International Research Conference ”Media and the Cold War 1975-1991”
Volda University College organizes in November an international research conference, with participants from all over the world. The conference “Media and the Cold War 1975-1991” will take place in the period 20th – 21st November, under the Faculty of Media and Journalism’s umbrella.
Supported by The Freedom of Expression Foundation, Norway and “The Nuclear Crisis” Research Project
Premliminary Program
Thursday November 20
| 10.00 -11.45 | Conference Registration: Location: Berte Kanutte |
| 12.00 - 12.15 | Welcome on behalf of Volda University College:Per Halse, Rector Volda University College Location: Small Auditorium, Berte Kanutte 159 |
| 12.15 - 12.30 | Welcome by Organizers: Rolf Werenskjold, Henrik G. Bastiansen [both Volda University College] and Martin Klimke [New York University Abu Dhabi] |
| 12.30 - 12.45 | The Nuclear Crisis Project: Martin Klimke |
| 12.45 - 13.30 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Historiographical Approaches to the Cold War of the 1970/80s Odd Arne Westad, London School of Economics (LSE) |
| 1.30 - 2.15 | RECEPTION – Opening of Conference Exhibition |
Joint Session - Television
| 2.30 - 4.30 | JOINT SESSION, TELEVISION Chair: Martin Klimke Location: Berte Kanutte 157 | |
| JOINT | Presenters | Commentators |
| 2.30 -3.00 | Screening Socialism: Television and the Politics of Privatization in Late Socialism Sabina Mihelj and Simon Huxtable [both Loughborough University] | Anna Westerståhl Stenport |
| 3.00 - 3.30 | Entangled Television Histories: Sweden and the GDR, 1969–1989 Marie Cronqvist [Lund University | Bjørn Sørenssen |
| 3.30 - 4.00 | Popular Television Series in the GDR in the 1980s Jon Raundalen [Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim] | Nikos Pantagiotou |
| 4.00 - 4.30 | Images of World War Two in Television during the Cold War Hans Fredrik Dahl [University of Oslo] | Scott MacKenzie |
4.30-5.00 COFFEE BREAK
PARALLEL SESSIONS - MEDIA PRACTICE / PRINT MEDIA
| 5.00 - 6.30 | WORKSHOP SESSION, PANEL 1 – MEDIA PRACTICE Chair: Henrik G. BastiansenLocation: Berte Kanutte 158 | |
| PANEL 1 | Presenters | Commentators |
| 5.00 - 5.30 | Photojournalism East/West Annette Vowinckel [Center for Contemporary History Potsdam] | Erling Sivertsen |
| 5.30 - 6.00 | Radio Free Europe vs. German Environmentalism Yuliya Komska [Dartmouth College] | Anna G. Piotrowska |
| 6.00 - 6.30 | Norwegian Foreign News Correspondents during the Cold War, 1945-1991 Jan Fredrik Hovden [University of Bergen], Rolf Werenskjold [Volda University College] | Dmitry Strovsky |
| 5.00 - 6.30 | WORKSHOP SESSION, PANEL 2 – PRINT MEDIA Chair: Jon RaundalenLocation: Berte Kanutte 158 | |
| PANEL 2 | Presenters | Commentators |
| 5.00 - 5.30 | A View from beyond the Iron Curtain: Communist Poland and “Solidarity” in Swedish Newspapers, 1980-1982 Pawel Jaworski [Warsaw University | Patrick Burke |
| 5.30 - 6.00 | Mediated Spies Paul Bjerke [Volda University College] | Irina Chiaburu |
| 6.00 - 6.30 | Vietnam in Latin America! The Nicaraguan Revolution in the Austrian Press Laurin Blecha [University of Vienna] | Julian Debeusscher |
7.30 Departure with bus from the hotel
8.00 CONFERENCE DINNER Location: Rekkedal Gjestehus, Sæbø
Friday November 21
| 09.00 - 09.45 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Media Systems and the Cold War, 1975-1991. Daniel C. Hallin, University of Southern California, San Diego Location: Small Auditorium, Berte Kanutte 159 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS - PRINT MEDIA / CONTRUCTION BLOC NARRATIVES
| 10.00 - 11.30 | WORKSHOP SESSION, PANEL 3 – PRINT MEDIA Chair: Jan Fredrik HovdenLocation: Berte Kanutte 157 | |
| PANEL 3 | Presenters | Commentators |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | The Use of Western Press in Polish Propaganda. Construction of Image of Margaret Thatcher in „Forum” Jacek Tebinka [University of Gdansk] | Sabina Mihelji |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Fear of Nuclear Power and Risk Communication in a Cold War Perspective Kristian Fuglseth [Volda University College] | Laurin Blecha |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Tracing Ideology in the Norwegian Business Press during the Cold War of the 1970/80s Birgitte Kjos Fonn [Oslo University College] | Marie Cronqvist |
| 10.00 - 12.00 | WORKSHOP SESSION, PANEL 4 – CONSTRUCTION BLOC NARRATIVES Chair: Paul Bjerke Location: Berte Kanutte 158 | |
