by Thomas on 2011 January 20 15:42
Francisco Sierra Caballero (Universidad de Sevilla) calls for contributions to an edited book on Digital citizenship and local development: Outlines for rethinking mediation.
Traditionally, Iberamerican communication studies have devoted little attention to the issue of new technologies. This adds to rather deficient official policies in the funding of critical and humanistic research on the social use and appropriation of digital networks in relation to processes of empowerment, sustainability and local development. The present state of affairs demands, therefore, a collaborative knowledge promoted by scholars worldwide whose areas of research focus on the topics, methodologies and applied research in this field of particular social relevance. Intended goals for the volume, both short- and long- term, point at the definition of the nature and economic status of local and peripheral cultures within the increasing globalizing process of new systems of information and knowledge processing. …
Read the full call here.
by Ørecomm on 2011 January 19 17:48
Professor Lisa Richey of Ørecomm has worked together with Stefano Ponte on the newly published “Brand Aid – Shopping Well to Save the World” (University of Minnesota Press), a critical account of the rise of celebrity-driven “compassionate consumption”.
“Has there ever been a better reason to shop?” asks an ad for the Product RED American Express card, telling members who use the card that buying “cappuccinos or cashmere” will help to fight AIDS in Africa. Cofounded in 2006 by the rock star Bono, Product RED has been a particularly successful example of a new trend in celebrity-driven international aid and development, one explicitly linked to commerce, not philanthropy.
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by Ørecomm on 2011 January 8 00:34
Ørecomm and its researchers work in close cooperation with colleagues in many countries. We invite these colleagues to introduce their institutions and organisations briefly in this space, and if you are not already there, to be included in our list of links (see menu item, or down on this page).
First out is Eliza Govender from University of KwaZulu-Natal: (more…)
by Ørecomm on 2010 August 31 11:58
One of the main Ørecomm partners, ComDev in Malmö, invites all interested to its 10th Anniversary Seminar, 10–11 September 2010. This will take place at Malmö University, K3, Ö. Varvsgatan 11 A, Room U302.
The seminar programme promises a series of engaged, innovative, inspiring number of presentations, lectures, panels on many global, local and glocal themes:
ComDev at K3 – An unconventional partnership. Globalization: The Key Concepts. Voices across borders – A critical perspective on civic agency and social change. Communication in action and globalization, or looking for social change. From Ougadougou to Malmö: Reversing the perspective. What ComDev may lead to – Art, tourism and culture from a West African perspective. Professional advances; Personal encounters – 8 years with ComDev. Communication for Development (C4D) Network – Sharing Knowlege and Networking (www.c4d.org). Cycle of Change (Film). Looking 10 years ahead. Drinks and Dinner and Surprises.
The detailed programme is available here (pdf). Should you wish to participate in the Saturday dinner buffet, contact Solveig-Karin Erdal.
by Ørecomm on 2010 August 21 15:08
Herman Wasserman has edited this new book to appear in September. From the promo text:
Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for development, or critique the very definitions of ‘democracy’ and ‘development’. Drawing on diverse case studies from various regions of the African continent, essays employ a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to ask critical questions about the potential of popular media to contribute to democratic culture, provide sites of resistance, or, conversely, act as agents for the spread of Americanized entertainment culture to the detriment of local traditions. A wide variety of media formats and platforms are discussed, ranging from radio and television to the Internet, mobile phones, street posters, film and music.
Grounded in empirical work by experienced scholars who are acknowledged experts in their fields, this contemporary and topical book provides an insight into some of the challenges faced throughout the African continent, such as HIV and Aids, poverty and inequality, and political participation.
Bridging North and South Knowledge Institutions across Communication for Climate Change & Food Security
The increasing demand for information and knowledge sharing, to engage stakeholders, puts the need for planned communication at the centre of any development initiative. This becomes even more urgent in the agricultural and rural development sectors, currently confronted by climate change and global food crises.
The need for sound capacities in Communication for Development (ComDev) to handle communication strategies, methods and tools across the global North and South is now widely recognized. The Collaborative Change Communication (CCC) partnership has been established as part of a capacity building effort initiated by FAO’s Communication for Sustainable Development Initiative(CSDI) in response to the need to improve capacities of communication practitioners and development workers in ComDev. The CCC partnership strives to strengthen capacity building between universities, research centres and communication networks around the globe with a key focus on sustainable natural resource management, climate change adaptation, and food security.
ComDev is a communication approach that combines participatory methods with a variety of media and tools, ranging from rural radio to community-specific information and communication technologies. The CCC partners believe ComDev can play a critical role in helping to address compelling development challenges such as climate change, extreme weather events, natural disasters and soaring food prices. There is a gap between global information systems and cutting-edge science on one side, and traditional local knowledge on the other; focusing on the knowledge and information needs of rural stakeholders, including both rural institutions and vulnerable groups, ComDev helps bridge this ‘glocal information divide’.
