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PD Dr. Dmitri Zakharine, University of Konstanz, Germany The aim of this conference is to explore the phenomenon of the electrified voice through interdisciplinary approaches such as media and technology studies, social history, and comparative cultural studies. The conference will focus on the following three problem clusters: reflections on the societal level about the task of electronic voice transmission; the mediation of gender- and occupation-specific vocal stereotypes in audio and audio-visual formats; and the genesis of such vocal stereotypes in national radio and film cultures. Such a historicizing approach to societal experience in the field of voice mediation, including the use and interpretation of voice media, is of great relevance today in light of the collective learning processes currently triggered by rapid advances in technology.