Workshop: Visual Media in the Era of Multilingual Globalisation

Venue: Leeds (UK)
Period: Jul. 14, 2012

This workshop on Visual Media in the Era of Multilingual Globalisation is organized by the School of Modern Languages and Cultures and the Institute of Communication Studies of the University of Leeds, in collaboration with the BBC World Service. Scholar and practitioners of the visual media sector in the post-broadcast era will discuss their ideas on global information flows and multilingual cultural exchange.

The role of user-generated content, data visualisation, deterritorialized news gathering practices and other aspects of visual media production for global consumption will be the issues addressed by four BBC journalists. BBC journalists come from the Global Video Unit, a new development at the BBC World Service. This new section employs multi-lingual and multi-skilled journalists who work on BBC's international online and TV services. They will showcase their work, discuss some theoretical concerns and will be available for Q&A.

Leeds scholars will intervene and focus on changes in the BBC concept of news production and anticipated ‘aesthetic’; ‘translation’ / transformation of content from one language / culture to another and multiple transformations, i.e. when content is translated ‘globally’; changes in the news ‘production line’; changes in policies and practices; different approaches to story-telling; citizen journalism; use of dubbing / subtitling; convergence of media and convergence of cultures.

The workshop on Visual Media in the Era of Multilingual Globalisation will take place on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the University of Leeds, Parkinson 108, 9.30-5p.m.

Vlad Strukov
University of Leeds
e-mail: v.strukov@leeds.ac.uk