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Info Sessions

How to Tell a Conflict? Saturday 29 May

Conflicts are part of daily life and may not be neglected in children s televi-sion. But how can conflicts be told in a way that they enhance conflict man-agement skills? What does “diversity” mean in terms of conflict manage-ment?

Peter Lemish, Ph.D. • Different Cultural Perspectives on Conflict Management and the PRIX JE-UNESSE Conflict Management Suitcase

Maya Götz, Ph.D. • Understanding Conflict from the Viewer’s Side

Elke Schlote, Ph.D. • Understanding Conflict from a Diver-sity Perspective

Learning Diversity with MediaMonday 31 May

Can children from different parts of the world (China, Egypt, Mexico and USA) learn “global citizenship” and open-mindedness towards other cul-tures and diversity through media? How does learning from television and the Internet compare across coun-tries and cultures? An international study reveals similarities and differ-ences in children’s learning as well as possibilities and limitations of learning diversity through educational media.

Moderation: Aldana Duhalde

Shalom Fisch, Ph.D.• Can Children Learn Global Citizen-ship from Educational Media? The Example of the Internet Platform “Panwapa”

Anne Lassner• PRIX JEUNESSE’s “Children of the World” Internet Project

Do They Understand It?Tuesday 1 June

Children in Germany, Egypt, the Russian Federation, Brazil and Cuba watched the PRIX JEUNESSE “darlings” “The Boy, the Slum and the Pan’s Lids” and “Anders Artig” and re-enacted the scenes. The question was: Do children from different countries and with diverse social backgrounds understand the story of the boy who steals two pan lids to be able to join in a samba band, or the story of the lizard which is marginalized due to its differing colour of the skin?

Moderation: Maya Götz, Ph.D.

Simone Gruber (Germany), Seham Nasser (Egypt) and Vanessa Fort (Brazil) present their findings.

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Info Night

Different and the Same: What Children with Immigrant Background are Looking for in TVSunday 30 May

All over the world children and adolescents grow up en-countering diverse cultural contexts. Many have migration experiences. What does this mean for quality in children’s television? Which pictures and stories are enriching and empowering and can foster tolerance? International media researchers present newest results on children and young people with diverse backgrounds and discuss the needs and wishes of this target group.

Elke Schlote, Ph.D. (IZI, Germany)• How Diverse is Children’s Programme? Analysing TV Characters with Multiethnical Backgrounds

Prof. Dafna Lemish, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University, USA) • Growing Up Somewhere Else. Media in the Lives of Immigrant Families

Maya Götz, Ph.D. (IZI, Germany)• Learning about the “New” Language from Television. Studies on how Preschool Programmes Support Second Language Learning

Diana Nastasia, Ph.D. (Saint Louis Community College, USA) / Charu Uppal, Ph.D. (Karlstad University, Sweden) • Using Pocahontas, Mulan & Co. Do Girls with Multicultural Background from Fiji, India, China and the United States Identify with the Exotic Disney Princesses?

Prof. Rebecca Hains, Ph.D. / Prof. Judi Puritz Cook, Ph.D. (Salem State College, USA)• Negotiating Hannah Montana. How Girls with Multicultural Background Negotiate Identity with Popular Media in the U.S.

Prof. Divya McMillin, Ph.D. (University of Washington, USA)• “Superheroes in the Living Room”. Teens across the World Use Adult Action and Comedy Heroes to Develop their Own Identities

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5 Minute LecturesDaily

Each festival day begins with a short presentation. Within 5 minutes, inter-national researchers present inspiring thoughts and perspectives on diverse topics.

• What is Diversity? Saturday 29 May Elke Schlote, Ph.D.

• How Do We Learn How Others are? Sunday 30 May Maya Götz, Ph.D.

• What is Globalization?Monday 31 June Prof. Dafna Lemish, Ph.D.

• Culture is Part of Everything! Tuesday 1 June Prof. Divya McMillin, Ph.D.

• How to Make a DifferenceWednesday 2 JuneDavid Kleeman

Diversity PanelTuesday 1 June

The programmes, discussions, research results and, above all, the exchange with people from all over the world make clear that there is a necessity to deal with the subject of diversity in children’s television. This evening session is the time to gather thoughts and impressions and to develop prac-tical strategies. 11 children’s media heads will present the most important aspects the topic “diversity” takes on in their regions of the world and will discuss possibilities and limitations of how diversity can be realized in chil-dren’s television. All participants are invited to talk to the panel members of their region in advance and to share thoughts on “How Can We Make a Dif-ference?”

Moderation: M. Götz / A. Duhalde

Panel members:Regla Bonora Soto Cuba Jan-Willem Bult The NetherlandsMimi Dadson Ghana Pat Ellingson CanadaSevilay Koray TurkeySteffen Kottkamp GermanyRoziah Naam Malaysia Seham Nasser EgyptHiroko Sakaue JapanCielo Salviolo ArgentinaLinda Simensky USA

3D-For-TelevisionWednesday 2 June

3D is coming into television. Soon there will be possibilities and the need for productions with this new technol-ogy. What does 3D-technology mean for storytelling? Which cameras, soft-ware, glasses etc. are needed? What is possible? This info session will provide an insight into the future of TV, which is already knocking at your door.

Experts from Columbia, Korea, Cana-da, Germany and Denmark present the state of technology and report on cur-rent projects in children’s television. Don’t miss it – the future starts now!

Experts:Alejandro Escobar Columbia J.J. Johnson CanadaHeung-Soo Park KoreaLudger Pfanz Germany Preben Vridstoft Denmark

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