Affiliation:
1. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and USI Università della Svizzera italiana
2. USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Abstract
Examining radio development over a long time span from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century, in this article, we claim that radio history is broader than the history of broadcasting only. We suggest looking at radio history through the perspective of intermediality and inter-technology, drawing on five different examples: radiography, radiotelegraphy/radiotelephony, radar and satellites, radiomobile/mobile phones with regard to radio spectrum and packet radio networks, such as Wi-Fi. We demonstrate how and why these (and other) technologies should be considered parts of radio studies even though they do not represent classic examples of radio broadcasting. Overall, this intermedia and inter-technological perspective on radio history offers new ways of rethinking and reformulating the confines of radio studies, as well as contributes to a greater field of media studies.
Funder
Swiss National Science Foundation
Subject
Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Communication,Cultural Studies,Media Technology
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