ECREA Radio and Sound schedule day two - Tuesday 9th September 2025
The schedule for the second day of the ECREA Radio and Sound Conference 2025 at the University of Sheffield.
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Day two - Tuesday 9th September 2025
Morning panels - session one
| 09:30 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
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| Panel title: | Podcasting Journalism and Ecology | Echoes of the Past: History and Memory of Sound and Radio | Global Processes in Audio Content Creation | Radio, Publics and Audiences |
| What Does Journalism Sound Like? Emerging Aural Elements of News Podcasting Gabriela Perdomo (Mount Royal University) Mia Lindgren (University of Tasmania) | Misremembered Histories: Radio, Propaganda and the Rise of Fascism Kate Lacey (University of Sussex) | Emma Heywood (University of Sheffield) Richard Berry (Sunderland University) Tanja Bosch (University of Cape Town) Kim Fox (The American University in Cairo) | This is My Radio – The Messages from Listeners to the Portuguese Public Radio Listener Ombudsman Ana Reis (Universidade do Porto) | |
| Is it Time to Regulate the Podcast Industry? Carl Hartley (University of Leeds) | From Box of Wonders to Nostalgic Echoes: The Emotional Landscape of Radio Listening Cultures in Kerala Fathima Sana P (University of Delhi) | Effective Speaking Strategies for Engaging Radio Audience Sílvia Espinosa (Universitat de Girona) Maria Gutiérrez (Observatori de la Radio) | ||
| Political Podcasting and the Discursive Construction of Closeness Natalia Osorio Ruiz (Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry) Abigail Wincott (Falmouth University) Laurent Fauré (Université de Montpellier Paul Valéry) | 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) | Reformulation of the Public Value of Audience Diversity in Spain’s PSM Tania Fernandez Lombao (University of Santiago de Compostela) Marta Rodríguez Castro (University of Santiago de Compostela) Esther Medina Ferreiro (Universidad de Vigo) | ||
| Integration of Journalistic Podcasts in Spanish Digital Media: Organization, Financing, and Partnerships Avelino Amoedo (University of Navarra) María-Pilar Martínez-Costa (University of Navarra) Elsa Moreno-Moreno (University of Navarra) | How Did the Ghetto Sound? Auditory Representations of Jewish Fates and Forced Journeys Through a Soundwalk Andrea Hanackova (Palacký University in Olomouc) | Radio to Call Our Own – Distinctiveness and Identity in Welsh Radio Paul Atkins (University of the West of England) | ||
| From Sonic Heritage to Individual Soundmaps: Negotiating Urban Belonging in Istanbul's Soundscapes Abdullah Yelken (İstanbul Bilgi University) | The Power of Voice: Social Hierarchies and Digital Elites in Voice-Based Platforms Laura Caroleo (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) |
Coffee
Served from 11:00 in The Wave.
Morning panels - session two
Radio, Audio, Sounds and Podcasting networks and associations meeting
| 11:30 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
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| Panel title: | From Radio to Podcasting: Professions, Editorial Politics and Means of Funding. Historical and Socio-Economic Perspectives on the French Mediascape | Sound Studies, Audio Art, and Experimentation | Community and Politics | Technology, Environment, and Sound |
| Chloë Salles - Université Grenoble Alpes, GRESEC Marine Beccarelli - Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, CHR Olivier Thuillas, Université Paris-Nanterre, Dicen-Île de France Laurie Schmitt - Université Grenoble Alpes, GRESEC | Ultra-short Audio in Urban Soundscape: Can Commercial Interests, Individual Needs, and Public Services be Temporarily Reconciled? Wei Meng (Communication University of China) | The Golden Age of Piped Music in Spain: Exploring Hilo Musical (1971-1994) Lola Costa Gálvez (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Jordi Sánchez-Navarro (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) | Artificial Intelligence in Basque Radio: Challenges, Adoption, and Ethical Considerations Jesus Perez Dasilva (University of the Basque Country) Maria Ganzabal Learreta (University of the Basque Country) Urko Peña Alonso (University of the Basque Country) Koldobika Meso Ayerdi (City of the Basque Country) Terese Mendiguren Galdospin (City of the Basque Country) | |
| Social Activism and Radio Art: Sounding Empathy and Protest in Works by Ivana Stefanović and Manja Ristić Marija Maglov (Institute of Musicology SASA, Belgrade) | Transmissions from a (Post) Carceral State Hans Kuzmich (University of California, Santa Cruz) | From Mapping a City to Creating a City’s Multimodal Soundscape: A Case of an Innovative Radio Station and a Chinese City Zhongdang Pan (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Hongyu Wu (Zhejiang University) | ||
| Liminal, Subliminal, and Non-Spaces of Audio, Art & Academia Kathy O' Hare (University College Cork) | Decolonial Sound Stories and Resistances from the Territory of Community, Indigenous, Afro-Mexican Radio Stations of Oaxaca Graciela Martinez Matias (Universidad Autonoma de la Ciudad de Mexico) | Uncanny Aesthetic in Digital and AI music: A Systematic Revision Ana Marjalizo (Universidad de Barcelona) Adrien Faure-Carvallo (Universidad de Barcelona) Sergio Villanueva (Universidad de Barcelona) | ||
| Innovative Soundscapes: Integrating Research Podcasts into the Academic Landscape Marie Fierens (ULB) | The Role of Ombudspersons in Mexico: A Critical Perspective Lenin Martell (Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, UAE Mex) | Beyond Stereo: Exploring Spatial Audio and AI Innovations in Music Production Through Comparative and Practical Approaches Ufuk Önen (Bilkent University) Merve Melis Uslu-Can (Radio Circus Studios London) | ||
| Embodied Listening: Creative Potential of Binaural Audio in Radio Drama Marek Petřík (JAMU) | AI Listening to the Airwaves: AI-based Radio Mining and Crisis Communication in the Global South Anne Marijnen (Université Paris 8) |
Lunch
Served from 13:00 in The Wave.
