InternationalConference6-8June2018,AarhusUniversity,Denmark.Conferencewebsite:conferences.au.dk/transnationaltelevisiondrama2018CallforPapers

TransnationalTelevisionDramaTastes,TravelsandTrends

Venue:ITCampusKatrinebjerg,AarhusUniversityPeterBoeghAndersenAuditoriumIn1992,JohnEllisstatedthattelevisionwasan“essentiallynationalactivityforthevastmajority of its audience”. Since then,wehavewitnessed a development thatincreasinglyfollowsthelogicsoftransnationalism.Dramahasbecomeadriverofsalesand an increasingly important component in the digital, global television market(Steemers,2016).Althoughtelevisioncontentisstillproducedlocallywithinspecificcountriesunderspecificnationallawsandmediaregulations,andoftenfirstforalocalmarket, the principles operating behind production, distribution ownership oraudienceviewingpracticesarenotonlyboundororganizedbynationalbordersandregulations but follow transnational or even supra-national cross-ownershipstructuresandinterrelations.

This is reflected in termsor trademarks like“qualitydrama”,“subtitleddrama”,or“NordicNoir”thatareassociatedtotelevisionseriessuchasBorgen,BreakingBad,GrandHotelorDeutschland83(mainlynationalproductionswithaglobalaudience),SherlockorOutlander(internationalco-productions),TheTeam,TheNightManagerorBorgia(transnationalco-production).Thisisreflectedintheirreceptionwhen,forexample, television drama series are successfully adapted orwatched viamultipleplatforms by diverse global audiences. This is also reflected in multinationalproductionsgroups suchas theworldwideoperatingEndemol ShineGroup; in theendeavoursofchannelsandproductioncompaniestoproduceanddistributewithabiggeraudienceinmind;intheincreasingtendencytogatherfundingandexpertisefor European or international co-productions; in the new possibilities of accessing

global content via various platforms such as Netflix, Amazon or YouTube; in theincreasingpracticeofexchangingcreativeprofessionals;andinthechoiceofthemesandaestheticsthatappealtoaudiencesbeyondthecountryoforigin.

Transnationaltendencieshavebeen,andwillincreasinglycontinuetobe,anintegralpart of television – not only inWesternmarkets but also in other globalmarkets.Turkey,forexample,hasbecomeabigexporteroftelevisionlatelywithitstelevisionformatstravellingtotheArabicregionsandalsoworldwide.Likewise,KDrama,Koreantelevisiondrama,hasprovedhighlysuccessfulacrossandbeyondAsia,enteringtheMiddleEastandAmericanmarkets.Thescaleandscopeoftransnationalaspectsatalllevelsoftelevisionproductionandconsumptionbecomesevenmoresignificantinanageofglobalization,digitizationandmediaconvergence.

Thethematicconcernsoftheconferenceinclude-butarenotlimitedto:• Tastesandtrendsintransnationaltelevisiondrama• TVdramaseriesthattravelwell–how,why?• Transnationaltelevisionaudiencestudies,i.e.viewers,critics,bloggers,fans• Transnationaltelevisionproductionstudies,i.e.co-productions,remakes• Televisiondramaasmotorforbrandingandinternationalsales• Transnationaltelevisiondrama,culturalproximityandthepublicsphere• Televisedhistory,nationalandEuropeanculture• Creativityandqualityintransnationaltelevisiondramaproductions• Transmediaandtransnationalstorytelling• Transnationaltelevisiondramaandtourism

Duringtheconference,wewillorganiseindustrypanelsreflectinguponthetrends,tastesandchallengesinregardtotheproduction,tradeandreceptionoftransnationaltelevisiondrama.TheconferenceishostedbytheDanishresearchgroupWhatMakesDanishTelevisionDramaSeriesTravel?(http://danishtvdrama.au.dk)andorganisedincollaborationwithfollowinginternationalresearchnetworks:MediaAcrossBorders(AndreaEsser)ECREATelevisionSection(SusanneEichner)ECREAMediaIndustriesandCulturalProduction(HanneBruun)IAMCRMediatedcommunication,PublicOpinionandSociety(SusanneEichner)NordMedia,FilmandTelevisionsection(PiaMajbrittJensen)Confirmedacademicspeakers:ProfessorAndreaEsser,RoehamptonUniversity,UKProfessorSueTurnbull,WollangongUniversity,AustraliaAssistantProfessorTimRaats,VrijeUniveristeit,Brussels,BelgiumProfessorTrineSyvertsen,UniversityofOslo,NAssociateProfessorAlessandraMeleiro,UniversidadeFederaldeSãoCarlos,BrazilAssistantProfessorYesimKaptan,KentStateUniversity,US

DrJanetMcCabe,Birkbeck,UniversityofLondon,UKProfessorJeanetteSteemers,King’sCollegeLondon,UKProfessorLotharMikos,FilmUniversityBerlin,DEProfessorMattHills,UniversityofHuddersfield,UKHostsandspeakersfromDenmark:AssociateProfessorEvaNovrupRedvall,CopenhagenUniversity,DKAssociateProfessorUshmaChauhanJacobsen,AarhusUniversity,DKProfessorGunhildAgger,AalborgUniversity,DKAssociateProfessorAnneMaritWaade,AarhusUniversity,DKAssociateProfessorPiaMajbrittJensen,AarhusUniversity,DKAssociateProfessorJakobIsakNielsen,AarhusUniversity,DKAssociateProfessorSusanneEichner,AarhusUniversity,DKAssociateProfessorKimToftHansen,AalborgUniversity,DKMarieCurieFellowDrPei-SzeChow,UK/AarhusUniversity,DKPhDfellowLyngeSteggerGemzøe,AarhusUniversity,DKDeadlines:Callforpapers: Deadline15January,2018.Fordetails,seebelow.Feedback: 15February,2018Registration: Deadline1May2018(onlineontheconferencewebsite)Submission: Submissionsarewelcomeinthreecategories:opencall

papers,pre-constitutedpanels,orpre-constitutedworkshops(detailsonthewebsite).Sendyourabstract(max400words)totelevisiondramaseries@cc.au.dk.

Costs:Conferencefee: 1000,-DKK(coversthemeals).PhDstudents:500,-DKK.

Participantscovercostsfortravelandaccommodation.PhDPre-conferencefee:Theeventisfree,coffe/teaisprovided,theparticipantscan

buylunchoncampus. Conferencewebsite:conferences.au.dk/transnationaltelevisiondrama2018PhDPre-Conference6June20189.00-16.00:PhDnetworkingandcareerplanningThispre-conferenceeventisanopportunityforPhDstudentsinmediaandculturestudiestonetworkwithpeersintheirfield,exchangeresearchexperiencesandgetadviceoncareer-planningbymentorsatdifferentstagesoftheirownacademiccareers.Inshort:Wewanttotalkaboutthethingswedon’ttalkaboutenough!Thepre-conferenceisorganisedbyCathrinBengesser(PhDstudentatBirkbeck,UniversityofLondon,UK)incollaborationwithProfessorLotharMikos(FilmUniversityBerlin,DE)andAssociateProfessorSusanneEichner,AarhusUniversity,DK.Formoredetailsaboutthepre-conference,seetheconferencewebsiteconferences.au.dk/transnationaltelevisiondrama2018.Toindicateyourinterestinparticipating,pleasesendane-mailtoC.Bengesser:cbenge01[at]mail.bbk.ac.uk.(Deadline15March,2018).