Cultural- and media consumption patterns have changed due to digitalization processes in the culture- and media sectors, and many have proclaimed an information crisis, fueled by generative AI, fake news, and mis-/disinformation, and issues related to privacy in the public sphere have emerged as a topic when discussing big tech and digitalization.
Others are concerned with a reading crisis, spanning across primary, secondary, and higher education, as well as recreational reading among children, youths, and adults. These crises do again represent challenges for liberal democracies and the need for informed citizenry. Simultaneously, media theorists are arguing that we live in a post-digital age, with digital components being integrated into most aspects of our daily life.
What role can cultural policy play in such a landscape? Can cultural policy play a role in countering such crises and how should such policies be set up? How can cultural policies stimulate reading and consumption of culture in a post-digital age? What roles do cultural experiences in non-digital environments (e.g., concert halls, theatres) play in our times? These are some of the questions to be discussed at this conference.
Programme overview
Monday 25 August
- 09.00–12.00: Pre-conference on academic publishing. Room: PA301, KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor. Hosted by Louise Ejgod Hansen & Linnéa Lindsköld, former and current editor of the Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy.
- 11.00: Registration opens. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
- 12.00–13.00: Lunch. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
- 13.00–13.30: Opening session. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
- 13.30–14.30: Keynote: Trine Syvertsen, Professor, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo. "Challenges and Prospects for Cultural and Media Policy in an Era of Multiple Crises". Chair: Terje Colbjørnsen, Associate Professor, BI Norwegian Business School. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
- 15.00–17.00: Parallel session A. Room: KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor
- 19.00–21.00: Welcome reception with concert at the Norwegian Academy of Music, Slemdalsveien 11.
Tuesday 26 August
- 09.00–10.00: Keynote: Ole Marius Hylland, Research Professor, Telemark Research Institute Treadmill Exercises. "Cultural Policies Becoming Digital". Chair: Erik Henningsen, Head of Research, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, OsloMet. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
- 10.30–12.00: Parallel session B. Room: KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor
- 12.00–13.00: Lunch. Room: KK-lounge, KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor
- 13.00–14.30: Parallel session C. Room: KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor
- 14.30–15.00: Coffee break. Room: KK-lounge, KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor
- 15.00–16.30: Parallel session D. Room: KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor
- 18.00–01.00 Conference dinner and party at Månefisken, Sagveien 23A
Wednesday 27 August
- 09.00–10.00: Keynote: Bjarki Valtýsson, Associate Professor, Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen. "The Platformisation of Museums: Policies, Practices, Professionals". Chair: Sigrid Røyseng, Professor, Norwegian Academy of Music. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
- 10.30–12.00: Parallel session E. Room: KK-senteret, P46 (Clara Holsts hus), 3rd Floor
- 12.00–13.00: Lunch. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
- 13.00–13.30: Closing session. Room: Festsalen, P52 (Studenthuset), 2nd Floor
See below for details on the parallel sessions.
Detailed program for parallel sessions
Monday 25, parallel session A, 15.00–17:00
Session A1: Artists & cultural policy (EN)
Room: PA311
Chair: Knut Oterholm
Title: Building creative carriers through working relations. The case of the Norwegian Artist Assistant Scheme
- Authors: Mari Torvik Heian & Åsne Dahl Haugsevje
- Discussant: Vappu Renko
Title: Developing structures for visual arts in Finland: the artist’s perspective
- Authors: Vappu Renko, Sakarias Sokka & Maria Hirvi-Ijäs
- Discussant: Nanna Løkka
Title: Creative work among Sami artists
- Authors: Nanna Løkka & Ola K. Berge
- Discussant: Antonio C. Cuyler
Title: Emigration & Expatriation as Pathways to Creative Justice: An Investigation of Black American Artists in Nordic Countries
- Author: Antonio C. Cuyler
- Discussant: Mari Torvik Heian
Session A2: Digital culture & consumption (EN)
Room: PA318
Chair: Bjarki Valtýsson
Title: Not for the dough. Streaming in/as public service
- Author: Terje Colbjørnsen
- Discussant: Sara Meleschko
Title: Under the Influence: Protecting minors from social media mechanisms and influencer marketing
- Author: Sara Meleschko
- Discussant: Birgit Eriksson
Title: Doing culture, feeling publics: Post-digital cultural practices among young Danish Students
- Author: Birgit Eriksson
- Discussant: Gitte Balling
Title: The impact of BookTok on Reading Culture: Implications for Danish Cultural Policy, Libraries and Democracy
- Authors: Gitte Balling & Jack Andersen
- Discussant: Terje Colbjørnsen
Session A3: The legitimacy of cultural policy (EN/SE/NO/DK)
Room: PA314
Chair: Ida Uppstrøm Berg
Title: The perpetual crisis of cultural policy – or how not to measure democratization of culture
- Authors: Håkon Larsen & Erik Henningsen
- Discussant: Catarina Eriksson)
Title: Idealtypiska idéer för kulturpolitiska områden – ett teoretiskt bidrag
- Author: Catarina Eriksson
- Discussant: Rut Jorunn Rønning
Title: Hvilke legitimeringer ligger til grunn for kulturkskolens rolle?
