"Song, Mirth & Music": Broadcasting before broadcasting - a comparative approach to the history of the Electrophone, 1894-1938

早在1895年，在广播、电视和在线广播服务出现之前，电子电话就通过电话线将信息、教育和娱乐带入了英国家庭。这是电信融合的一个重要早期例子，将服务、现有产品和通信手段整合在一个核心技术之下。今天，很少有人听说过电子电话，但这个系统在为广播的出现准备文化，制度和社会背景方面发挥了重要作用。这个学生奖学金将开发有史以来第一个全面的研究电子琴。现在研究电话机特别及时。随着广播的方法和术语被YouTube、Netflix和Spotify等网络公司所采用，Electrophone表明广播系统一直在不同的平台和技术上传播。使用媒体考古学的方法，学生将询问这个案例如何帮助我们更好地理解数字媒体的当前配置。将鼓励学生参与媒体和当代媒体理论，以探索电子电话的重要性，以提高我们对媒体和通信技术和社会变革的理解。

The Electrophone brought information, education and entertainment into UK homes through telephone lines as early as 1895 long before the emergence of radio, television and online broadcasting services. It is an important early example of the convergence in telecommunications to integrate services, current offerings and means of communication under one core technology. Today, few people have heard of the Electrophone, yet this system played a fundamental role in preparing the cultural, institutional and social context for the emergence of broadcasting. This studentship will develop the first ever comprehensive study of the Electrophone. Studying the electrophone now is particularly timely. As broadcasting's approach and terminology are appropriated by web companies such as You Tube, Netflix and Spotify, the Electrophone shows that broadcasting systems have always circulated across different platforms and technologies. Using a media archaeology approach, the student will interrogate how this case can help us to better understand the present configuration of digital media. The student will be encouraged to engage with both media and contemporary media theory in order to explore the significance of the Electrophone for enhancing our understanding of technological and social change in media and communication.