[ecrea] cfp History, genre, narrative: newspapers and the construction of the ,twentieth century

History, genre, narrative: newspapers and the construction of the
twentieth century

A conference organised by the Centre for the Study of Journalism and
History: 14 September 2012, ICOSS, University of Sheffield

Newspapers developed a rich array of generic and narrative strategies
for reporting the major events of the twentieth century. From letters to
leading articles and from political investigations to sleazy scoops they
provided readers with interpretations of the contemporary; they now
offer historians rich evidence about the everyday culture of the period.
This conference takes up Frank Mort’s recent challenge (History Workshop
Journal, Issue 72) for scholars to develop a firmer grasp of the ‘genres
through which the press codified cultural and political change for
popular consumption, within the confines of their operation as
marketable commodities’. Accordingly, we ask how can historians make use
of the analysis of newspaper genre and narrative to deepen our
understanding of the twentieth century? How do newspapers provide a
different way of reading history both in the moment and in retrospect?
How can newly digitized archives improve our grasp of the role of the
newspaper in the processes of history? How did newspapers allow readers
to consider changing social and political realities? How did they use
existing traditions within their range of representation to take their
readers with them in a commercially driven attempt to retain a sense of
community?

Papers are invited on any aspect of the analysis of newspaper narrative
and genre as historical modes of understanding the twentieth century. A
broad approach is encouraged so topics might include political
communication, national narratives, the targeting of particular
audiences, women’s political engagement, immigration, colonial and
post-colonial discourses, protest movements, strikes, the configurations
of social class, the rise of celebrity culture, sexual morality.
Presentations from a wide range of national and regional perspectives
are welcome.

Abstracts of 300-500 words should be sent to Dr Adrian Bingham,
adrian.bingham@ sheffield.ac.uk by 30 April 2012.

Best wishes
Clare
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Clare Burke Davies
Journalism Studies
University of Sheffield
18-22 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 3NJ



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