NO END OF TRANSITION?
UNDERSTANDING CHANGES IN MEDIA LANDSCAPE AND PUBLIC
RHETORIC OF POST-COMMUNIST ERA.
Ljubljana, Slovenia: March 14-15, 2008.
Although the restructuring of media landscapes in post-communist
countries begun nearly two decades ago, it is in many cases still
a lively, ongoing process that has unjustifiably received too
little scholarly attention during recent years. The conference
aims to review the changes in mass communication and public rhetoric
brought about by transition from communist states to capitalism
and democracy. It will focus on economic, legal, political and
cultural aspects of rearrangements in public communication and
intends to attract communication scholars from and of the broadly
defined cultural and geographical area of Central and Eastern
Europe.
Keynote speakers: Slavko Splichal (University of Ljubljana), Colin Sparks (University of Westminster) and Karol Jakubowicz (Council of the Independent Media Commission of Kosovo)
TOPICS
- Economic, legal and political aspects of the transition
process: Privatisation of ownership and commercialisation
of media practices; new legal regulation; existence and quality
of public service broadcasting; new public sphere and troubled
relationship between media and governments in post-communist
countries; new, often extreme political rhetoric in post-communist
societies.
- Cultural aspects of transition: New trends
in journalism, media representations and popular culture in
post-communist settings; issues of nationalism and globalisation;
role of media in (re)creating collective memories and identities;
changes in film and music industries.
VENUE
The conference will be held at the Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Ljubljana and will be hosted by the Slovenian Communication
Association. All sessions will take place in Room 8.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
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KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Mass Media in CEE Countries and the Dynamics of Global and Local Shifts of Power
Karol Jakubowicz, Council of the Independent Media Commission of Kosovo
Finding the Right Place on the (Media Systems) Map: PSB as a Litmus Test of Post-Communist Democratization
Colin Sparks, University of Westminster , UK
Post-Communist Transitions in Comparative Perspective
LIST OF SESSIONS AND PARTICIPANTS
Session 1: Post-Communist P ublic Spheres and Transition or Transformation: Conceptualizing Transition to Democracy and Pluralism
Chair: Lara RYAZANOVA-CLARKE, The University of Edinburgh , UK
Inta BRIKSE, University of Latvia, Latvia
The Transformation of the Communist Public Communications System to the Public Sphere in Latvia
Jan MIESSLER, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University , Czech Republic
The Birth of Democratic Discourse: Svobodné Slovo During the Velvet Revolution
Johanna MÖLLER, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Has the Public Sphere in Poland Become More Europeanized?
Session 2: Who Controls Media and People? Understanding Power, Economy and Politics in Transitional Capitalist Communication Systems
Chair: Andrej ŠKERLEP, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Angelika W. WYKA, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University , Germany and European Journalism Observatory , Switzerland and Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University , Hungary
Media Privatization and Spread of Foreign Ownership in East Central Europe : A Comparative Study
Adina BAYA, West University of Timisoara , Romania
The Concentration of Media Ownership in Post-Communist Romania : Supporting or Challenging Pluralism and Media Freedom?
Boris VEZJAK, Faculty od Arts, University of Maribor , Slovenia
Political Desire for the Media and Rhetorics of Its Takeover
Dev BOSE, Clemson University , USA
On the Cusp of Revolution: Failed Political Reform and the Fragmented Individual in Debord and Virilio
Session 3: Post-Communist Settings Between Global (Market) Forces and Local (Cultural) Trends
Chair: Andreas MANDLER , Humboldt University of Berlin , Germany , Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome / Italy
Václav ŠTĖTKA , Masaryk University , Czech Republic
Globalization, Audience "Resistance" and Cultural Nostalgia: Current Trends on the Czech Popular Media Scene
Natalie GRAVENOR, EYZ Media/Klipzona Project Group Berlin , Germany
Rock Music in Film, Television, Music Clips and Media Censorship in Hungary , GDR and post-1990 Germany
Maja TURNŠEK, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Do the Mass Media Notice the Transitions? Reports on The Treaty of Lisbon
Session 4: Postsocialisms and Cultural Nationalisms: Building New Identities for New Purposes
Chair: Václav ŠTĖTKA , Masaryk University , Czech Republic
Lara RYAZANOVA-CLARKE, The University of Edinburgh , UK
Putin's Nation: Construction of Post-Soviet Identity in Direct Line with the President
Maruša PUŠNIK, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Contested Pasts: Dynamic Media Reconstructions of the Past in Post-Socialist Societies
Tihana MIGIC, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg , Austria
Croatia and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia : Discourses on Croatian National Identity
Ksenija H. VIDMAR, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Gender, Whiteness and Media Racism in Post-Socialist Slovenia
Session 5: Reshaping Conditions and Trends in Journalism: Professional Practices and Ideologies
Chair: Inta BRIKSE, University of Latvia , Latvia
Alenka JELEN, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Exploring the Relationships Between Political Sources and Journalists in the Post-Communist Era: The Case of (Re)Framing the President's Image
Dejan JONTES, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Journalistic Prizes as Narratives of Self-Legitimation
Alicja SOMMERFELD, Nicolaus Copernicus University , Poland
Crime of Defamation in Post-Communist Poland : Contemporary Form of Censorship?
Session 6: Dynamics of Changes in Cultural R epresentations: From Communist to Post-Communist Settings
Chair: Ksenija H. VIDMAR , Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Andrej ŠKERLEP, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
Rhetoric of Conflict And Rhetoric of Reconciliation in Post-Communist Slovenia
Smaranda BOROS, Petru CURSEU, Tilburg University , The Netherlands
The Glass Tomb: Managerial Gender Stereotypes in Obituaries in Communist and Post-Communist Romania
Ilija TOMANIÆ TRIVUNDŽA, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia
What Third World ? Changing Photographic Representation of International News in Slovene Elite Press (1980-2006)
Andreas MANDLER, Humboldt University of Berlin , Germany , Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome / Italy
Agricultural Topics in Central Asian Media: The Case of Tajikistan
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