September 24, 10.00-13.30

Café Kava Bar Gaj (tbc, close to the Faculty of Social Sciences)

 ECREA Audience and Reception Studies Section

We invite you to join us for an engaging and insightful discussion panel organized by the ECREA Audience and Reception Studies Section. This event is an opportunity to exchange knowledge, gain tips and tricks, and get inspired on how to keep audience studies relevant in today's educational landscape.

We will organize the discussion in two sessions:

In the first session Teaching Audiences, we will map out how audience studies are taught at different institutions, in different countries in terms of content, class activities and assignments, and reading materials. Some of the questions we will address are: What are approaches to the structure of the audience studies and audience research courses? What are the key concepts, theories and messages we want students to take with them? How do we structure the syllabus and focus our lectures - historically, by research methods, by “type of audiences”, etc.?

 In the second session Audience Perspective in Curricula and Other Courses, we will further delve into audience studies and audience research to address the various challenges identified previously and to discuss ideas and practices on how to keep the key questions and concerns of audience centric research and studies relevant to university degrees concerned with media, culture and communications. Some of the questions we will address are: What is the relevance of audience research and studies in different degree programs? How do the audience perspectives fit into courses related to users, digital citizenship, literacy, and technology?

Join us to discuss the contemporary challenges and the future of audience studies within media and communication degrees. Share your experiences and insights, and learn from others in the field.

There is no fee. To participate, please fill out the form by 15th July 2024. 

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As spaces are limited, participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. We will notify all applicants about the selection process by 30th July 2024.

We look forward to your contribution to this important discussion!

Panel organizers: David Mathieu, Jelena Kleut, Maria José Brites, Ranjana Das, Sonia Livingstone, Tereza Pavlickova, Vivi Theodoropoulou