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[ecrea] Setting the Agenda for Eurovision Studies (Symposium in Oslo)

Tue May 25 20:42:23 GMT 2010



ERN Inaugural Symposium
http://www.eurovisonresearch.net

SETTING THE AGENDA FOR EUROVISION STUDIES
On Friday 28 May 2010 — University of Oslo, Norway



Location: Room 205, Plan 2 (2nd floor), Bygning 4 (building 4)

9:00AM     REGISTRATION

9:30AM     INTRODUCTION: Setting the Agenda for Eurovision Studies
Toni Sant – School of Arts & New Media, Universitty of Hull, Scarborough Campus, UK.

9:40AM     INVITED GUEST SPEAKER
Kjell Ekholm [YLE - Finland]
(interviewed by Professor Brian Singleton, School of Drama, Film and Music, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

10:20AM   BREAK

10:40AM   ERN MEMBER PRESENTATIONS
The Eurovision Song Contest and the problem of “quality”
Mari Pajala – Department of Media Studies, University of Turku, Finland.

Eurovision:  It’s oh so queer
Peter Rehberg – Editor-in-chief, Männer magazinee, Germany.

Eurovision and the “New” Europe
Karen Fricker – Department of Drama and Theatre, Royaal Holloway, University of London & Milija Gluhovic – School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK.

Nation Branding and Image Building Through Popular Culture: A Case Study of Estonia and Ukraine
Paul Jordan – Department of Central and East Europeann Studies, University of Glasgow, UK.

National Differences at the Eurovision Song Contest: The Seven Essential & Interconnected “Dimensions of Meaning”
Irving Wolther – HMTH Institute for Journalism and Coommunication Studies, Hannover, Germany.

The Global Networking of Irish Eurovision Song Contest Fans
Brian Singleton – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

12:20PM     RESPONSE
Apostolos Lampropoulos – Department of French, Univerrsity of Cyprus

12:30PM     LUNCH

This symposium is organized by the Eurovision Research Network and hosted by the Department of Media and Communication in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Further details at http://www.eurovisonresearch.net


Also from the Eurovision Research Network this week in Oslo



On Thursday, 27 May 2010 - Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsveien 29, 0167 Oslo
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Debate: The 'New' Europe at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest
Panelists include Barry Viniker, editor, esctoday.com and Dr. Milija Gluhovic, School of Theatre, Performance, and Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick (UK). Chair: Karen Fricker



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