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Subject: Konferenz: Images of Politics (Amsterdam 23.-24.10.97)
Date: Friday, June 20, 1997 9:57:20 MET |
Images of Politics . History and Development of Political Communication on
Television
International conference - Amsterdam - October 23, 24 and 25, 1997
Organised by the Netherlands Audiovisual Archive - Amsterdam (Research
Department), in association with the Universiteit van Amsterdam (Departments
of Communication Science and Political Science) and the Documentation Centre
Dutch Political Parties (University of Groningen).
An international conference on the changing role of television in political
communication. The central question is whether changes in media and politics
have led to a different, more entertainment focused 'media logic', rightly
or wrongly referred to as 'americanization'. The conference will focus on
both controlled publicity (party political broadcasts and political 'spots',
media strategies of political parties, political marketing) and on free publicity
(news, talkshows, media-political interaction). Although the main focus will
be on television, the use of new media such as the Internet is also of interest.
The conference combines historical research with analysis of recent developments,
in order to identify and evaluate new trends in political communication.
Recent elections in the US and UK will be a comparative starting point. Next
to a range of workshops, keynote speakers will address and visually illustrate
the various topics. Participants come from both sides of the Atlantic, and
it is expected that the supposed convergence between the US and Europe in
political communication will be a recurrent theme.
Screenings
Audiovisual materials - the images and sounds themselves - are an important
feature of the conference. It will begin with a screening day, with audiovisual
presentations that give an impression of the development of political
communication in different countries. The lectures as well will be illustrated
by videoclips. It will be a unique opportunity to see rare audiovisual footage
from party political broadcasts, propaganda films and different examples
of free publicity.
Keynote addresses Two keynote speakers will address the main themes of the
conference:
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Dennis Kavanagh, Professor and Head of the Department of Politics
and Communications (University of Liverpool).
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Together with David Butler he has co-authored the series of Nuffield College
studies of British General Elections. The most recent is The British General
Election of 1997, to be published in November 1997. His most recent work
on parties and elections is Election campaigning. The marketing of politics
(1995).
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Holli A. Semetko, Professor and Chair of Audience and Public Opinion
Research in the Faculty of Political and Social-Cultural Sciences (Universiteit
van Amsterdam, UvA).
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A US citizen, Semetko joined the UvA in 1995. Her most recent book, Germany's
Unity Election: Voters and the Media (1994), is co-authored with Klaus
Schoenbach. Together with Jay Blumler, Michael Gurevitch and David Weaver
she co-authored The Formation of Campaign Agendas: a comparative analysis
of party and media roles in recent American and British elections (1991).
She has published widely on news media, elections and public opinion and
is currently writing a book on television news and elections based on her
studies of US, German, Spanish and British electoral communication.
Sessions
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Americanization: journalistic rhetoric or political reality?
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The way political parties approached and adapted to the new television age
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Political marketing and media strategies
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Developments in party political broadcasts and political 'spots'
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Changing relations between journalists and politicians
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Media and politics in emerging democracies
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The 'infotainment' of politics
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The future: the emergence of an 'electronic democracy'?
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Special session: The 1998 Dutch General Elections and the use of the Internet
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Day closing sessions that combine viewpoints from practitioners and academics.
Information
For information on registration and accommodation:
Conference Office
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Postbus 19268
1000 GG Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel. +31 20 525 4791 / 2946
fax +31 20 525 4799
e-mail: congres@bdu.uva.nl
More information will be available on Internet:
http://www.uva.nl/aktueel/congres
For further details on the programme:
Monique van Dongen
Conference coordinator
Netherlands Audiovisual Archive (NAA)
Zeeburgerkade 8
1019 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel. +31 20 665 2966
fax +31 20 665 9086
e-mail: monique.vandongen@sfw.nl
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