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[Commlist] CFP - ECREA Radio and Sound Conference 2025 (new location)
Wed Apr 02 20:54:06 GMT 2025
Cog in a wheel? Radio and Sound in the Changing Mediascape
ECREA Radio and Sound Section
8-10 September 2025
CHANGE OF VENUE
We are sure you have been following the news and have seen the protests
happening throughout Turkey following the detention and arrest of
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. We have seen violence against protesters
with water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas being used, large
numbers of protesters arrested, and international journalists deported.
In the light of these events,we have taken the difficult decision to
move the conference with our main concern being the safety of delegates
given the uncertain situation. This decision has also been taken on the
advice of the main ECREA board.
After considering many options and consulting possible venues, we have
decided to move the conference to the University of Sheffield in the UK.
They have kindly agreed to host the event at short notice. Sheffield is
in a beautiful location in the Pennine hills and is renowned for the
warm welcome it gives its visitors.
We are therefore re-opening the call for papers to include those who may
be interested in attending the conference in the new venue of Sheffield
in the UK. All submission details are below.
Extended deadline: 23 April 2025 (inclusive)
Abstract Submission site: https://ecrearadioandsound2025.org/
<https://ecrearadioandsound2025.org/>
Conference theme:
This conference aims to examine the past, present, andevolving role of
radioaround the world within a dynamic global media landscape. We will
highlight the transformation of radio from a static entity to an
adaptive component of the larger media ecosystem, continually reshaping
itself in response to socio-political, economic, and technological
changes. In the early 20th century, radio played an important role in
the establishment and development of nation-states — especially
militarily, economically, politically, and linguistically. Today, it is
ubiquitous in various forms, multi-faceted, and present throughout the
world. With the advent of artificial intelligenceand non-human
presenters, along with rising public mistrust and the prevalence of
disinformation, radio faces new pressures to evolve. Nevertheless, radio
endures as a critical medium, especially during global conflicts, where
it serves as a source or way of communication for the different parties
to the conflict as well as for the diaspora communities.
Starting from this premise, we invite papers that help conceptualise
“radio” as a cog in a changing wheel and focus on the dynamics that have
shaped, over time and across the globe, the role of radio, be these
roles assumed, attributed, or presumed by both
broadcastersandlistenersand be these radios private, public, university,
community, clandestine, political, and more. We seek papers which
explore the resilience and ongoing transformation of radio, emphasising
its vital role in a shifting media environment and welcome
interdisciplinary perspectives. We also welcome papers that contribute
to investigating the various roles and formsthat radio has occupied, as
well as the various topicsit has tackled since its inception to the
present dayacross different political, geographical, economic, and
cultural contexts. We are particularly interested in exploring the
contextsand reasons behind these evolutions.
Furthermore, we aim to understand how the materialityof what is
sometimes too quickly labelled as “radio” has evolved. Our goal is to
investigate radio's transition from live, real-time broadcasting to a
platform that accommodates on-demand audio formats and genres, working
alongside podcasts, streaming, and downloadable content. This evolution
has rebranded the industry as "audio" or "sound media", showcasing new
capacities for audiences to listen almost whenever and wherever they
want, thanks to the Internet and associated technologies.
We particularly welcome conceptual and theoretical proposalsthat address
the place of podcasts, radio and sound studies in academic landscapes.
These fields are tackled by researchers from various disciplines, from
engineers to art researchers, and are mobilised to explore many topics,
from the role they could play in war contexts to their place in the
artistic and cultural development of groups and nations. The rise of
podcasts has notably transformed how researchers disseminate scientific
knowledge and engage in reflection on their methodologies and
dissemination processes. The conference will specifically address these
ongoing developments.
Lastly, we invite practitionersin the fields of radio and sound studies
who are eager to combine their reflections with those of academics. By
merging practical insights with theoretical perspectives, we aim to
foster a rich dialogue that bridges the gap between practice and research.
