Eurozine – 29th European Meeting of Cultural Journals Event

Saturday 3 November 2018
09:00 Registration
09:30–11:00 Panel I
Populism and the representation gap
Venue (all panels): Alte Schmiede, Schönlaterngasse 9, 1010 Vienna

Two reasons are commonly cited for the rise of the populist right in Europe and the US: the socioeconomic effects of neoliberal globalization and the Left’s abandonment of the social question in favour of identity politics. This panel will ask whether economic justice and cultural identity are
indeed opposed; how far the social-democratic parties’ abandonment of class is to blame for their electoral demise; and what a solidary and progressive politics beyond rightwing populism might look like.

Speakers include:
Dominika Kasprowicz | Director of the Villa Decius Association
Cornelia Koppetsch | Professor, TU Darmstadt
Marc-Olivier Padis | Director, Terra Nova Think Tank; former Editor-in-chief, Esprit
Mario Ricciardi | Director, Rivista il Mulino

11:15–12:45 Panel II
Media pluralism under pressure
With the rise of the New Right in western Europe, questions arise as to how to reconcile ‘democratic militancy’ with a liberal commitment to a plural public sphere. While there are good reasons to argue that exclusion is the proper reaction to far-right opinion, there are also reasons to be critical of this reflex. Panelists will exchange experiences of the challenge posed by the New Right to liberal public spheres, with particular emphasis on the comparison with central eastern Europe.

Speakers include:
Ismail Einashe | Feature and investigative freelance journalist
Ernst Gelegs | Foreign Correspondent Eastern Europe, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
Ola Larsmo | Author and novelist; former chairman of Swedish PEN
Claire Potter | Professor of History, The New School, New York; executive editor at Public Seminar

13:00–14:00 Lunch
Venue: Hotel Stefanie, Taborstraße 12, 1020 Vienna

14:15–15:30 Presentations
European Cultural Journals Study
The Study was commissioned by Eurozine to provide research into the European cultural journals sector that aims to define and map cultural journals, their practices, motivations and the challenges in the field. Tamara Witschge, Professor in Media & Cultural Industries at the University of Groningen and leading researcher of the study will present key findings and conclusions.
Strategies for cultural journal publishing today: A Dutch perspective
The Dutch cultural journals landscape has changed drastically over the past decade, due to cuts in cultural spending and the general upheaval brought by the internet and social media. But all is not lost: some promising directions for the future stand out from the rubble. These will be discussed with an eye to their practical application by Miriam Rasch, researcher at the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam.

15:30–16:00 Coffee break

16:00–18:00 Bar camp
Participants discuss topics prepared before and/or during the conference in small groups.
Results will be presented and discussed in the plenary.
Topics include:
• 30th European Meeting of Cultural Journal, Berlin 2019
(Chair: Daniel Leisegang, Blätter)
• Experience with Podcasts
(Chair: Kristoffer Granov, Atlas)
• Business models and audience development for cultural journals
(Chair: Miriam Rasch, Institute of Network Cultures)