European Sociological Association Research Network 18 - Sociology of Communications and Media Research October 18-20 University of the Basque Country, Bilbao The programme of the conference has been published: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/BilbaoESA.pdf Keynote talk: Prof. Peter Golding (Northumbria University, UK) Why a Sociologist should take Communications and Media Seriously Abstract In the presentation of this paper, Peter Golding will reflect on why the study of communications and media demands the insights and methods of sociology. He will present reflections on how such key sociological concerns as inequality, identity, power, and change are at the heart of the questions we should be posing in addressing the nature and role of the media as institutions and communications as a social process. The paper will also address how far changes in the technologies of media and communications alter, or should alter, our approach to generating research and insight in this field. Participation registration is possible until September 23, 2012, via e-mail to christian.fuchs@im.uu.se (name, institutional affiliation). Conference fee: regular 50 Euros Members of ESA RN18: 35 Euros Payment: in cash at the registration desk in Bilbao You can become a member of ESA RN18 by joining the ESA and subscribing to the network RN18 - Sociology of Communications and Media Research: http://www.europeansociology.org/member/ ESA RN18 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esarn18 The Bilbao Conference on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/262224253895314/ Christian Fuchs --- Chair of ESA RN18