Keynote
14:00 - Lecture Theatre 4
Afternoon panels - session one
| 15:00 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
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| Panel title: | Narratives from Norway, Ghana, Pakistan, India and South Korea: Global Approaches to Sound and (New) Media Studies Ruma Sen (Ramapo College) Ama Boatemaa Ofori-Birikorang, Doctoral Student (E.W. Scripps School of Media Arts & Studies, Ohio University) Aazadi Fateh Muhammad, Doctoral Candidate (EW Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University) Saumya Pant, (E.W. Scripps School of Media Arts & Studies, Ohio University) | Education and Community | Gendered Frequencies: Sound, Identity, and Wellbeing | Analyzing Audio Cultures: Approaches to Theorizing Sound Communities Stacey Copeland, Research Centre for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen John L. Sullivan, Muhlenberg College Kim Fox, American University of Cairo Jacinta Parsons, RMIT University, Australia Caroline Mitchell, University of Sunderland, UK |
| Case Study: Radio as a Knowledge Acquisition Tool in Media and Information Education Natalia Osorio Ruiz (Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry) Claire Moutarde (Radio France) | Auditory Representation of Mental Health Disorders in Audiovisual Fiction Adrien Faure-Carvallo (Universitat de Barcelona) Caterina Calderón Garrido (Universitat de Barcelona) | |||
| Resisting Gentrification: The Role of DIY Online Radio in Dublin and the Production of Independent Cultural Space Seán Finnan (Irish Research Council) | The Role of Women in Talk Radio: Catalonia 1924–2024 Sílvia Espinosa (Universitat de Girona) Mónica Puntí (Universitat de Girona) Jordi Serra (Universitat de Girona) | |||
| Aural Encounters: Integrating Locative and Immersive Sound Design into Media Production Education Ufuk Önen (Bilkent University) Andreas Treske (Bilkent University) | Queer Frequencies: Exploring Content, Formats, and Audiences in Spanish LGBTQ+ Podcasting Álvaro Navarro Gaviño (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) | |||
| Empowering Rural Parents Through Radio: Leveraging Lively Minds Together for Early Childhood Development Katie Godfrey (Lively Minds) | Women as Hosts, Subjects, and Recipients of Audience Feedback in Greek Podcasts: A Field Research Athina Simatou (Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki) Giorgos Christides (Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki) | |||
| Oral History Transmissions of Student Radio Management Participation Leona Fensome (University of Bedfordshire) |
Afternoon panels - session two
| 16:00-18:00 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
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| Panel title: | Podcasting and Digital Audio Media | Radio, Technology, and Society | Radio’s Role in Communities and Culture | Radio and Public Service Broadcasting |
| Local Voices in a Digital Era: Podcasting as a Form of Citizen Media in Warmia and Mazury Magdalena Szydłowska Urszula Doliwa | Accountability in First-Person Audio Journalism Marcelo Kischinhevsky | Radio in the 21st century: An Important Cog in the Daily Lives of Less Educated Middle-Aged People in Austria Katharina Biringer | The Solid State of Radio Sam Coley | |
| Reconceptualizing Podcasting as a Visual Medium via Podcast Paratexts Lori Beckstead | Small-Scale Online Radio Stations: Developing a Conceptual Framework Paul Rekret | Radio France Internationale (RFI) Told by Its Foreign Correspondents: Case Study of an International Radio Broadcaster in Francophone Africa Laure Broulard | Is BBC Radio 2 a Popular Public Service Broadcasting (PPSB) and Why Might it be Important? Neil Washbourne | |
| Prefiguring the Podcast? An Examination of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America and Its Influence on the Public Sphere Glenda Cooper | Meet Me at the Platform: Audio Media as a Meeting Place Gustavo Ferreira | Instruments without Instrumentation. New Technologies in Latin American Community Radios Graciela Martinez Matias | Public Pop Music Radio as an Example of Ambidexterity in Strategic Radio Management Lisette Derksen | |
| Podcasting in Spanish Sports Press (2019–2024) Toni Sellas | The Dramaturge of Interactivity and Touch: The Case of the Czech audiogame Chess Game (2022) Filip Faja | Between a Ban on Access to the Territory and Technical Limitations on the Flow of Communication in Gaza: What Relations do Radio France Journalists have with News Sources in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? Sylvie Laval | “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 | |
| Liveness as Labor Power: Re-Orienting Autonomous Radio through Automation History Andrew Stuhl | Radio Listening Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa: A New View on the Concept of Media Community Etienne Damome | Streaming Radio Ecologies. Case Studies on Practices of ›Sounding‹ in Radiophonic Ecotopes Golo Föllmer |