Welcome to MeCCSA

Welcome to MeCCSA, the subject association that represents all who teach or research in Higher Education in media, communications and cultural studies, whether in arts, humanities or social sciences departments. This includes practice-based work as well as more 'academic' disciplines.

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Three-D newsletter - Issue 14: 2010 Election Special

MeCCSA Three-D newsletter cover

In this issue: Election special and the LSE annual conference experience (Einar Thorsen); Features: Cultural production and public policy in UK broadcasting (Sylvia Harvey); Media studies in the era of the university clampdown (David Hesmondhalgh); The impact of the REF (Natalie Fenton); BFI / UK Film Council merger (John Ellis); Media presentation and HE (Alec Sabin); MeCCSA Conference Experience (Robin Mansell, Maria Kyriakidou, Margaret Scammell, Mehita Iqani and others); Reports and initiatives: Chair’s report (Sue Thornham); Practice Section (Jason Lee); Race Network (Sarita Malik); Policy Network (Máire Messenger Davies); Radio Studies Network (Stephen Lax); Climate Change Network (Alex Lockwood); Women’s Media Studies Network; Postgraduate Network (Shelley Thompson, Alexia Smit)

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MeCCSA conference 2010

London School of Economicsconference
Wed 6 - Fri 8 January 2010

Hosted by the Department of Media and Communications

Competitions

Best Poster
The MeCCSA Executive Committee offered a poster competition prize of£100. Prize Awarded to Rosidayu Sabran (University of Leicester), for the poster Political Economy of Conglomeration and its impact on television programming: the case of Malaysia.

Best Paper on Art, Design and Media for Higher Education

The Art Design Media - Higher Education Academy Subject Centre (ADM-HEA) offered a £500 prize and publication for the best paperanalysing key issues impacting on media, communications and culturalstudies in higher education. Prize Awarded to Daniel Ashton (Bath Spa University) for the paper 'You just end up feeling more professional': Media production and industry ready personhood.

Best Paper on Media and Communications Policy
LSE's Department of Media and Communications offered a £300 prize andpublication in its Media@LSE Electronic Working Paper Series for thebest paper addressing critical perspectives on key issues of policyrelevance in a convergent media and communications industry. Prize Awarded to Prof.Steven Barnett (University of Westminster), What’s Wrong with Media Monopolies? A Lesson from History and a New Approach to Media Ownership Policy

MeCCSA AGM 2010 documents

Brochure: Media programmes at university

This brochure was sent to all schools and colleges to help people choose what media course to take at university. It explains the range of courses available and what kind of careers they can lead to. More detailed information can be found in the FAQs .

Communications

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MeCCSA and its Networks operate discussion and information lists through the JISCmail system. Click the following links for information or to join:

The MeCCSA Radio Studies Network encourages interested colleagues to subscribe to the Radio Studies list, a forum for teachers, researchers and broadcasters active since 1998.

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