Airy Curtains in the European Ether

doi:10.5771/9783845236070

Airy Curtains in the European Ether

Broadcasting and the Cold War

Series: Historische Dimensionen Europäischer Integration

Volume 15 1. Edition 2013

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doi.org/10.5771/9783845236070
ISBN print: 978-3-8329-7225-7
ISBN online: 978-3-8452-3607-0
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Zusammenfassung

Der Sammelband untersucht den Rundfunk als Medium der Schaffung transnationaler und europäischer Kommunikationsräume während des Kalten Krieges. Die einzelnen Beiträge verpflichten sich einem methodischen Gesamtkonzept, welches die Zirkulation und Aneignung kultureller Darbietungen mit einer besonderen Beachtung der zentralen Rolle von (Rundfunk-) Technologie als Mediator und Katalysator des Kulturtransfers untersucht. Der Band zielt darauf ab, die Rolle ziviler und institutioneller Akteure bei der Schaffung transnationaler Gemeinschaft (-en) und Europäischer Netzwerke zu erlangen, indem Europa als ein Kommunikationsraum des Kalten Krieges aufgefasst wird und indem verschiedene Sende- und Empfangstechniken mit ihren spezifischen Beiträgen für die mediale Konstruktion eines transnationalen Kommunikationsraums in sich wandelnden politische und kulturellen Rahmenbedingungen analysiert wird. Der Sammelband wendet sich an Medienhistoriker ebenso wie an Historiker der internationalen Beziehungen, insbesondere mit einem Schwerpunkt Kalter Krieg und Europäische Integration.

Abstract

This book aims at emphasizing the important role of broadcasting as central actor in the creation of a transnational and European communication space during the period of the Cold War. Its methodological design aims at linking the study of the circulation and appropriation of cultural performances with awareness for the crucial role of broadcast technologies as mediators and catalysts of cultural transfers. In studying Europe as a Cold War broadcasting space by describing and analyzing different transmission and reception technologies and by questioning their specific contribution to the medial construction of a transnational communication space in constantly changing political and cultural environments we hope to enlarge our understanding of the role of civil and institutional actors in the creation of transnational communities and European networks. It addresses media historians as well as historians of international relations, especially regarding the Cold War and European integration.

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1–6 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–6
7–8 List of Acronyms (Organizations) 7–8
9–26 Airy Curtains in the European Ether: Introduction Alexander Badenoch, Andreas Fickers, Christian Henrich-Franke Alexander Badenoch, Andreas Fickers, Christian Henrich-Franke 9–26
27–98 I. Regulation and Control of Broadcasting in Cold War Europe 27–98
- 27–50 Threat or Beacon? Recasting International Broadcasting in Europe after World War II Jennifer Spohrer Jennifer Spohrer 27–50
- 51–76 Undermining a Dictatorship: International Broadcasts to Portugal, 1945-1974 Nelson Ribeiro Nelson Ribeiro 51–76
- 77–98 Cold War techno-diplomacy: Selling French Colour Television to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Andreas Fickers Andreas Fickers 77–98
99–174 II. The European Communication Space and the Subversive Circulation Culture 99–174
- 99–122 Eavesdropping on Europe: The tape recorder and East-West relations among European recording amateurs in the Cold War era Karin Bijsterveld Karin Bijsterveld 99–122
- 123–148 Calling Out to Tune in: Radio Free Europe in Czechoslovakia Trever Hagen Trever Hagen 123–148
- 149–174 Geographies of Power: The case of foreign broadcasting in dictatorial Romania Dana Mustata Dana Mustata 149–174
175–294 III. Connections and Spill Overs: Europe as a United Communication Space 175–294
- 175–214 Making Holes in the Iron Curtain? – The Television Programme Exchange across the Iron Curtain in the 1960s and 1970s Christian Henrich-Franke, Regina Immel Christian Henrich-Franke, Regina Immel 175–214
- 215–270 Intervision song contests and Finnish television between East and West' Mari Pajala Mari Pajala 215–270
  - To control the world’s information flows – Soviet Cold War broadcasting
- 271–294 “Removing Some of the Romantic Aura of Distance and Throwing Merciless Light on the Weaknesses of American Life”: Transatlantic Tensions of Telstar, 1961-1963 James Schwoch James Schwoch 271–294
295–358 IV. Disconnections and Fragmentations: Europe as a Jamming Session 295–358
- 295–320 Between Rock and Roll and a Hard Place: ‘Pirate’ radio and the Problems of Territory in Cold War Europe Alexander Badenoch Alexander Badenoch 295–320
- 321–346 Jamming the RIAS. Technical Measures against Western broadcasting in East Germany (GDR) 1945–1989 Christoph Classen Christoph Classen 321–346
- 347–358 Interfering with Auntie. An Uncomfortable Reception – Jamming the BBC Andy O’Dwyer Andy O’Dwyer 347–358
359–374 V. Conclusion 359–374
- Broadcasting and the Cold War: Some preliminary results Alexander Badenoch, Andreas Fickers, Christian Henrich-Franke Alexander Badenoch, Andreas Fickers, Christian Henrich-Franke
375–376 List of contributors 375–376

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