Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo
Centre de sociologie européenne CNRS/EHESS
Centre de Cooperation Franco-Norvégienne
en Sciences Sociales et Humaines, MSH
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Field Theory in
Contemporary Media and Journalism Research:
Theoretical and Methodological Issues
Seminar organized by:
Professor Tore Slaatta, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo,
Researcher Dominique Marchetti, Centre de sociologie européenne (CNRS, EHESS) in collaboration with The Centre of
French-Norwegian Research Cooperation in Social and Human Sciences, MSH, Paris
Place: Maison
des Sciences de l'Homme, 54, Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris
Time: Thursday 22 February 2007
salle 215 14h-19h30
Friday
23 February 2007 salle 214 9h30-19h30
Rev. 29.01.2007
Description
The use of field-theory and correspondence analysis in media and journalism research is attracting considerable interest within the
international research community. This is evident if we look at the number of citations and references to Bourdieu's concepts and theories
in international scholarly publications, which has been rising, particularly since the publication of "Bourdieu and Field Theory and the
Journalistic Field", edited by Rodney Benson and Erik Neveu (Polity Press 2005). However, the number of empirical studies based on the
theoretical and methodological paradigm that was developed by Bourdieu and his collegues at CSE in Paris, are still limited. Thus, in
addition to further theoretical discussion, systematic reflection concerning for instance the choice of research focus, the relationship
between theory and methodology and the practical incorporation of correspondence analysis in research designs is needed. This seminar
will address such issues by presenting a series of lectures by French and Scandinavian researchers with experience from actual, empirical
research. Participants will include French and Norwegian doctoral students and other researchers, as well as invited presenters.
Programme
Thursday
10001400
Part I
1415
1515
1615
Part II
1700
1830
Friday
Part III
0930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
22.2 MSH salle 215
Arrival, Paris for participants
Welcome by Dominique Marchetti, Tore Slaatta
Introductory perspectives
A Reflection on the Sociology of Journalism and Field Theory in France, Erik Neveu, IEP Rennes, CRAPE
A Reflection on the Sociology of Journalism and Field Theory in the Scandinavian Region
Tore Slaatta, Oslo, Norway
Discussion, break
Field theory and media research: past and future
L'intérêt du concept de champ pour analyser le journalisme
Patrick Champagne, INRA, CSE MSH-Paris (en francais)
Field Theory and Cross-National Comparative Media Researh, Rod Benson, New York University
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Experiences from the field: theory and methodology
Field and Subfields: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives, Dominique Marchetti, CNRS, CSE, MSH-Paris
Correspondence Analysis, Discourse and Content Analysis, Tore Slaatta, Oslo, Norway
EU news in French and British media. Field as an Analytical Tool for Comparison.
Olivier Baisnée, IEP Toulouse, LaSSP
Analysing Danish News Rooms and Journalistic Practice, Ida Schultz, Roskilde, Denmark
Lunch
Political Journalism at the Margins. The Case of Issues Oriented Talkshows. Eric Darras, IEP Toulouse, LaSSP
Biographical vs. Survey-Based Approaches to Prosopographic, Studies of Journalists - Some Methodological
Reflections from a Study of the Norwegian Journalistic Field, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Volda, Norway
Using Correspondence Analysis to study a Journalistic Subfield. The case of the economic journalism in France
Julien Duval, CNRS, CSE MSH-Paris
Media Use in the Field of Power – a Correspondance Analysis of Norwegian Social Elites,
Gunnar Sæbø, Sirus, Norway
Discussion