorno through to Jurgen Habermas to Niklas Luhmann, the French cultural 
theory starting with Edgar Morin, or the Italian semiotic perspective 
pioneered by Umberto Eco.  The important role played by Switzerland’s 
neighbours in communications and media can also be observed from various 
other perspectives. Neighbouring countries account for about two thirds 
of Swiss television marketshare, intensifying competition for 
advertising revenue. The Swiss national radio and television network, 
SRG, in catering to the three main linguistic regions in Switzerland, 
also competes with three national radio networks. Foreign commercial 
companies like Springer, Hersant, and Berlusconi, as well as internet 
‘upstarts’ such as Google, Facebook and Twitter, loom large over the 
Swiss media landscape.  Switzerland has however helped shape modern 
media and communication industries. Many of the leading 
telecommunication regulators have their headquarters in Switzerland. 
Many other key international organisations and events have chosen to 
locate themselves in Switzerland, attesting to the country’s key role as 
an important mediator and negotiator in international political, social 
and economic affairs.       The SACM-SGKM 2018 conference will examine 
key communication and media issues affecting Switzerland and its 
European neighbours. The conference will bring together Swiss and 
international academics, each providing a rich set of insights about how 
international communication events and issues are shaping contemporary 
national research in to media, cultures, languages, borders and 
identity. The conference will encourage academics to reflect on 
different communication research traditions applying those to key issues 
and events affecting contemporary Swiss and European societies.    Key 
issues and events linked to the conference will include the role of 
European media in global communication markets; the communicative flows 
of people (migration) and media goods and services (companies, content 
and personnel) in to and out of Switzerland and Europe; the role of 
international organizations, many of which are based in Switzerland such 
as the ITU, EBU and UPU, in regulating communications; extreme weather 
and media in Europe; the role of media in mediating global issues; and 
media, diplomacy and neutrality.    The conference would like to explore 
these and other relevant issues.    The Conference may address the 
following topics
 :   The History of Communication Research in Switzerland and Europe  
Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Swiss and European media   
Media, Diplomacy and Global Politics   Journalism in Europe, Middle 
East and North Africa   Switzerland and its Mediterranean Neighbours   
The EU and its Neighbours   Foreign Media Ownership in National Media 
Markets   Communications and Migration in Europe   International 
Organizations and Swiss Communication Research   Changing Cultural 
Landscapes in Contemporary Europe   Identity and Cultural Borders in 
the Internet Age   Swiss Cultural Festivals and Economic Fora   
European Media Content    The conference particularly encourages 
contributions from PhD and post-doctoral scholars.     Important Dates
  Deadline for submitting abstracts: 30 October 2017
 Reply sent to authors: 15 December 2017
 Conference: 12 – 13 April 2018
 Conference location: Faculty of Communication Sciences (USI)
   PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS
 http://www.sgkm2018.usi.ch/






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