- Author: Rut Jorunn Rønning
- Discussant: Astrid Elisabeth Jessen
Title: Politikeren, embedsmanden og lobbyisten: Dagsordenssættelse og bytterelationer i dansk kulturpolitik
- Authors: Astrid Elisabeth Jessen & Nanna Kann-Rasmussen
- Discussant: Erik Henningsen
Tuesday 26, parallel session B, 10:30–12:00
Session B1: Panel
Room: PA329
- Panel: Cultural policy in turbulent times. Nationalism strikes back?
- Participants: Nanna Løkka, Ola K. Berge, Hege Knarvik Sande, Paul Sverre Tharaldsen & Cindy Horst
Session B2: Cultural consumption & cultural practices (EN)
Room: PA311
Chair: Trine Bille
Title: Gatekeepers and strategies for initiating cultural visits: similarities and differences among seniors and young audiences
- Authors: Baiba Tjarve, Laura Brutāne, Lote Katrīna Cērpa, Līga Vinogradova
- Discussant: Bård Kleppe
Title: Does it count? Challenges of measuring cultural consumption and six suggestions on how to meet them
- Authors: Bård Kleppe & Ole Marius Hylland
- Discussant: Līga Vinogradova
Title: Redefining cultural consumption in the digital era
- Authors: Līga Vinogradova, Lote Katrīna Cērpa & Baiba Tjarve
- Discussant: Ole Marius Hylland
Session B3: Libraries, literature & inclusion (SE/NO/EN)
Room: PA318
Chair: Anne-Sofie Elbrønd Nissen
Title: Folkbiblioteket som rum för förebyggande socialt arbete
- Authors: John Brauer, Sofia Lindström Sol & Jenny Johannisson
- Discussant: Kristin Ørjasæter
Title: Kulturpolitiske ideer om hva barnelitteratur er og bør gjøre
- Author: Kristin Ørjasæter
- Discussant: Mia Høj Mathiasson
Title: Developing a Typology of Care within Public Libraries as Welfare Institutions
- Authors: Mia Høj Mathiasson & Jamie Johnston
- Discussant: Sofia Lindström Sol
Session B4: Music & performing arts (EN)
Room: PA314
Chair: Heidi Stavrum
Title: Dance and musical theatre within Danish performing arts policy
- Authors: Louise Ejgod Hansen & Hans-Peter Degn
- Discussant: Nil Barutel-Gaspar
Title: The perception of public cultural institutions: opinion of cultural agents and institutions after a community production by the Barcelona opera house
- Authors: Nil Barutel-Gaspar & Nicolás Barbieri
- Discussant: Toine Minnaert
Title: YARA: the search for unconventional monitoring
- Author: Toine Minnaert
- Discussant: Louise Ejgod Hansen
Tuesday 26, parallel session C, 13:00–14:30
Session C1: Panel
Room: PA329
- Panel: Cultural Institutions and the Culture War: exploring challenges to cultural policy and cultural policy research in times of political turmoil and crisis.
- Participants: Hanna Carlsson, Lisa Engström, Fredrik Hanell, Nanna Kann-Rasmussen & Håkon Larsen
Session C2: Funding & collaboration (EN)
Room: PA311
Chair: Pål C. Halvorsen
Title: Knowledge production for cultural policy: comparison between budget processes in Finland, Norway, and Sweden
- Authors: Jenny Johannisson, Sakarias Sokka & Erik Henningsen
- Discussant: Henrik Fürst)
Title: The Project Form in Nordic Cultural Funding: Impacts on Collaboration, Creativity, and Sustainability
- Authors: Henrik Fürst & Johanna Pettersson Fürst
- Discussant: Marcin Poprawski)
Title: A Policy Limbo? Creative Cross-innovation in Cultural Policies and Innovation Policies.
