[Commlist] CfP: Transnational Journalism History Conference

*Call for Papers*

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*_4rd Transnational Journalism History Conference_*

*June 20-21, Groningen, The Netherlands*

*Deadline CfP:February 15, 2019*

The fourth annual conference on Transnational Journalism History is 
seeking papers that study historical transformations in journalism from 
a transnational perspective.

We welcome papers that discuss theoretical or methodological issues as 
well as empirical case studies from all parts of the world. 
Specifically, we invite contributions that consider:*

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- the transfer of norms, practices and textual conventions from one 
country/region to another and their consecutive adaptation in national 
contexts

- transnational networks of actors

- biographical studies of transnational agents such as journalists or 
publishers

- the transnational coverage of particular news stories

- transnational audiences

- the impact of (emerging) technologies on transnational journalism

- different media such as television, radio, newspapers or magazines, 
and the intersection between them

*Submissions:*

Abstracts of max. 500 words (for research-in-progress), full papers (for 
completed projects) and panel proposals (max. 4 papers; 400 words panel 
description & 150 word abstract of each paper) should be submitted via 
(journalismconferences /at/ rug.nl) <mailto:(journalismconferences /at/ rug.nl)>by 
February 15, 2019. Submissions will be blind reviewed.

This year’s conference will take place on June 20-21 at the Centre for 
Media and Journalism Studies in Groningen, The Netherlands. Conference 
fee is € 75 (incl. lunches and conference dinner). Keynote speakers will 
be announced in the next months.

Any questions may be addressed to Marcel Broersma or Frank Harbers via 
(journalismconferences /at/ rug.nl) <mailto:(journalismconferences /at/ rug.nl)>, 
Debbie van Tuyll ((dvantuyl /at/ augusta.edu) <mailto:(dvantuyl /at/ augusta.edu)>) or 
Mark O’Brien ((mark.obrien /at/ dcu.ie) <mailto:(mark.obrien /at/ dcu.ie)>).

*Book project:*

The conference organizers work towards the publication of a Handbook of 
Transnational Journalism History. Submissions for the conference will 
also be considered (in adapted form) for publication in the handbook, 
and discussions during the conference will be geared towards preparing 
the publication.

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**Transnational Journalism History:***

Transnational journalism history acknowledges that cultural forms are 
produced and exchanged across borders. It focuses on the interactions 
between agents, ideas, innovations, norms and social and cultural 
practices, and their consecutive incorporation and adaptation into 
national frameworks. By moving back and forth between the national and 
transnational level, the connective and dialectic nature of these 
movements is emphasized. It thus treats the nation as only one 
phenomenon among a range of others, instead of being the primary frame 
for analysis.

This opens new venues for research because journalism history is 
institutionally and topically still confined primarily to national 
boundaries. This holds true for studies restricted to the development of 
journalism in one country, like most press histories, as well as studies 
that take nations as units for comparative research. Differences and, to 
a lesser extent, similarities in professional practices and news 
coverage are usually discussed as autonomous developments and ascribed 
to national peculiarities. Transnational journalism history critically 
interrogates these national paradigms and provides new ways forward.

*Sponsors:*

This conference is sponsored by the Centre for Media and Journalism 
Studies at the University of Groningen, and the journalism and mass 
communication programs at Dublin City University, Augusta University and 
Concordia University.


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