Below are listed some of the ongoing activities of the DigiCult research group.
International Symposium:
The DigiCult symposium Television and the Digital Public Sphere will
be held in Paris 22-24 October 2008. The symposium is organised in
collaboration with Institut Francais de Presse at the Université de
Pantheon-Assas (Paris II).
The programme will consist of keynote presentations as well as panels and discussions. Over 50 international researchers will participate in the event. Participation is by invitation only.
See the symposium page for more information.
Seminar:
Jostein Gripsrud
"Television and the digital public sphere"
Kristine Jørgensen
"Between the game system and the virtual world: Transdiegetic communication in computer games"
Rune Klevjer
"Dataspillets retorikk. Dannelse og meningsdannelse i dataspill"
May 15th, 13:15-17:00
Department of Information Science and Media Studies, Lunch room
(Registration required)
Guest lecture:
Miranda Banks, Visiting Assistant Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts
"The XX Factor: Gendered Labor in Production Cultures"
May 7th 10:15-12:00
Department of Information Science and Media Studies, room 548
Abstract: For television practitioners in the post-network, conglomerated media landscape, the meaning of the gender gap becomes a question not only of who is hired, but what work they are asked to do. In order to engage with questions about gender equality (or inequity) in screen production, here I wish to examine professional identity through the lens of gendered labor and the economics of production. What I will offer in my talk is a critical reappraisal of this data, an economic production studies analysis that shows how certain areas of production are in fact majority female, yet they are often significantly underpaid in relation to comparable jobs that are dominated by men. By looking at distinct groups of practitioners, from executives to below-the-line laborers, I will examine how the gendering of specific types of labor complicate—and illuminate—the debate over gender inequity in Hollywood.
Doctoral defence:
Erlend Lavik
"Changing Narratives. Five Essays on Hollywood History"
April 5th 10:15-
University of Bergen, U.Phil
Newspaper article:
Jostein Gripsrud
”TV har fortsatt hovedrollen” (TV still plays the leading role)
March 1st
Dagens Næringsliv, p. 118