Ørecomm Open seminar:
Performing, Writing and Doing Ethnography

This seminar will present different approaches to ethnographic method in culture and media research, with regard to social activism and the public sphere in transitional societies. A common denominator is the concern for exploring unconventional cross-media or hybrid forms of presentation.

The seminar will be held on 6 June 2011 at 13-17 hrs, at Roskilde University, building 43, room 43.3.29. This Ørecomm Open Seminar is open to all, but please register here.

Debra Spitulnik Vidali (Emory University):
From Media Ethnography to Theatrical Production: Voices, Transformations and Instigations with RE-GENERATION. Abstract and bio; review.

Oscar Hemer (Malmö University):
Writing Ethnography: The ethnography of literary writing, or a writer’s approach to anthropology. Abstract.

Ylva Ekström, Anders Høg Hansen, Hugo Boothby (Malmö Uni):
Globalization of the Pavement. Abstract; article on ComDev site.

Hilde Arntsen (University of Bergen):
From Editorial Cartoons in Internet News Sites to Online Ethnographies: Which Ways Forward? Abstract.

Remember to register by 1 June! Download the programme here.

For directions on how to get to Roskilde University, see this page where you can also find a map of campus. Building 43 is in the L-shaped complex in the northwest (top left) corner of campus.