CONTESTING RELIGION. THE MEDIA DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL CONFLICTS IN SCANDINAVIA

This session will focus on how media condition engagement with contested issues about religion, drawing on research within the Scandinavian comparative project ”Engaging with conflicts in mediatized environment” (CoMReL, 2014-2017).

This session will focus on how media condition engagement with contested issues about religion, drawing on research within the Scandinavian comparative project ”Engaging with conflicts in mediatized environment” (CoMReL, 2014-2017). As Scandinavian societies experience increased ethno- religious diversity, their Christian-Lutheran heritage and strong traditions of welfare and solidarity are being challenged and contested. Controversies, amplified through media, provide the impetus for various actors to participate in public debate, and for renegotiation of relations between religion and the public sphere. The session will present findings from case studies of the project in settings such as schools, public service broadcasting and digital media. Drawing on these findings, the session will discuss how theories about the public visibility of religion in mediatized settings can contribute to further studies of contemporary contestations of religion within and beyond the Scandinavian context.

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ORGANIZER:

MIA LÖVHEIM

Uppsala University, Sweden

mia.lovheim@teol.uu.se

 

 

 

 

Published Mar. 9, 2018 2:26 PM