Open AccessTV on the Radio/ Radio on Television
Author(s) -
Alexander Badenoch,
Berber Hagedoorn
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2213-0969
DOI - 10.18146/2213-0969.2018.jethc145
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , narrative , meaning (existential) , metadata , iconography , computer science , history , art , visual arts , literature , world wide web , psychology , archaeology , psychotherapist
Radio is only to a limited extent a ‘blind medium’. Visual and material aspects have long played a role in the way the medium has acquired meaning. While print has become a common source for radio history, audiovisual material – such as is preserved on the EUscreen portal with extensive metadata and potential for context – offers potential not just for understanding the evolution of television, but rather the entire mass-media ensemble. This article explores the possibilities and problems of using EUscreen as a source for a comparative and transnational history of radio, looking in particular at the visual iconography and narrative structures of audiovisual material found on the portal.