ECREA Radio and Sound schedule day one - Monday 8th September 2025
The schedule for the opening day of the ECREA Radio and Sound Conference 2025 at the University of Sheffield.
On
Day one - Monday 8th September 2025
Registration and coffee
From 8:30am in The Wave.
Welcome talk
9:30
Professor Briony Birdi (Head of School); Emma Heywood, Marie Fierens & Raúl Terol Bolinches
Keynote: Professor Mia Lindgren (University of Tasmania)
10:00 - Lecture Theatre 4
Sound Research That Resonates: Breaking Academic Boundaries Through Podcasting
Professor Mia Lindgren is a leading international podcast researcher and Adjunct Professor at RMIT University and University of Tasmania in Australia. She has held leadership roles across multiple Australian universities, as Founding Head of School of Media Film and Journalism at Monash University (2014 - 2018), Dean of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education at Swinburne University of Technology (2019 - 2022) and most recently, as Associate Dean Research in the College of Arts, Law and Education at University of Tasmania (2022 - 2025).
Professor Lindgren has received several national competitive grants for her work on audio storytelling for sense-making in public health issues. Her practice-led research is developed through documentaries, podcasts, and websites created in partnership with academics, media organizations, and audio producers.
Mia Lindgren is co-editor of the Routledge Companion to Radio and Podcast Studies (2022), and co-editor of Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media (Intellect, UK).
Coffee
Served from 11:15 in The Wave.
Morning panels
| 11:45 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panel Title: | Podcasting and Digital Audio Media Chair - Anne MacLennan (York University) | Sound, Voice, and Aesthetic Experience Chair - Carl Hartley (University of Leeds) | Radio and Public Service Broadcasting Chair - Kate Lacey (University of Sussex) |
| Local Voices in a Digital Era: Podcasting as Citizen Media in Warmia and Mazury Magdalena Szydłowska & Urszula Doliwa (University of Warmia and Mazury) | Radio, the First Platform Marcelo Kischinhevsky (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) | The Solid State of Radio Sam Coley (Birmingham City University) | |
| Reconceptualizing Podcasting as a Visual Medium via Podcast Paratexts Lori Beckstead (Toronto Metropolitan University) | Enunciation from Radio Practice of Indigenous Youth in Taiwan: A Perspective of Border Thinking Chun Wei Lin (Department of Indigenous Languages and Communication, National Dong Hwa University) | Public pop music radio as an example of ambidexterity in strategic radio management Lisette Derksen (University of Groningen) | |
| Prefiguring the Podcast? Letter from America and the Public Sphere Glenda Cooper & Howard Tumber (City St George’s, University of London) | The Theatricality of Radio Voices Through the Form of the Interview Louisa Léo (Sorbonne Nouvelle) | “The thing is, radio is a very visual medium”: The role of immersive and spatial sound in Public Media Service and Media Labs Ana Sofia Paiva (ICNOVA/NOVA FCSH) | |
| The Evolving Role of Radio in the Streaming Era: Gatekeeping, Algorithmic Playlists, and the Digital Transformation of Music Discovery Neval Turhalli (UOC) | The layers of listening: Reflections on a creative science communication collaboration on schizophrenia Mehita Iqani (Stellenbosch University) | Streaming Radio Ecologies. Case studies on practices of ›Sounding‹ in Radiophonic Ecotopes Golo Föllmer (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) | |
| On YouTube and the End of Podcasting as We Know It? Andrew Bottomley (SUNY Oneonta) | Radio-scene : an ecosystem where sound dramaturgy becomes visible. How to share the laboratory? Schmitz Sébastien (ULB) | Effective Speaking Strategies for Engaging Radio Audience Sílvia Espinosa (Universitat de Girona), Maria Gutiérrez (Observatori de la Radio) |
Lunch
Served from 13:00 in The Wave.