- Author: Marcin Poprawski
- Discussant: Jenny Johannisson
Session C3: Sustainability (EN/NO)
Room: PA318
Chair: Sunniva Evjen
Title: Impacting Sustainability Transitions through Libraries and Partnerships: the case of DB2030
- Authors: Mia Høj Mathiasson & Henrik Jochumsen
- Discussant: Njörður Sigurjónsson)
Title: Sustainability strategies in cultural institutions
- Authors: Njörður Sigurjónsson & Bergsveinn Þórsson
- Discussant: Cathrine Northug
Title: En grønn film- og tv-bransje? Miljøengasjement fra blindsone til samarbeids- og konkurransearena
- Authors: Cathrine Northug & Trine Syvertsen & Vilde Schanke Sundet
- Discussant: Mia Høj Mathiasson
Session C4: Panel
Room: PA314
- Panel: Children’s cultural policy in a changed world
- Participants: Louise Ejgod Hansen, Nanna Holdgaard, Gitte Balling, Dagny Stuedahl & Christiane Særkjær
Tuesday 26, parallel session D, 15:00–16:30
Session D1: Panel
Room: PA329
- Panel: Artrepreneneurs on the Edge Between Artistic Autonomy and Marketization
in the Baltic Sea Region (ArtR) - Participants: Ann-Sofie Köping, Egle Rindzevicute, Heie Marie Treier, Katri Talaskivi, Ulrike Rohn, Miikka Pyykkönen
Session D2: Literature policy & the field of literature (NO/EN)
Room: PA311
Chair: Katrine Urke
Title: Barns agens: I norsk kulturpolitikk og i norsk barnelitteratur
- Author: Åse Kristine Tveit
- Discussant: Line Elise Holmboe
Title: Forlagsansatte som nøkkelpersoner når litteraturpolitikk omsettes i praksis
- Author: Line Elise Holmboe
- Discussant: Heidi Stavrum
Title: Authors as performers: Eventization of literature and the working conditions of Norwegians authors
- Author: Heidi Stavrum
- Discussant: Åse Kristine Tveit
Session D3: Crisis, preparedness & cultural policy (EN/SE)
Room: PA318
Chair: Tobias Harding
Title: Rethinking inclusive information literacy for an age of preparedness and responsibilization
- Authors: Lisa Engström, Hanna Carlsson & Lisa Olsson Dahlquist
- Discussant: Ulrika Centerwall
Title: Kris och konsensus: skolbibliotekspolitisk debatt i media 2023-2025
- Author: Ulrika Centerwall
- Discussant: Anne-Sofie Elbrønd Nissen
Title: Conflicts over neutrality: between practice and politics. Interviews with library regulators
- Author: Anne-Sofie Elbrønd Nissen
- Discussant: Hanna Carlsson
Session D4: Cultural institutions (EN)
Room: PA314
Chair: Linnéa Lindsköld
Title: Digital Collections, Between Cultural Cooperation and Cultural Diplomacy: The Cases of Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Archives nationales de France.
- Author: Jonathan Paquette
- Discussant: Diana N. Huynh
Title: Housing Cultural Futures
- Authors: Diana N. Huynh & Even Smith Wergeland
- Discussant: Erik Vestin
Title: The Effect of Free Admission on Museum Visits – Evidence from Sweden
- Authors: Erik Vestin, Moa Olin & Sofia Arkede
- Discussant: Jonathan Paquette
Wednesday 27, parallel session E, 10.30–12.00
Session E1: Panel
Room: PA329
- Panel: The Nordic Cultural Policy Model – present relevance and future development
- Participants: Jenny Johannisson, Trine Bille, Ola K. Berge, Sakrarias Sokka, Miikka Pyykkönen & Erik Vestin
Session E2: Libraries, archives & museums (EN/NO)
Room: PA311
Chair: Astrid E. Jessen
Title: Libraries, Archives & Museums and the Concept of Neutrality. A Review Study
- Authors: Hans Dam Christensen, Henrik Jochumsen, Nanna Kann-Rasmussen & Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen
- Discussant: Ida Uppstrøm Berg)
Title: Kunstsilo & Tangensamlingen – betydningen av filantropi for et offentlig kunstmuseum
- Authors: Ida Uppstrøm Berg, Pål C. Halvorsen & Håkon Larsen
- Discussant: Bodil Axelsson)
Title: The operationalisation of museum collections and the rise of automatic computation
- Author: Bodil Axelsson
- Discussant: Hans Dam Christensen
Session E3: Cultural policy & ideology (EN)
Room: PA318
Chair: Sofia Lindström Sol
Title: Using culture: Alternatives to a welfare based cultural policy in Sweden
- Author: Linnéa Lindsköld
- Discussant: Tobias Harding
Title: Cultural policy in the age of uncertainty: Changes in the trajectory of Swedish cultural policy since 1970
- Author: Tobias Harding
- Discussant: Fredrik Hanell
Title: Becoming part of the conspiracy theory: Far-right framings of cultural policy and cultural institutions on Swedish YouTube
- Authors: Hanna Carlsson, Fredrik Hanell & Daniel Ocic Ihrmark
- Discussant: Linnéa Lindsköld
Session E4: Films & festivals (EN)
Room: PA314
Chair: Åse Kristine Tveit
Title: Does alternative exhibition reflect European film diversity? An analysis of Nordic films exhibited in the Portuguese cultural circuit between 2007 and 2022
- Authors: Helena Santos, Marta Miranda & Luís Delfim Santos
- Discussant: Ingeborg Holmene)
Title: Legitimation Strategies and Societal Relevance of Film Festivals: A Comparative Case Study of Justification Strategies for the Role of Film Festivals in Norway
- Author: Ingeborg Holmene
- Discussant: Johanna Tuukkanen
Title: New Genre Public Art and Live Art Festivals in the Era of Post-Pandemic and Climate Crisis – Strategies and Challenges
- Author: Johanna Tuukkanen
- Discussant: Helena Santos
Keynote speakers
- Trine Syvertsen, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Oslo.
- Bjarki Valtysson, Associate Professor in Modern Culture, University of Copenhagen.
- Ole Marius Hylland, Research Professor, Telemark Research Institute.
Local organising committee
Important dates
- January 16: Deadline for abstract submission.
- June 19: Deadline for paper submission.
