[Commlist] CFP ECREA Radio and Sound Section Conference

Call for Papers

Cog in a Wheel? Radio and Sound in the Changing Mediascape

ECREA Radio and Sound Section Conference
8-10 September 2025

The ECREA Radio and Sound Section invites submissions for its 2025 
conference, which will explore the evolving role of radio and sound in 
the contemporary media landscape. Over the years, radio has transitioned 
from a unidirectional broadcast medium to a dynamic and adaptive 
component of the media ecosystem. This transformation has been shaped by 
socio-political, economic, and technological developments, including the 
rise of artificial intelligence, the proliferation of non-human 
presenters, and ongoing challenges related to public trust and 
misinformation. Despite these changes, radio remains a crucial medium, 
particularly in times of crisis and conflict, serving as a communication 
tool for affected communities and diaspora groups.

Against this backdrop, the conference aims to conceptualise radio as a 
“cog in a changing wheel,” examining how its role has been defined, 
redefined, and contested across different historical, political, and 
geographical contexts. We welcome contributions that explore the 
resilience of radio, its adaptation to shifting media environments, and 
its various forms—including public, private, university, community, and 
political radio.

We encourage submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following 
themes:

1. Radio and Sound: Production, Formats, and Purposes
Production: Practices, ethnographies, podcasting, broadcast locations 
(prisons, hospitals, refugee camps, armed forces, etc.).
Formats: Information, storytelling, drama, documentaries, talk shows, 
non-verbal sound codes.
Purposes: Political communication, education, activism, entertainment, 
(dis)information.
2. Radio and Sound: Medium in Contexts
Medium: Civic, pirate, alternative, feminist, DIY, community, and 
not-for-profit radio.
Contexts: Governance, regulation, freedom of speech, political and 
economic constraints.
3. Radio and Sound: Audiences and Listening
Audiences: Community, national, transnational, diasporic, demographic 
diversity.
Listening: Cultural and philosophical dimensions, history of listening, 
listening as a political act.
4. Radio and Sound: Technologies
Infrastructure: DAB, streaming, hybrid radio, social media platforms, 
AI-driven content.
Artificial Intelligence: AI in radio production, trust, and disinformation.
5. Radio and Sound: Research
Theoretical Approaches: Political economy, gender studies, digital 
ethnography, archiving, oral history.
Methodologies: Digital methods, network analysis, reception studies, 
journalism, sound art.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
This conference seeks to foster dialogue between radio and sound studies 
and adjacent disciplines, including platform studies, internet studies, 
media history, political economy, digital media management, cultural 
studies, and social sciences.

Submission Guidelines
Abstracts should be in English and clearly outline the argument, 
theoretical framework, and, where applicable, methodology and results.
Individual abstracts and panel proposals should be between 300 and 500 
words.
Panel proposals must include a short summary and list 4 to 5 
contributions with titles and author names.
Submissions must be made through Microsoft CMT by 17 February 2025.
Key Dates
Abstract submission deadline: 17 February 2025
Notification of acceptance: 31 March 2025
Programme publication: w/c 28 April 2025
For further details, visit https://ecrearadioandsound2025.org/.
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