Australia’s first radio exhibition was held in Sydney in September 1922. Whilst Wireless Telegraphy had been demonstrated by Marconi as far back as 1901, it wasn’t until the 1920s that the possibilities of radio broadcasting began to be realized, nowhere more so than in Australia. Hence it seems appropriate to look back at how Broadcasting in Australia has evolved over 90 years and where it is heading. As with all ASRA Conferences, we celebrate diversity and hope to include papers that explore changing listening habits, technologies and business models as well as key people and milestones.

 

Abstracts for paper presentations are now invited from researchers, archivists, preservation specialists, collectors, oral historians, academics, broadcast professional and creatives with an interest in all aspects of radio broadcasting and how it relates to popular culture. All papers detailing new and established research in the field will be considered, though preference may be given to papers that provide a clear historical context.

Call for papers

We are delighted to announce the call for papers for the 2012 ASRA Conference which will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) in association with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The year’s conference will focus on Radio and we are looking for papers that examine the history of the medium as well as current and future trends.

How to Submit a Proposal

If you are interested in presenting a paper please contact us with a brief outline of your proposal via email to simon.drake@nfsa.gov.au, by 25 June 2012. Please use your surname as the document title, as in Drake.docx. Delegates requiring an extension of this deadline should indicate this in an email to the above address. Proposal will be reviewed by the Conference Organising Committee, and successful applicants advised promptly by email.

Please include in this order:

• Name of author(s) (as you would like it to appear in the program)
• Institution or affiliation
• Contact phone numbers, including international codes
• Email
• Title of paper
• Abstract (250-300 words)
• 5 keywords for your paper (for programming purposes)

 

Registration and Membership

Information on registration, accommodation and additional activities will be posted on the ASRA website following the abstract review process.

All presenters are encouraged to be financial members of ASRA. If you would like to become a member of ASRA please fill out the Membership Form.

 

Conference Proceedings

ASRA intends to publish all papers presented at the Conference in the ASRA Journal the Australasian Sound Archive, with the view to presenting a cohesive collection. All papers will undergo rigorous review in order to produce a quality publication. Submissions must observe a maximum 4,000-word limit (including List of References).

 

2012 Conference Contact

For queries regarding the conference please contact the conference convener in the first instance :

Convener, Simon Drake
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
simon.drake@nfsa.gov.au

or

ASRA President, Matthew Davies
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
matthew.davies@nfsa.gov.au

Call for papers