[Commlist] cfp: BBC Radio 1922-2022: navigating the waves of change

MeCCSA Radio Studies Network is excited to announce the extended 
deadline for paper proposal submissions to our forthcoming conference, 
BBC Radio 1922-2022: navigating the waves of change. We have had a 
fantastic response so far. If you are yet to submit, the new deadline is 
midnight on Monday 27th June 2022. Submissions are welcome from UK and 
international academics and practitioners.

The event is to be a one-day, in-person Conference at University of 
Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, on Saturday 26th November 2022, and there 
will be a special issue of Journal of Radio & Audio Media in 2023.

Keynotes:
Professor David Hendy: Writer, broadcaster and Professor Emeritus of 
Media and Cultural History at the University of Sussex.
Dr. Gurvinder Aujla-Sidhu: Associate Professor Journalism, University of 
Derby.
This year, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the BBC. Regular 
domestic broadcasts commenced on 14 November 1922 using the then new 
technology of wireless radio. The organisation became the British 
Broadcasting Corporation, with a Royal Charter and funded by a listener 
licence fee in January 1927. Today’s corporation is not only larger, but 
more diverse and under great pressure to demonstrate public value in the 
digital era. The BBC has, at times, found itself respected and revered 
but also resented or disliked. Nonetheless, BBC radio remains a 
significant force in ‘entertaining, informing and educating’ populations 
both within the UK and globally. It maintains a consummate reputation 
for legitimacy, accuracy, and impartiality despite political pressures. 
Over the past 100 years, BBC radio has also shown considerable 
resilience throughout technological and cultural developments such as 
the roll out of television and commercial radio sectors, and the 
multiplicity of audio platforms now available to audiences.

This one-day conference, presented by the MeCCSA Radio Studies Network, 
will celebrate but also critically consider both radio as a medium and 
this British institution, as well as Public Service Broadcasting more 
generally, bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore 
key themes regarding BBC Radio’s contribution to society:
·	The trajectories and possible developments that legislation, 
technologies and cultural and sociological changes might bring.
·	How radio is adapting to co-exist with other technologies rather than 
being usurped by them.
·	The influence of BBC radio in both the UK and internationally: past, 
present and future.

The event will feature keynote speakers, panel presentations and 
networking opportunities. Following the conference, there will be the 
opportunity for submission to a peer reviewed symposium edition of the 
Journal of Radio and Audio Media, November 2023.
The MeCCSA Radio Studies Network invites proposals for 15-minute 
presentations from academics, independent researchers, archivists, 
postgraduate students, and broadcast professionals and practitioners. We 
are open to critical perspectives and encourage comparative case studies 
too, in addition to any papers with a more celebratory tone. We are 
happy to receive proposed panels comprising no more than 4 papers each 
but reserve the right to organise these as we think best.

Proposals are invited which focus on, but are not limited to, the 
following key themes:
●	Perspectives on BBC Radio as a public service broadcaster
●	The ongoing cultural relevance of radio in terms of reporting on, 
shaping and reflecting our society
●	The reach, value, and impact of BBC Radio news
●	Podcasting, digital services, BBC Sounds
●	The role of BBC World Service Radio and BBC services overseas
●	Broadcaster and audience diversity and inclusivity
●	BBC Radio’s engagement with community broadcasters
●	The role of BBC Radio in the representation of minority and 
under-represented communities
●	BBC Local Radio and its relationship with its audience(s)
●	BBC and the public sphere
●	Digital technologies and the changing nature of audiences and their 
influence on BBC Radio ●	BBC School Radio, Bite Size, Academy - 
appealing to new audiences, children, youth and young adults ●	The 
development and impact of new radio production and broadcast practices, 
skills and technologies ●	Policies and potential; the extent to which 
BBC Radio achieves its aims
●	The importance of creating, curating and keeping accessible archives
●	BBC Radio’s financial future
●	BBC Radio as a training ground for broadcasters and centre of excellence

Submitting a proposal
Queries welcome: (e.heywood /at/ sheffield.ac.uk) Please use the following 
format for proposals:
●	Name, affiliation, and email
●	Title of paper or presentation
●	250-word abstract ●	100-word biography
●	Send proposals as a Word doc by email to: (radiostudiesnetwork /at/ gmail.com)
●	Extended deadline for proposals: midnight, Monday 27th June 2022
Confirmation of conference papers/panels accepted will be emailed by 
18th July 2022
Details of the event timetable and how to register for this day-long 
Conference will follow (full price £30 per person - student price £20 
person).

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