[Commlist] Conference on Media and Publics

CFP - Conference 'MEDIA AND PUBLICS (Roskilde University 28th and 28th 
april 2022)

The notion of ‘publics’ or ‘the public’ is as well-known as it is 
elusive of exact definition. In everyday vocabulary, it is most often 
used in reference to a collection of people – for example, the listening 
or protesting public – and carries normative ideals of the importance of 
the public in democratic society.

Within academia, the concept itself and the process of the formation of 
publics have been and continue to be highly theorised across 
disciplines and in the wake of societal changes, leaving a multitude of 
different conceptualisations behind.

How are these useful in various ways when studying societal 
transformations and the role journalism? These questions and many more 
will be explored in “Media and Publics 2022” conference. Media and 
Publics 2022 is a joint effort between three larger research projects at 
RUC, which all centre around the notion of publics: DataPublics, funded 
by the Velux Foundation, AlterPublics, funded by the Carlsberg 
Foundation, and Cultural Publics, funded by the Independent Research 
Fund Denmark.

With a great line-up of keynote-speakers such as Nancy Fraser (New 
School, New York), Noortje Marres (University of Warwick), Zizi 
Papacharissi (University of Illinois Chicago), and Stefania Milan 
(University of Amsterdam), the conference will deliver insights into the 
elusive notion of ‘publics’, but also discuss the challenges facing 
media today.

See more about the conference: https://events.ruc.dk/publicsconference2022/
Deadline for abstracts 15 November 2021.

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