Audio recordings of all the presentations from the ERN Inaugural Symposium held at the University of Oslo in Norway on Friday 28 May 2010 are available below, along with abstracts of presentations.
WELCOME
Arnt Maasø – Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, Norway
INTRODUCTION: Setting the Agenda for Eurovision Studies
Toni Sant – School of Arts & New Media, University of Hull, Scarborough Campus, UK.
ERN MEMBER PRESENTATIONS
The Eurovision Song Contest and the problem of “quality”
Mari Pajala – Media Studies Department, University of Turku, Finland.
Eurovision: It’s oh so queer
Peter Rehberg – Editor-in-chief, Männer magazine, Germany.
Eurovision and the “New” Europe
Karen Fricker – Department of Drama and Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London & Milija Gluhovic – School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK.
Nation Branding and Image Building Through Popular Culture: A Case Study of Estonia and Ukraine
Paul Jordan – Department of Central and East European Studies, University of Glasgow, UK.
National Differences at the Eurovision Song Contest: The Seven Essential & Interconnected “Dimensions of Meaning”
Irving Wolther – HMTH Institute for Journalism and Communication Studies, Hannover, Germany.
The Global Networking of Irish Eurovision Song Contest Fans
Brian Singleton – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
RESPONSE
Apostolos Lampropoulos – Department of French, University of Cyprus.