The Wahlgren Symposium on Democracy, Globalization & Media

Hörsalen, Språk- och litteraturcentrum
Friday 14 November 2008 10.15-16.45 (with a break for lunch at 12.30) 10.15-10.30 Introduction. Professor Sune Sunesson, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Daniel Sandström, Editor in Chief, Sydsvenska Dagbladet 10.30-11.30 Natalie Fenton, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK "Politics as Being and Being Political" 11.30-12.30 Vibodh Parthasarathi, Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Dehli, "Perspectives on Media and Governance: Reflections from India" 12.30-13.30 LUNCH 13.30-14.30 Markus Prior, Princeton University, NJ, USA "New Media, Content Preferences, and the Development of Political Interest" 14.30-15.30 Eric Schaefer, Emerson College, Boston, Mass., USA "Sexploitation, Education, and the Promise of Democracy." 15.30-15.45 Coffee 15.45-16.45 Tim Youngs, Nottingham Trent University, UK "The Globalization of Travel Theory"