[ecrea] CFP: Setting the Agenda for Eurovision Studies (Oslo - May 2010)

> EUROVISION RESEARCH
> NETWORK
> http://www.eurovisionresearch.net
>
> The Eurovision Research Network (ERN), founded in 2009, is an
> association of academics, broadcasters, journalists, and other
> individuals and organisations with an interest in sharing ideas,
> dialogue, and resources around the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The ERN
> was founded to consolidiate existing scholarship, journalism, and
> broadcasting about the ESC, and to generate new writing and activity
> around the Contest. 
>
> ERN Inaugural Symposium
> Friday 28 May 2010 at 9:00am
> University of Oslo
>
> THEME: Setting the Agenda for Eurovision Studies
>
> Call for Proposals: Presentations / Papers / Provocations
>
> As a key element of the inaugural activities for the Eurovision Research
> Network (ERN), the Department of Media and Communication in the Faculty
> of Humanities at the University of Oslo is hosting a half-day symposium
> to coincide with the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.
>
> This is an open call for presentations, papers, and/or provocations for
> this symposium. 
>
> Researchers are invited to give an overview of their current
> Eurovision-related research activities. Anyone who has already published
> in this area is asked to present the context of their work along with any
> updates, as appropriate. However, unpublished research and position
> papers about proposed research will equally be considered for inclusion
> in this symposium.
>
> The symposium will also include a special panel for postgraduate students
> from the University of Oslo's Department of Media and Communication, who
> are currently following a course on fan culture and researching various
> aspects of the Eurovision Song Contest.
>
> To participate in this symposium, please send a brief abstract
> (100-200 words) and a two-sentence bio note to Karen Fricker
> (karen.fricker /at/ rhul.ac.uk) and Toni Sant (t.sant /at/ hull.ac.uk) by Monday 17 May
> 2010. You should also outline your technical needs for the presentation,
> if any.
>
> A full schedule for the symposium will be published along with details of
> other ERN events in Oslo at
>
> http://www.eurovisionresearch.net one week before the event. 
> There will be no entry charge or registration fee for this
> symposium.
>
>
> ===================================================
>  Dr. Toni Sant
>  Subject Group Leader - Interdisciplinary Studies
>  
>  School of Arts and New Media 
>  The University of Hull - Scarborough Campus
>  Filey Road, Scarborough - YO11 3AZ
>
>  email: (t.sant /at/ hull.ac.uk)
> ===================================================

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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