Closing seminar International Francqui: Critical reflections on representation, identity constructions and communication flows in Belgium
CIMS co-organizes the "Closing seminar International Francqui"
February 3rd, 2012
Venue: IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
Pleinlaan 9, first floor, 1050 Brussel
9.30 – 9.40: Welcome
Prof. Dr. Caroline Pauwels (IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
9.40 - 11.00: Panel “Historical symbolic representations of Belgium”
Marc Reynebeau (De Standaard) +
Prof. Dr. Manu Couvreur (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
“l’utilisation de la musique lyrique dans la construction d’une identité belge”
11.00 – 11.30: Coffee break 11.30 - 13.00: Panel “Federalism and public sphere in Belgium”
Prof. Dr. Dave Sinardet (Vrije Universiteit Brussel/ Universiteit Antwerpen) country can contribute to the debate on transnational public spheres.” Discussants: Liesbeth Van Impe (Het Nieuwsblad) en Joanne Montay (RTBF) 13.00 – 14.00: Lunch 14.00 - 15.30: Panel “Representing the nation: Belgian cinema and the politics of identity” Prof. Dr. Daniel Biltereyst (Ghent University, CIMS) “Nation, identity and Belgian cinema: introduction and reflections"
Anne Roekens (University of Namur, Département Histoire, FUNDP) “Belgian cinema history as an identitary discourse”
Gertjan Willems (Ghent University, CIMS) “Flemish film policy and the representation of a nation”
Wouter Hessels (Erasmus Hogeschool Brussels) “André Delvaux, Belgian cinema and identity”
16.00 – 17.00: Panel “Media, communication & news consumption in & amongst the regions”
Jan Callebaut (CEO WHY5Research)
“TVstations and television news assist people in creating a view on reality.Differences in viewing behavior between North and South activate a different meaning for Belgium” Prof. Dr. Vincent Blondel (ICTEAM, Université catholique de Louvain) “Using mobile phone communication flows to identify social regions in Belgium and France” 17.00 – 17.30: Lessons learned and concluding remarks by International Francqui Professor Jostein Gripsrud