Entangled Media Histories

A research network for European media historians since 2013

Forum 2, Bournemouth, May 6–9 2014

Monday, May 5th

PhD-workshop

Tuesday, May 6th

Theme: Old and new faces

16.00–16.30 Registration and Afternoon Tea (BU Executive Business Centre, Lansdowne campus, room EB702)

16.30–16.45 BU CMH Welcome address

16.45–18.30 Introductions and Research Presentations

  • Sofie Qvarnström, “In between rhetoric and media history”
  • Tony Stoller,”Serious Music for the Masses? Classical musical Radio in the UK, 1945-1995″
  • Sophie Elsässer, “The Swedish consumer journal Råd & Rön and the influence from the consumer authorities
  • Emilia Ljungberg, “Travel writing and the construction of a national identity

19.00–21.00 Reception at Russell Coates Museum Wine reception with nibbles

Wednesday May 7th

Theme: Sources and methodology

09.30–10.00 Coffee (Octagon, Talbot Campus Library)

10.00–12.30 BU Library and Archives (Octagon, Talbot Campus Library)

  • 10.00–10.45 BU Librarian Ian Marsland
  • 10.45–11.30 Holly Crossen-White on using The Times Digital archive
  • 11.30–12.30 All access online resources

12.30–13.30 Lunch (The Retreat, Talbot Campus)

13.30–15.00 Guest Talk (Talbot Campus, Committee room) Professor Andreas Fickers, University of Luxembourg

15.00–15.30 Tea and Coffee

15.30–17.30 EMHIS 2 Reading Discussion (Committee room)

17.30–19.00 Free time (Library research, networking, sightseeing, fussball…)

19.00 Drinks and Dinner (venue tbc)

Thursday May 8th

Theme: Presentations and commentary (feedback)

09.30-10.00 Coffee (Talbot Campus, Committee room)

10.00-11.20 Guest commentator (Committee room) Professor Andreas Fickers

Presentations: 10 min paper and 30min feedback/discussion (Marie Cronqvist & Christoph Hilgert)

11.20–11.45 Coffee and Tea

11.45–13.10 Guest commentator (continued) Professor Andreas Fickers

Presentations: 10 min paper and 30min feedback/discussion (Johan Jarlbrink & Hugh Chignell)

13.15–14.15 Lunch (The Retreat, Talbot Campus)

14.30–16.30 EMHIS 2 Meetings (rooms tbc)

14.30–15.30 Horizon 2020 – all Tom Watson from BU will join

15.30–16.30 Steering Committee/PhD group

16.30–18.00 Free time (Library research, networking, sightseeing, fussball…)

18.30 Dinner at Westbeach Restaurant

Friday May 9th

Theme: Reflections and Travel

09. 30–10.00 Coffee (BU Executive Business Centre, Lansdowne campus, room EB302)

10.00–13.00 EMHIS 2 Reflections – what and where next? (room EB302)

  • PhD update and feedback from the week
  • Steering Committee – future plans and feedback from yesterday’s meeting etc.
  • Continued discussion of readings and networking

13.00    Departure and good bye