The conference will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and
paper presentations that address the following themes related to the one
or many main topic(s) of this conference:
RADIO AND SOUND: PRODUCTION, FORMATS AND PURPOSES
*
Production
o
Practices
o
Studies
o
Podcasting
o
Ethnographies
o
Broadcast locations (e.g. prisons, hospitals, educational
institutions,refugee camps, farms, armed forces, …)
o
…
*
Formats
o
Information
o
Storytelling
o
Narratives
o
Musics
o
Sounds
o
Codes (non-talk)
o
Drama
o
Sound Creation
o
Documentaries,
o
Talk shows,
o
Podcast typologies
o
…
*
Purposes
o
Politics
o
Pedagogy and education
o
Awareness raising
o
Activism
o
Entertainment
o
(Dis)information
o
…
RADIO AND SOUND: MEDIUM INCONTEXTS
*
Medium
o
Civic radio
o
Free radio
o
Pirate radio
o
Alternative radio
o
Radical radio
o
DIY radio
o
Not-for-profit radio
o
NGOs radio
o
Feminist radio
o
Community radio
o
Local / national / regional radio
o
…
*
Contexts
o
Radio in the global media landscape
o
Ownership, regulation and governance of radio
o
Freedom of speech
o
Political and economical constraints
o
Policies of broadcasting
o
…
RADIO AND SOUND: AUDIENCES AND LISTENING
*
Audiences
o
Community
o
National
o
Transnational
o
Diasporas
o
Demographics within audiences
o
…
*
Listening
o
Poetics of listening
o
Philosophy of listening
o
Politics of listening
o
History of listening
o
Listening as a cultural practice
o
Phenomenology of listening
o
…
RADIO AND SOUND: TECHNOLOGIES
*
DAB, streaming or LTE broadcasting
*
Podcasting distribution
*
Sound platforms
*
Internet
o
Social media
o
Radio as an app
o
(De)materialisation
o
Hybrid radio
o
…
*
Artificial intelligence
o
Radio production and reception
o
Trust, information and disinformation
o
…
RADIO AND SOUND: RESEARCH
*
Radio and sound as research fields
*
Theories of radio and sound studies
*
Political economy of the radio
*
Radio and gender studies
*
Methodological approaches to sound research
*
Digital ethnography
*
Digital methods
*
Network analysis
*
Archiving and oral history
*
Radio history
*
Journalism
*
Radio journalism
*
Radio art
*
Sound art
*
Aural culture and cultural aural expressions
*
Reception studies
*
…
The conference situates radio and sound studies within the broader
contemporary media landscape and aims to start a dialogue with, and
accept contributions from platform studies, Internet studies, sound
studies, social media studies, critical political economy of the media,
media history, digital media management, cultural studies, production
studies, ethnography, and social sciences.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for abstract submissions: Wednesday 23 April 2025 (inclusive)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Proposals for individual papers and panels can be submitted until 23
April 2025through the conference website’s platform
https://ecrearadioandsound2025.org/
<https://ecrearadioandsound2025.org/>. Abstracts should be written in
English and contain a clear outline of the argument, theoretical
framework, and, where applicable, methodology and results. Individual
abstracts and panel proposals should be between 300 and 500 words. In
the case of a panel, proposals should contain a short summary of the
panel and include the 4 or 5 individual contributions (with the title
and author’s names of each contribution composing the panel.
SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE RADIO JOURNAL: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN
BROADCAST & AUDIO MEDIA
We will invitedelegates of the Conference to submit their full papers no
later than February 2026 to be selected for a special issue of the Radio
Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, edited by
Intellect
(www.intellectbooks.com/radio-journal-international-studies-in-broadcast-audio-media
<http://www.intellectbooks.com/radio-journal-international-studies-in-broadcast-audio-media>),
to be published in the second issue of 2026.
For further information, please contact the organising committee at this
email address: (radioandsoundconference /at/ gmail.com)
<mailto:(radioandsoundconference /at/ gmail.com)>
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