RMeS Masterclass by Amanda D. Lotz (Queensland University of Technology)

When: 15 April 2024
Time: 13.00 – 17.00
Where: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Polak 1-21
Credits: 1 EC
For: PhD Candidates, RMa students and staff members in Media Studies. PhD Candidates and RMa students should be a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School.
Registration: You can register for the masterclass via THIS LINK. PhD Candidates and RMa students who register for the masterclass, are automatically registered for the public lecture.
For attendance Public lecture only, you can register via THIS LINK.

This master class explores the conceptual and methodological challenges associated with recent scholarly efforts to understand the complex relationships between global streaming platforms and national media industries. Through industrial practices like commissioning content or forming partnerships with local television providers and broadcasters, platforms like Netflix provide opportunities to interrogate issues of culture and power that have long been central to the field of Media Studies. At the same time, the global distribution of national content indicates the emergence of changing industrial practices that necessitates rethinking the consequences associated with transnational video flows.

After introductory remarks by Professor Amanda Lotz, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about their current research or Professor Lotz’s recent work. A general discussion of streaming video in the context of national media markets will follow.

This master class is primarily directed to doctoral students in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies at Dutch Universities. Interested students of Research Master Programmes and Early Career Researchers in the same area and interested colleagues are also welcome to register.

Amanda D. Lotz is a professor and leader of the Transforming Media Industries research program in the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology. She is the author, coauthor, or editor of ten books that explore television and media industries.

Programme:

13.00-14.45
Masterclass: Streaming and its Implications for National Media

14.45-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-16.30
Public Lecture: Screen Stories and Media Microcultures: Navigating Industrial and Critical Challenges

Credits: 1 ECTS upon

• Attendance both Masterclass and Public Lecture
• Background research / preparation for Q&A (8h)
• Short reflection (max 300 words; Pass/Fail) sent to Mike Wayne (wayne@eshcc.eur.nl) with subject line: “Streaming and National Media reflection Name Surname (8h)”

More details on the assignment will follow soon.