Orecomm Open Seminar

Seminar: Wendy Willems at Malmö University

by Admin 9 May 2012

[ 31 May 2012; 15:00 to 17:00. ] Researching everyday media cultures and social change in Africa: towards a ‘demotic turn’
Wendy Willems will speak on the above subject at an Ørecomm Open Seminar on 31 May 2012, 15–17 hrs, at Malmö University (MEDEA, Ö Varvsgatan 11). For logistical reasons, if you will be present you must register, using the form below.

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Ørecomm Festival 2012

by Admin 25 April 2012

[ 14 September 2012; 15 September 2012; 16 September 2012; 17 September 2012; ] Ørecomm — Centre for Communication and Glocal Change invites researchers, students and practitioners to its 2nd Festival, 14–17 September 2012. The Festival will start in Roskilde (1 day), move on to Malmö (2 days) and close in Copenhagen (1 day):
Reclaiming the Public Sphere:
Communication, Power and Social Change
Social media activism, clicktivism, media revolutions … Since the advent [...]

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Ørecomm Open Seminar:
John Postill: Digital media and social change

by Admin 25 February 2012

[ 16 March 2012; 14:00 to 16:00. ] “Digital media and social change: the limits and possibilities of a theory of practice approach”
John Postill will speak on the above subject at an Ørecomm Open Seminar on 16 March 2012 at Malmö University. The seminar will be webcast live on this page. Abstract and relevant other information is available here.
For logistical reasons you must register – [...]

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Webcasts from Ørecomm seminar 27 Jan 2012:
Cees Hamelink and Robin Mansell

by Admin 1 February 2012

Lectures by Cees Hamelink and Robin Mansell are available online here.

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Ørecomm Open Seminar, 21 January 2012:
Winston Mano and Thomas Tufte

by Admin 13 January 2012

[ 21 January 2012; 13:15 to 17:30. ] Main speakers at the seminar are Thomas Tufte (Roskilde University and Ørecomm co-director) and Winston Mano (Director of Africa Media Centre, University of Westminster, UK). The seminar will be held at Malmö University, room U 302 (Ubåtshallen). Participation is open and free, but for logistical reasons you must register below. The programme:

13:15 – 14:30: Thomas Tufte: [...]

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Guest lectures at Roskilde University:
Cees Hamelink and Robin Mansell

by Admin 9 January 2012

[ 27 January 2012; 10:00 to 12:00. ] The lectures will be held 10-12 am, Friday 27 January 2012
at Roskilde University, room 43.3.29.
Cees Hamelink:
Communication and the Escalation of Evil

The lecture is based on Cees Hamelink’s recent book Media and Conflict. The world faces explosive conflicts about the distribution and scarcity of resources, about ethnicity and religion, and about the risks of urban [...]

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Seminar: John Downing at Roskilde University

by Admin 16 November 2011

[ 30 November 2011; 14:00 to 15:30. ] “Democratic Process, Social Movements, Their Media, and the Issue of Timescale”
John D.H. Downing will speak on this subject at an Ørecomm seminar on 30 November 2011 at Roskilde University. You are most welcome! For logistical reasons you must register – see the form below.

Professor Downing writes:
Social movement media have a very long history, albeit often overlooked [...]

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Ørecomm Festival 2011

by Admin 18 May 2011

[ 9 September 2011; 10 September 2011; 11 September 2011; 12 September 2011; 13 September 2011; ] Invitation
Agency in the Mediatized World is the overarching theme for the first Ørecomm festival, 9–13 September 2011, a five-day event taking place on both sides of the Öresund strait. The event is organised by the transnational research centre, Ørecomm, which works to strengthen research in the interdisciplinary field of media, communication and social change.

The festival [...]

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Ørecomm Open seminar:
Performing, Writing and Doing Ethnography

by Admin 1 May 2011

[ 6 June 2011; 13:00 to 17:00. ] 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, [...]

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“Social movement media” vs. “Media for development” vs. “Knowledge-sharing”?

by Admin 30 November 2010

[ 10 December 2010; 13:30 to 15:00. ] Open Lecture by Professor John Downing, Southern Illinois University, at K3, Medea, Kranen, Östra Varvsgatan 11 A, Malmö University: Friday 10 December 2010, 13.30 – 15.00

John Downing will explore the relation between media, communication and social change. In his presentation Professor Downing will explore the subject from three perspectives: firstly, that social movement media typically place political [...]

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