Book Chapter; “Radio and Society: New Thinking for an Old Medium”

I was fortunate to have a chapter accepted for a book coming out in March 2012, titled; 

“Radio and Society: New Thinking for an Old Medium”

The book is edited by Matt Mollgaard from AUT in Auckland, NZ, and is described as;

“…a collection of contemporary research by radio scholars from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It explores different aspects of this both simple and complex medium, from early radio histories to the contemporary developments of radio on the Internet. Chapters engage with critical debates about the role of government, business and communities in how radio is used in our societies. Some chapters provide important new insights into making radio, and radio as a cultural force. Other chapters explore developments in research methodologies that enable deeper insights into contemporary radio and its audiences. This book provides a range of platforms for engaging with radio and radio research as a rich, vibrant and fruitful way to further our understandings of the media and ultimately, ourselves.”

The introduction to my contribution covers things nicely;

“Sam Coley discusses music and radio documentary too, while also exploring ideas of fandom and how fans use the Internet to repurpose collectable material and to display their devotion. By taking us from the height of David Bowie’s musical career, to discovering a previously unheard Bowie song and then to documentaries made 25 years later and remixed by Bowie fans, Coley interrogates notions of fandom and also radio content on the Internet, providing us with insights into how the Internet can expand radio’s potential, but also how audiences can re- imagine radio content, given the right tools and motivations.”

Chapter Six  / Page 83 “Bowie’s Waiata”: Radio Documentary and Fandom Sam Coley

Radio and Society: New Thinking for an Old Medium
Editor: Matt Mollgaard / Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Date Of Publication: Mar 2012
Isbn13: 978-1-4438-3607-4
Isbn: 1-4438-3607-9

More details available here.

 

Much thanks to Matt Molgaard and Oliver Carter for all their help with the chapter