[Commlist] CFP Youthification of TV and Screen Culture

Call for Papers

The Youthification of Television and Screen Culture

Biannual Conference of the Television Studies Section of ECREA (European 
Communication Research and Education Association)

24-25 October 2019, University of Groningen, NL

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Prof. Jeanette Steemers (King's College London)

Dr. Vilde Schanke Sundet (Inland Norway University, Lillehammer)



Television is constantly testing its definitional boundaries. What was 
formerly defined by ways of transmission and screen technology, is more 
and more in dissolution in today's mediated landscape. Young people, 
especially, are turning away from traditional broadcast television - and 
turning towards other screens and formats. This development is forcing 
established structures to react and adapt to this new viewing culture. 
Novel formats, such as the Norwegian teen drama series 'SKAM' or the 
Spanish talent show 'Operación Trriunfo/Star Academy', proved to be 
extremely successful in overcoming the traditional boundaries of the 
medium, amongst others by including multi-platform technology and 
storytelling via social networks.



How can we understand television today as a 'young' medium and 
audiovisual culture? As a connected screen culture, not constrained 
anymore by a singular screen and fixed location in households, the 
medium continues to play a key role in people's everyday lived 
realities. How is television understood by young audiences as part of 
their wider screen culture? A clear contradiction seems to be a part of 
this trend, with older viewers leading traditional television audiences, 
and younger populations increasingly connected through other audiovisual 
devices and contents.



And how should scholars of audiovisual culture try and make sense of 
television production and use by/for these younger audiences? The 
conference 'The Youthification of Television and Screen Culture' 
therefore also provides a platform to reflect on 'young', contemporary, 
and intersectional approaches to the study of television and connected 
audiovisual media on multiple platforms and screens. The conference has 
as its key goal to overcome 'narrow' definitions of the medium 
television, inviting reflections from wider and intersectional 
perspectives studying the medium's production, reception and/or 
cross-platform programming in different European contexts.



We invite papers addressing comparative studies of television, 
audiovisual culture and screen culture, international research on new 
and/or multi-platform modes of production, distribution and consumption; 
and related to challenges of television (studies) in Europe, including:

  *   Formats for young audiences
  *   Specific challenges that come in connection with 'young TV'
  *   New practices of traditional TV channels in platforms, apps and 
social networks
  *   'Young' approaches to studying television and screen culture as 
media in transition
  *   Examples of past collaborations, present and future of European 
co-productions for younger audiences
  *   Intersectional approaches to studying youth screen culture, 
platform culture, gender and ethnicity
  *   New 'young' methods and recent approaches to the medium, 
including digital humanities, in order to clarify the medium's relevance 
among the youngest audiences
  *   Storytelling across media and mobility of screens for younger viewers
  *   Media literacy: tech skills of youngsters and adults
  *   TV and education in the era of streaming and cross-platform culture



Beyond the thematic specific contributions we invite papers that deal with:

  *   Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of 
European television, especially devoted to the new era of audiovisual 
consumption
  *   Production Studies, specifically how television content creators 
currently do audience studies, and broadcasters and content creators are 
at present part of academic research
  *   Reflections on the future of television



Special panel hosted by ECREA Film Studies:

The conference will also host a special panel organized by the ECREA 
Film Studies section. The section invites paper proposals devoted to 
explore new film-TV hybrid forms boosted by young people. The section 
welcomes submissions that explore theoretical explorations, comparisons 
of case studies and innovative approaches, in order to shed light on the 
future of film and cinema in its merging with TV platforms and the new 
cultural practices emerging within the new generations.



Proposals for individual papers or panels can be submitted to the ECREA 
Television Studies Vice Chair, dr. Berber Hagedoorn at 
(b.hagedoorn /at/ rug.nl)<mailto:(b.hagedoorn /at/ rug.nl)> until 31 May 2019. 
Abstracts should be written in English and contain a main 
question/argument, theoretical framework, methodology, results and 
reflection on key conference question(s). The length of individual 
abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words maximum plus key 
references, institutional affiliation and a short bio (max 150 words). A 
panel proposal should include a panel presentation (max 300 words) along 
with four or five individual abstracts and a short biographical note of 
each author.



Key dates

CFP: 5 February 2019

Extended deadline for submissions: 31 May 2019

Notification of acceptance: 2 July 2019

Registration: until 15 September 2019

ECREA TV Studies Section Conference: 24-25 October 2019



ECREA membership is not required to participate in the conference. The 
conference fee will not exceed 75 EUR and will include coffee breaks, 
lunches and receptions.



The conference takes place in Groningen and is hosted by the University 
of Groningen and the Groningen Research Centre for Media and Journalism 
Studies. The conference is organized by the ECREA Television Studies 
Section in co-operation with the Groningen Research Institute for the 
Study of Culture (ICOG), the University of Málaga, Spain, and Aarhus 
University, Denmark.



Conference organizers: Berber Hagedoorn (University of Groningen, the 
Netherlands), Juan Francisco Gutiérrez Lozano (University of Málaga, 
Spain), Susanne Eichner (Aarhus University, Denmark).



For more information about University of Groningen and the city of 
Groningen, see: https://www.rug.nl/education/why-choose-groningen and 
https://www.rug.nl/about-us/who-are-we/discover-groningen<https://www.rug.nl/about-us/who-are-we/discover-groningen/>.


Visit our conference website at 
https://ecreatelevisionstudies2019.wordpress.com<https://ecreatelevisionstudies2019.wordpress.com/>

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