Afternoon panels - session one
| 14:15 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel Title: | Broadcast Biographies: Intersections of Radio Drama and Life Writing | Podcasting: Narration, Genres and Innovations Chair - Richard Berry (University of Sunderland) | Telling Stories in Sound: Narrative, Production & Innovation Chair - Neval Turhalli | Community Radio for Engagement and Change Chair - Marie Fierens (ULB) |
Birgit Van Puymbroeck (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Iana Nikitenko (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Inge Arteel (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Kim Wolgast (Vrije Universiteit Brusssel) | Why Has the Deep Dive News Podcast Become a Global Phenomenon? An Integrative Literature Review Jakob Johansen (Aarhus University and The Danish School of Media and Journalism) | Podcasts as Instances of Political Legitimation in a Polarized Society Daniel Gambaro (Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences - Unicamp) | Community Journalism: When Citizens Take on a Leading Role in “Free Radio for All” Miguel Midões (Polytechnic University of Viseu) | |
| Reflections on ‘Sound Matters’: A podcast season featuring cross disciplinary sound research Mehita Iqani (Stellenbosch University) | “Wait… Are you human?”: The Synthetic Podcast Era and the Challenges for Voice and Audio Ana Sofia Paiva, Ricardo Morais & José Manuel Sotero | Community, Collectives, Creativity: Radio Art in Contemporary Polish Non-mainstream Initiatives Natalia Kowalska-Elkader (University of Lodz) | ||
| Canadian Podcasters, Longform Narrative Journalism, True Crime, and Other Cases Anne MacLennan (York University) | The Power of Transnational Co-Productions in Journalistic Podcasting Marta Perrotta | What is the future of local radio; a UK case study Aleksandar Kocic (Edinburgh Napier) | ||
| Accountability in first-person audio journalism Marcelo Kischinhevsky (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) | The Stories I Want to Hear: Journalists of Color and a More Expansive News Ecosystem Laura Garbes (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities) | Radio experiences that last over time: from community radios in hospitals to local radios close to communities - the case study of three Portuguese radios in sanatoriums Ana Isabel Reis (Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto / CITCEM) Miguel Midões (Polytechnic University of Viseu) | ||
| The Role of the Practice Academic as a Translator for Industry Carl Hartley (University of Leeds) |
Coffee
Served from 15:30 in The Wave.
Afternoon panels - session two
| 16:00 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panel Title: | Voice, Aesthetics, and the Digital Turn Chair - Glenda Cooper (City St George’s, University of London) | Radio in Transition: Convergence and Memory Chair - Raúl Terol Bolinches (Universitat Politècnica de València) | Innovation, AI, and the Digital Media Shift Chair - Sílvia Espinosa (Universitat de Girona) |
| Sonic Portraits: Exploring Hybrid Conceptual Music and AI in the Creation of Immersive Aural Experiences Adrien Faure-Carvallo (Universitat de Barcelona) Magda Polo Pujadas (Universitat de Barcelona) | From Wartime Communal Radio, Public Loudspeakers, and Modern Radio to Podcasts Anh Dinh-Hong (University College London) | Strategic Analysis of the Impact of Technology on Podcasting and Video Podcasting in Spain Ignacio José Martin Moraleda (Complutense University) | |
| Can Sound Function as Photographic Image? Exploring ‘Her’ Audial Photograph Can Kocak (University of Sussex) | Misremembered Histories: Radio, Propaganda and the Rise of Fascism Kate Lacey (University of Sussex) | Artificial Intelligence in Podcast Production: A Comparative Analysis Between Europe and the United States Xavier Ribes (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Belén Monclús (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Raúl Terol Bolinches (Universitat Politècnica de València) | |
| True crime podcasts in Spain: three different journalistic genres to tell the same stories José Legorburu (Universidad San Pablo-CEU) Cristina Rodríguez-Luque (Universidad San Pablo-CEU) José Antonio Alonso-Fernández (Universidad San Pablo) | Collective Radio Memories: Radio Soundscape of Post-War Slovenia Tina Lengar Verovnik, (University of Ljubljana), Tanja Oblak Črnič (University of Ljubljana), & Peter Čakš (University of Maribor | The Transformation of Public Broadcasting Podcasting Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of FORTA Corporations in Spain Miquel Camarasa Sanchis (Universitat Politècnica de València) Raúl Terol Bolinches (Universitat Politècnica de València) | |
| Narrative Structures and Archetypes: Exploring Trauma and Social Responsibility through Podcasts in the Contemporary Media Landscape Elisa Spinelli (Università degli Studi della Tuscia) | How Did the Ghetto Sound? Auditory Representations of Jewish Fates and Forced Journeys Through a Soundwalk Andrea Hanackova (Complutense University) | The Dramaturge of Interactivity and Touch: The Case of the Czech audiogame Chess Game (2022) Filip Faja (Palacký University Olomouc) |
Break
17:15
Evening meal and drinks
19:00