In a strategic vision, the CCC partnership has been designed to set the ground for a growing community of practice across regional and institutional borders. The partnership is driven by the following purposes:
- To enhance capacities and coordinate efforts in ComDev, particularly with a focus on climate change adaptation, natural resource management, and food security, to build up a critical mass of experienced practitioners within each region
- To improve access and sharing of knowledge, as well as learning opportunities in ComDev approaches and methods
- To foster partnerships and collaborations among universities, institutions, knowledge generators and other relevant stakeholders, in both developed and developing countries.
The Collaborative Change Communication partners include:
For a short description of the above institutions see enclosed page (pdf).
For more information about the CCC initiative please contact Marzia Pafumi at FAO: marzia.pafumi@fao.org
by Ørecomm on 2010 March 10 19:55
Applications are invited from outstanding candidates in the inter-disciplinary field of media and communications, with expertise in international/global media and communications or political communication. You should demonstrate research excellence and a commitment to critically assessing claims about the mediated relationships between media and communications technologies and the social world.
Applications are particularly welcome from those making a significant contribution to the political economy and governance of media and communications in developing countries and/or in relation to global media industries; as well as specialists in political communication and the changing relations among politics, media and the state, including political campaigns and parties’ communication strategies.
To apply for this post go to the LSE ONLINE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM. If you have any queries about using the online system, please call 020 7955 7859 or email hr.recruit@lse.ac.uk quoting reference LEC/09/28.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 5:30pm GMT on 9 April 2010.
by Ørecomm on 2010 February 22 21:18
Enrique Dussel is among the most challenging and inspiring contemporary philosophers. His work addresses concerns across the disciplines of theology, history, anthropology, geography, sociology, political theory and philosophy. The main characteristics of his work include a geopolitical, ethical and existential stance, and a strong political commitment to the excluded. He is intellectually committed to providing knowledge that contributes to radical transformations of society; globally, regionally, nationally and locally. Dussel is one of the founders and developers of Liberation Philosophy and has influenced critical political thought and action in Latin America since the 1960s.
Dussel will be the main speaker at a seminar at Roskilde University (Auditorium in building 17/18), 8 March 2010, with the following programme:
- 10.15-11.00 Keynote:
Enrique Dussel: Interculturality and Transmodernity
- 11.00-11.30 Questions and debate
- 11.30-13.00 Break
- 13.00-15.00 Panel discussion:
Eurocentrism and its relationships to epistemologies and academic practice, with:
- Enrique Dussel
- Jan Gustafsson
Center for the Study of the Americas, Copenhagen Business School
- Thomas Tufte
Communication Studies, Roskilde University and Ørecomm
This encounter with Enrique Dusell is organised by the Research School on Intercultural Studies at Roskilde University. It is open to all.
by Thomas on 2009 August 25 15:51
On August 13-15, 260 Nordic researchers gathered at the 19th Nordic Conference for Media and Communication Research. 7 of Ørecomm’s researchers were present in various forms.
Lisa Ann Richey was keynote speaker on the plenary session August 14. The panel was called What is a Healthy Soul in A Healthy Body? Ethics, Aesthetics and Sustainability in Media Society. Lisa’s presentation was: ‘Good-Looking Samaritans’. Shop till it Stops: Consumption, Development and African AIDS.
Hilde Arntsen, our new member from University of Bergen, and the first Norwegian member of the Ørecomm platform – welcome! – coordinates the Division 5 at Nordmedia: Media, Globalisation and Social Change. In this division, 4 Ørecomm researchers presented papers: Jacob Thorsen: Citizenry Negotiation by Means of Radio in Rural Nepal: Some Theoretical Reflexions; Thomas Tufte: Citizen Media, Governance and Social Change. (Re)claiming Voice, Democratic Space and Accountability in Mediated Societies; Hilde Arntsen: Drawings for Change? A View of the Zimbabwean 2008 General Elections as Interpreted by News Cartoons; Norbert Wildermuth: Reconsidering the Concept of Digital Inclusion: An Empirical Grounded Input.
Furthermore, this division co-organised a panel together with the Division on Environment, Science and Risk Communication. Here, two Ørecomm researchers had papers to present: Johanna Stenersen: Faith, Body and Freedom: Health Communication and Body Politics. Thomas Tufte & Rafael Obregon: Entertainment-Education in Health Communication. A Critical Review of Theories and Methodologies.
by Ørecomm on 2009 July 27 09:45
Professor Karin Wilkins, University of Texas, Austin, is guest professor at Roskilde University 6-19 September 2009. She will participate in the PhD course on mediated communication initiatives 8-10 September. On 12 September Karin Wilkins will lecture in Malmö (see below).
Professor Wilkins will give an open lecture in the Ørecomm Open Seminar series at RUC on Monday 7 September at 13:15 in room 42.2.37 (slides available here as pdf):
Changing Communication for Social Change
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