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Voice & Matter: Global konference om kommunikation og udvikling

TID: Onsdag den 17. september til lørdag den 20. september

STED: Roskilde Universitet og Malmø Universitet. Se det fulde program.

TILMELDING: Senest den 31. august på dette link

TID: Onsdag den 17. september til lørdag den 20. september

STED: Roskilde Universitet og Malmø Universitet. Se det fulde program.

TILMELDING: Senest den 31. august på dette link

Voice and Matter is the fourth annual Communication for Development event arranged by Ørecomm, this year merged with Roskilde University’s biannual scientific conference, Sunrise.

The 4 day event is a mixture of academic conference and cultural festival, open to anyone with an interest in the relationship between media, communication and social change.

Voice & Matter will offer a mix of keynotes, panel discussions, paper presentations, workshops,  and film screenings.

Panels and workshops

  • The Role of Media and Communication in the Post 2015 Agenda
  • ICT4D and Citizen Engagement
  • An Introduction to Participatory Video for Activists and Researchers
  • The Stuart Hall Project: Continuing Unfinished Conversations
  • Voice: The Return of the Politics of Hope
  • Political Economy of the Development Industry

Keynotes and panelists

  • Andrea Cornwall (University of Sussex, UK)
  • Sheela Patel (The Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers, IN)
  • Stefania Milan (Tilburg University, NL)
  • Faye Ginsburg (New York University, USA)
  • Paula Chakravartty (New York University, USA)
  • Thomas Hylland Eriksen (Oslo University, NO)
  • Baroness Lola Young (Independent Member of the House of Lords, UK)
  • Debra Spitulnik Vidali (Emory University, USA)
  • Jo Tacchi (RMIT, AU)
  • Charlotte Petri Gornitzka (Swedish International Cooperation Agency, SE)
  • Karin Borglin (Director of Spider, SE)
  • Nigel Rapport (University of St Andrews, UK)
  • Karin Wilkins (University of Texas, USA)
  • Chris High (The Open University, UK)
  • Sharath Srinivasan (University of Cambridge, UK)
  • Gudrun Dahl (Stockholm University, SE)
  • Linje Manyozo (National AIDS Commission, Malawi)
  • Marjan Besuijen (Making All Voices Count, ZA)
  • Pegi Vail (New York University, USA)
  • Susanne Schech (Flinders University, AU)
  • Florencia Enghel (Karlstad University, SE)
  • Francis B. Nyamnjoh (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Filmscreenings

  • Gringo Trails by Pegi Vail (2013)
  • The Stuart Hall Project by John Akomfrah (2013)

Paper Presentations

Voice & Matter have accepted about 30 abstracts. Overarching themes include:

  • New Social Actors and ICT4D: Voice and Citizenship
  • Changing Communication Environments for Empowerment and Social Change
  • The Present and Future of Development Journalism
  • New Social Actors, Citizen Media and ICT4D: Brazilian Perspectives

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Read the full programme