[Commlist] cfp: Radio Conference: Entertainments, Cultures, Information & Technology

CONFERENCE

Department of Media

University of Chester


*Radio***

*Entertainments, Cultures, Information & Technology*

*Research & Practice*

10^th - 11^th September,  2019.

-      Organisers   -

Chris Hart, Jim Mason, Simon Morrison, and Michelle Ponting

web site: will go live in February 2019

*Abstract submission: 29 March 2019 *to*(m.ponting /at/ chester.ac.uk)*

Decision on abstracts: 19 April 2019

Conference Schedule publication: 31 May 2019

Selection of papers for publication: 5 October 2019

Deadline for submission of papers for publication: 28 February 2020

Preparation of Book manuscript: 29 February – 31 July 2020

Publication of book: December 2020

Fee 2 days: £180.00 inclusive of lunches etc.

Bookings open 19 April 2019 – details will be on the web site.

*This conference has four broad themes,*

1.   Radio and culture

2.   Radio and entertainments

3.   Radio and information

4.   Radio and technology

*The purpose of this conference is to*

Discuss, explore and share new perspectives and research on and about 
the history, development, contemporary contexts and possible futures of 
radio, as a mass media that also appeals to particular demographics.

*The four broad themes*. Please think of these as guides that embrace 
the social, political, economic, legal and cultural aspects of radio in 
the widest of senses.

1.   the role of radio in reflecting, embodying and expressing different 
cultural identities. This theme may include, for example, the 
historical, e.g. national radio in the 2^nd World War across Europe, or 
the contemporary, e.g. radio and post-apartheid identities across South 
Africa, or the regionalisation, e.g. private radio in Indonesia.

2.   the role of entertainments used by, and developed by, radio. This 
theme may include, for example, music programming over the decades, the 
rise of subscription music apps, comedy and light entertainment 
programmes, dramas and serials, concerts, children’s programmes, food 
programmes, presenters, and podcasting.

3.   the role of radio in re-packaging and disseminating information and 
news. This theme may include, for example, historical and contemporary 
radio journalism, news programming, false news, interviewing, ethics and 
politics.

4.   the role of technology in the development and consumption of radio 
broadcasts. This theme may include, for example, historical and 
contemporary research on radio communications technology and design. For 
example, the development of the portable and car radio, DAB, legislation 
and regulations, pirates and private radio broadcasting.

We would welcome abstracts from researchers and practitioners.

If you are a research student, then let us know as we have some 
subsidised places.

*The conference organisers *


**​Michelle Ponting – radio 
broadcaster/journalist/(lecturerm.ponting /at/ chester.ac.uk)


As a broadcast journalist at Manchester’s Key 103 - in her 13 years 
there Michelle collected a number of industry awards – including a 
nomination at 2014s /O2 Media awards/ and the award for ‘Best Interview’ 
at 2015s /IRN awards/. ‘A Wheel Manchester Gangster’ was an exclusive 
interview Michelle conducted with one of Manchester’s notorious gang 
leaders who scaled the big wheel in Manchester – he said he would only 
get down after speaking to Michelle and telling her his side of the 
story. Michelle covered the Manchester riots in August 2011 for Key 103 
and also provided updates that night for Al Jazeera TV.

Michelle was one of the team that helped to set up Newlove FM – the 
short licence community radio station that was set up by the family of 
the murdered Warrington man Garry Newlove.

At the University of Chester Michelle leads the successful award winning 
student *CAT radio*(thecatradio.co.uk).


Jim Mason – musician/producer/(lecturerj.mason /at/ chester.ac.uk)


Jim has worked professionally as a composer, lyricist, producer, 
engineer, re-mixer, performer and chord recogniser.  In various 
capacities, he has had key involvement with twelve hit singles on major 
UK club charts (including two No.2 hits), and key involvement with Top 
40 hit singles on the Official UK Singles Chart.

He has also had success worldwide, including writing and producing a 
No.1 hit single on one of France’s major club charts, which also spent 7 
weeks in the main French singles chart.

Although Jim’s success has mainly been in commercial dance music, he has 
undertaken a wide variety of paid and non-paid music work, including 
playing piano on an alternative folk album, undertaking projects 
combining Western electronic music with traditional Vietnamese Ca Tru 
music, recording 16^th  century lute and viol music for a notable film, 
performing as part of a ‘covers’ band, and writing and producing 
corporate video music, documentary theme music, telephone ‘on-hold’ 
music and many other projects.


Dr. Simon A. Morrison – music journalist/script 
writer/(lecturers.morrison /at/ chester.ac.uk)


For two decades Simon was a journalist, at the coal face of club 
culture. He worked as a journalist for a varied list of publications 
including /The Guardian/,///The Observer/,///Loaded/,///Marie 
Clare/,///Red/,///Mixmag/,///DJ/,///Clash/,///Muzik/,///Shortlist///and 
/The Big Issue/. He has editorial experience at a number of magazines, 
and for two summers lived in Ibiza, working as editor of Ministry of 
Sound’s island publication, /Ministry in Ibiza/. He also reviewed gigs 
and worked as the pub critic for /The Manchester Evening News/. For many 
years Simon was a columnist for /DJ magazine/.

Simon has produced and presented TV and radio, including stints writing 
the ITV show /Club-A-Vision/, presenting television from Ibiza, hosting 
island-wide radio shows and producing a documentary on the 15^th 
 anniversary of Manchester nightclub The Haçienda for /Kiss Radio/. He 
continues to contribute to BBC Radio 5Live and has also recently 
featured as a contributor on BBC Breakfast News.

Simon also helped to organise the 2013 music/literature festival ‘Louder 
Than Words’ in Manchester, which brought the likes of Hugh Cornwell (The 
Stranglers), Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Alan McGee (Creation Records) 
and Wilko Johnson (Dr Feelgood) to talk about music and writing within 
the intimate surroundings.


Dr. Chris Hart – copywriter/author/(lecturerc.hart /at/ chester.ac.uk)

Chris has and continues to work in publishing, contract research and 
marketing, and is a keen aficionado of vintage music technology. His 
recent books include, /World War 1 – media, entertainments and popular 
culture/(2018), /Doing your literature review/(2018), and/World War 2 & 
the media/(2015 with Guy Hodgson and Simon Roberts).

             Chris has published widely on such topics as Talcott 
Parsons, the Chicago School of Sociology, Englishness and identity and 
research methods. In addition, he has led international research 
projects funded by industry, the findings from which have been included 
in the UK National Budget (2015).

With Simon Morrison Chris is working on a book about the music of /Pink 
Floyd/(Palgrave, 2020).

*Publication opportunity*

A selection of papers from the conference will be published by a major 
international publisher. We have extensive experience in book editing 
and publishing and have several publishers interested in receiving a 
book proposal from us.

**

*Further information*

Department of Media: chester.ac.uk/media.


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