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ICA Pre-conference: The Legacies of Elihu Katz. Schedule is available and registration is open.

  • 1.  ICA Pre-conference: The Legacies of Elihu Katz. Schedule is available and registration is open.

    Posted 03-07-2023 11:10

    It is our great pleasure to share with you an ICA pre-conference dedicated to the consideration and discussion of Elihu Katz's ideas.

    Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, registration for this pre-conference is free. To register for the pre-conference, please navigate to the registration page.

    Questions about the pre-conference should be directed to any one of the pre-conference organizers listed below.

    The Legacies of Elihu Katz

    25 May, 2023

    Toronto, Canada

    Organized by: Menahem Blondheim (Hebrew University), David W. Park (Lake Forest College), Jeff Pooley (Muhlenberg College), and Julia Sonnevend (The New School)

    Arrival, Coffee

    8:30 am - 8:45 am

    Opening Remarks from Pre-Conference Sponsors

    8:45 am - 8:50 am

    Orienting Katz Historically

    8:50 am - 9:20 am

    Moderator: Jeff Pooley

    • Peter Simonson, "Communication, Opportunity Structures, and the Making of Elihu Katz, 1926–1956: The Child is Father of the Man"

    Coffee Break

    9:20 am - 9:35 am

    Katz on Journalism, Democracy, and the Media

    9:35 am - 10:50 am

    Moderator: Barbie Zelizer

    • Klaus Bruhn Jensen & W. Russell Neuman, "Enriching the Concept of Communication Effects: The Legacy of Elihu Katz"

    • Leah A. Lievrouw, "Katz, Tarde, and Theorizing Digital Communication"

    • Michael McDevitt, "Is the U.S. Press Invested in Democratic Crisis?"

    • Kimberly Meltzer, "Legacies of Elihu Katz: Contributions to Theorizing on Journalism and Television"

    • Patrícia Dias & Priscila Krolow, "Youth on BeReal: Emergent Uses and Sought Gratifications"

    Coffee Break

    10:50 am - 11:00 am

    The Continuing Relevance of Media Events

    11:00 am - 12:30 pm

    Moderator: Julia Sonnevend

    • Esther Hammelburg, "Being There Live: Witnessing & Belonging at Contemporary Media(tized) Events"

    • Johanna Sumiala & Katja Valaskivi, "Hybrid Media Environment: A Key Challenge to Contemporary Media Event Theory?"

    • Charlotte Knorr & Christian Pentzold, "The Craft of Data Scandals: Reassessing Contemporary Whistleblowing as Media Events"

    • Sachie Hamada, "Media Events in the Internet Age: From 'Watching on Couch' to 'Doing Sports Together'"

    • Rainier Winter & Jörg-Uwe Nieland, "Rethinking 'Media Events': Sports Mega-Events, Authoritarian States, and the Battle for Meaning"

    Lunch

    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    Two-Step Flow

    1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

    Moderator: Larry Gross

    • Devon Powers, "From Fads to Trends: Lessons From Katz"

    • Laura Dilley, "The Memetics of QAnon as Dynamical System: A Historical and Forensic Analysis of Katz-Inspired Diffusion of pro-QAnon Sentiment Among Social media Micro-Influencers"

    • Svetlana S. Bodrunova, Kamilla Nigmatullina, Nikolay Rodossky, and Dmitry Nepiyushchikh, "The Two-Step Flow Model in a Hybrid Environment: Decentralization of Media in Discussions on User Complaints in the VK.com Social Network"

    • Hynek Jerabek, "Elihu Katz's Journey From the 'Two-Step Flow Report' to 'His Master's Voice': 65 Years of Opinion Leaders"

    • Elizabeth Dubois, "Strategic Personal Influence: From Political Opinion Leaders to Social Media Influencers"

    Coffee Break

    3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

    The Multidimensional Katz: A Cross-Cutting Conversation

    3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

    Moderator: Menahem Blondheim

    • Sonia Livingstone

    • Jeffrey C. Alexander

    • Limor Shifman

    • Michael Schudson

    Closing Words

    4:30 pm - 4:45 pm

    Pre-recorded video contributions pending

    The Pre-Conference is Sponsored by:

    The Department of Communication and the Smart Family Institute of Communications at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California; and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania



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    David Park
    Professor
    Lake Forest College
    Lake Forest IL
    United States
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