| PANEL 4 | Presenters | Commentators |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Selling ‘Star Wars’ in American Mass Media William Knoblauch [Finlandia University] | Rolf Werenskjold |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Conservative vs. Liberal in the Soviet Media, 1975-1991 Dmitry Strovsky [Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg] | Henrik G. Bastiansen |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Experts, Capabilities, and Possibilities: Public Print Media and the State of NATO, 1975-1980 Benedict von Bremen [Tübingen University] | Yuliya Komska |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Ceauşescu’s Golden Age Media Representations: Myth Construction and Communist Iconography in 1980s Romanian Press Andrada Fătu-Tutoveanu [Babeş-Bolyai University] | Annette Vowinckel |
12.30 - 1.30 LUNCH
PARALLEL SESSIONS - CINEMA / VISUAL REPRESENTATION
| 1.30 - 3.00 | WORKSHOP SESSION, PANEL 5 – CINEMA Chair: Pål Aam [Volda University College]Location: Berte Kanutte 157 | |
| PANEL 5 | Presenters | Commentators |
| 1.30 - 2.00 | Cold War Soviet Arctic Cinema Scott MacKenzie [Queen’s University], Anna Westerståhl Stenport [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign] | Hans Fredrik Dahl |
| 2.00 - 2.30 | Orion´s Belt: The Birth of the Norwegian ”High Concept” Movie in the Shadow of the Second Cold War Bjørn Sørenssen [Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim] | Simon Huxtable |
| 2.30 - 3.00 | The Hunt for Red October: From MacGyver to the Americas, visual depictions of Cold War. Nikos Panagiotou [Aristoteleio University] | Jon Raundalen |
| 1.30 - 3.00 | WORKSHOP SESSION, PANEL 6 – VISUAL REPRESENTATION Chair: Idar Flo [Volda University College]Location: Berte Kanutte 158 | |
| PANEL 6 | Presenters | Commentators |
| 1.30 - 2.00 | The Power and the Body: Images of the Leaders in the Soviet Magazines during the Cold War Ekaterina Vikulina [Russian State University for the Humanities] | Pawel Jaworski |
| 2.00 - 2.30 | Pictures of Political Leaders during the “Second Cold War”, 1975-1991 Erling Sivertsen [Volda University College] | Annette Vowincke |
| 2.30 - 3.00 | From Invisible Comrades to Elegant Dames: A Textual Analysis of the Portrayals of Soviet and Post-Soviet First Ladies in the Western Press. Elza Ibroscheva [Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville] | Andrada Fătu-Tutoveanu |
| 3.30 - 5.30 | JOINT WORKSHOP SESSION, - MEDIA DISSENT & DISSENT IN THE MEDIA Chair: Martin Klimke Location: Berte Kanutte 158 | |
| JOINT | Presenters | Commentators |
| 3.30 - 4.00 | Framing the Cold War: Peace Movement Media in the 1980s Patrick Burke [University of Westminster] | Kristian Fuglseth |
| 4.00 - 4.30 | Mediating Alternative Culture: Two Controversial Exhibitions in 1980s Hungary Julian Debeusscher [Castres] | Jacek Tebinka |
| 4.30 - 5.00 | Exciting and Dangerous Games with the Censor: Aesopian Language as a Subversive Strategy in Andrey Khrzhanovsky’s “Pushkiniana” Irina Chiaburu [Jacobs University, Bremen] | Birgitte Kjos Fonn |
| 5.00 - 5.30 | Irony in 1980s Polish Punk Anna G. Piotrowska [Jagiellonian University] | William Knoblauch |
5.45 DINNER (Berte Kanutte, Campus Cantina)
7.30 - 9.30 “MEET THE PRESS” AT THE STUDENTS PRESS CLUB. Location: Rokken
Panel discussions with invited guests: Former Norwegian Foreign News Editors and Foreign News Correspondents in London, Bonn, Berlin, Washington and Moscow (NRK and Aftenposten). Host: Martin Klimke Host: Martin Klimke
9.30 CONFERENCE PARTY AT JAzzKLUBBEN ROKKEN
Conveners [details]:
Rolf Werenskjold, Volda University College Henrik G. Bastiansen, Volda University College Martin Klimke, New York University Abu Dhabi
Location:
Faculty of Media and Journalism, Volda University College, Norway
Date:
November 20-21, 2014
Keynote speakers include:
Daniel C. Hallin, UC San Diego: “Media Systems and the Cold War, 1975-1991”
Odd Arne Westad, London School of Economics (LSE): “Historiographical Approaches to the Cold War of the 1970/80s”
The conference language will be English.
Extended deadline for applications and abstracts:
March 15, 2014
The conference will focus on the discussion of 5.000–6.000-word, pre-circulated papers (due October 1, 2014).
Please upload your application materials here, which should include
- paper proposal (500-1,000 words, in English)
- a brief CV / biographical statement
Selections will be made by: April 26, 2014.
Further questions or suggestions:
