FIAT/IFTA Media Studies Seminar
1989: Mapping New Frontiers of Europe and Beyond
Belval (Lux), 14 March 2019
In collaboration with the Centre for Digital and Contemporary History of the University of Luxembourg.
The one-day seminar focuses on exploring the historical events of 1989 that witnessed the collapse of communist regimes in Europe through the lens of archival material and media representations, different archive-based productions (including documentaries and exhibitions) as well as through the lens of multidisciplinary academic research carried out at different archives across the world.
The Seminar will take place at the Centre for Digital and Contemporary History of the University of Luxembourg in Belval, Luxembourg.
The one-day seminar focuses on exploring the historical events of 1989 that witnessed the collapse of communist regimes in Europe through the lens of archival material and media repre-sentations, different archive-based productions (including documentaries and exhibitions) as well as through the lens of multidisciplinary academic research carried out at different archives across the world.
Presentations will focus on the following subjects:
- Archival and scholarly research on the collapse of communist regimes in 1989 in Europe;
- The televising of the fall of the Iron Curtain across different countries;
- Studies dealing with socialist television before and in the aftermath of the fall of the Iron Curtain;
- Changes in media systems post-1989;
- (Re)configuring of Europe through the media during and after the Cold War;
- Stories from outside Europe: televising 1989 European events across the globe;
- Media productions showcasing and re-using archival footage of the 1989 events.
The event is free of charge, but registration is mandatory before February 15th. The Belval Campus of the University of Luxembourg is a short train ride from the Luxembourg city centre. Your best advise for planning your itinerary can be found here.
FIAT/IFTA Media Studies Commission is dedicated to fostering academic research at media archives across the world, therefore we welcome studies on any other topics that highlight archival material from FIAT/IFTA member archives.
