Lord Ralf Dahrendorf died

Lord Ralf Dahrendorf

Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf was born in Hamburg (Germany) on May 1st 1929. He was one of the most important sociologist of democratic-liberal orientation. British citizen from 1988, in 1993 he was nominee “Lord” by H. M. The Queen Elizabeth.

ASMI Conference

Great success for the ASMI Conference, held in Edinburgh on November 21st and 22nd. The high level of the papers, the interesting speeches conducted by the three keynote speakers (David Forgacs, Fausto Colombo, Giuseppe Richeri), the cooperative way to work have contributed to realize one of the most important cultural event in 2008.

Crisc-Cmcs participated with a paper by Emiliana De Blasio and the organizative work of Michele Sorice.

Thanks to Matthew Hibberd for his hard and excellent work to organize the Conference.

Some moments of the conference, clicking the picture below.

ASMI Edinburgh

ASMI Conference 2008

The Media in Italy: Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges
Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh, 21-22 November 2008

[sponsored by The Association for the Study of Modern Italy; Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh; National Library of Scotland; University of Stirling]

From the development of newspapers in the 18th and 19th Centuries to the emergence of the internet and other digital technologies, the media have had a significant impact across the Italian peninsula. But if the media have influenced political and social institutions and democratic processes, social developments have also played a central part in Italian media development. From Fascist domination of the mass media to post-war partition of public service broadcasting and party-controlled newspapers, political patronage of media institutions has remained a strong feature of Italian life. The development of social utility or networking sites means that Italian consumption of media is changing, especially among the young. Recent years have also witnessed the rapid growth in academic research examining relations between media development and collective memory, identity and nation-building. The development of new technologies has altered irrevocably the ways in which politicians communicate with their electorates and how Italians engage with one another. The 2008 ASMI Conference will bring together leading academics from history, the political and social sciences, film and media studies to examine issues relating to the conference theme: the media in Italy: historical perspectives and future challenges.

Programme HERE

Further informations, please contact ASMI or  Crisc-Cmcs

Pic-Ais

On Friday October 17th 2008, in Milan, the new Scientific Committee of Pic-Ais (section Cultural Processes of Italian Sociological Association) has been appointed. Among the new six members, Bruno Sanguanini and Roberta Bartoletti (both member of SpeCom).

Congratulations to them and the best wishes for a good and useful work!

Some moments of the meeting, clicking on the pic below.

Pic-Ais

Critical Studies in Television

Critical Studies in Television has just announced the re-launch of its website, CST Online.

Sponsored by the Department of Contemporary Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University, CST Online aims to provide a scholarly resource and critical forum for the study of television. It is our mission to enrich television studies by providing comprehensive access to information, as well as to disseminate knowledge and stimulate debate.
CST online is updated weekly to include industry news, CFPs, book releases, and conference and anthology reports. Each month it will publish ‘TV Reflections, where scholars reflect on a particular aspect of studying television; and the site will regularly feature a research archive and its television holdings. CST online also provides comprehensive listings of TV courses and resources for scholars, as well as the latest research news and job vacancies.
If you would like to join the CST online discussion group please visit

http://groups.google.com/group/cst-online.

Achille Ardigò

Il 10 settembre, il maestro, collega e amico Achille Ardigò ci ha lasciati. Lasciando un po’ più povera la sociologia italiana. Ciao Prof. Non dimenticheremo mai quello che ci hai insegnato.

On September 10th Professor Achille Ardigò, one of the most representative Italian sociologists, is died. Crisc-Cmcs will never forget his ideas and ideals.

Media Generations Research Group Meeting

Media Generations Research Group: the fourth national meeting in Urbino, from June 12th to 14th. Further informations about the research in the official website, HERE.

Some pictures from the meeting clicking the picture below.

Mediagenerations Urbino

Participation Culture, Creativity and Social Change

PARTICIPATION CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Inaugural lecture by David Gauntlett at the University of Westminster,
Regent Street, London, 12 November 2008
Lecture at 6.00pm, followed by wine reception
Sponsored by NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
Free, but please register at http://www.12november.org.uk

Annual SpeCom Meeting in Verona

The annual meeting of SpeCom (Sociologia per la Persona – Comunicazione), one of the most important italian group of scholars and researchers in Media and Cultural Studies held in Verona (Italy) on May 23rd and 24th. Many papers about Audience Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Studies and close topics have been presented in the two days seminar, opened by Prof. Vincenzo Cesareo.

Some shots of the event, clicking the picture below.

(All the pictures taken with a mobile phone)

SpeCom Verona 2008

Mobile Audiences between Access and Participation

The Crisc-Cmcs research “Mobile Audiences between Access and Participation” has been presented at FilMobile Conference (University of Westminster, London 4-5 April 2008). Full powerpoint presentation is available here.

Furher informations about FilMobile, here.