[ecrea] CFP: 'The Irish Regional Press: Past & Present'

Call for Papers

The Irish Regional Press: Past&  Present, DCU, 12 December 2014

Proposals are invited for papers to be presented at an upcoming
interdisciplinary conference on the Irish regional press to be held at
Dublin City University (DCU) on Friday 12 December 2014. The
conference aims to address the historical and contemporary development
of the regional press in the major urban centres and rural areas
across Ireland. This conference is organised in association with the
Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland (NPHFI).

Papers might address, but are not limited to, the historical and
contemporary consideration of the following themes in relation to the
Irish regional press:

·         Biographies of reporters, editors or owners
·         History of individual newspapers
·         Corporate and business organisation
·         Political influence and / or affiliation
·         Professional networks
·         Sport
·         Gender
·         Technological and communication developments
·         The community and social role of the regional press
·         The Irish Language and the regional press
·         The urban-rural divide
·         Union organisation

Papers which address these themes, and others, from an historical or
regional perspective, through case studies or quantitative and
qualitative analysis are welcome. The conference is open to all
disciplines. Early career researchers and postgraduate students are
particularly encouraged to contribute.

Abstracts of no more than 300 words, for papers of twenty minutes,
should be emailed (toirishregionalpress /at/ gmail.com)  by Friday 3 October
2014. Abstracts should clearly indicate the proposed title, the
paper’s main aims, and the name and affiliation of the author(s).
Abstracts should be accompanied by a brief biography and contact
details.

For further information or enquiries please contact either Ian
Kenneally ((ian.kenneally /at/ gmail.com)) or James O’Donnell
((jamesthomasodonnell /at/ gmail.com)).

It is intended that the papers and discussion at this conference will
contribute to an edited volume on the history of the Irish regional
press to be published with a leading academic publishing house.


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