Author Archives: Einar Thorsen
MeCCSA supports Media Reform initiative
At the recent AGM at the University of Bedfordshire, 12th January 2012, the following resolution was passed: This AGM supports the initiative of the Coordinating Committee for Media Reform in its submission to Leveson, and further public forums, as a … Continue reading
Remembering Stuart Hood
by Peter Lewis, London Metropolitan University January 2012 I read Brian Winston’s fascinating obituary of Stuart Hood (Guardian, 22 December 2011) with sadness, surprise and a touch of guilt. Surprise that his death had not been reported till now, sadness … Continue reading
Reaching the Public on Climate Change: Up-to-and-Beyond UN IPPC 2013-14
The MeCCSA CCES, in conjunction with Liverpool University’s ‘Living With Environmental Change’ research theme steering group, will be delivering a symposium on March 30th 2012, with the title ‘Reaching the Public on Climate Change: Up-to-and-Beyond UN IPPC 2013-14’. The outline … Continue reading
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MeCCSA AGM Notice and Executive Committee Elections
Dear MeCCSA members, I am writing to give formal notice of the Association AGM to be held during the forthcoming conference in Luton on January 12th 2012. All members are warmly invited to attend. An agenda and associated papers will … Continue reading
Request for feedback on HE cuts from MeCCSA members
Dear MeCCSA member, As the national subject association, we are very concerned to hear from members about how the cuts/fees/privatisation regime is now impacting on your departments, institutions and yourselves as individual academic/academic-related staff. Our subject area seems particularly under … Continue reading
Three-D Issue 17
Three-D, issue 17 (PDF, 1.5 Mb) – Latest In this issue: 1 HE White Paper and Media Reform (Einar Thorsen) Features 2 KIS my Ass(essment): HE White paper (Natalie Fenton) 4 The new assault on media studies (Anonymous) 5 Inside out: turning … Continue reading
Three-D Issue 17: HE White Paper and Media Reform
Einar Thorsen Bournemouth University In this issue of Three-D, we are for the first time publishing an anonymous article. It is a sad consequence of the belligerent attacks on higher education, and in this instance media studies, that people fear … Continue reading
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Three-D Issue 17: The Higher Education Academy restructuring
John Mundy Discipline Lead for Media & Communications, Higher Education Academy The Higher Education Academy (HEA) exists to promote excellence in teaching and learning across the higher education sector. A recent restructuring of the HEA will see responsibility for encouraging teaching … Continue reading
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Three-D Issue 17: Chair’s report
Sue Thornham University of Sussex This time last year I began my report by referring to the ‘considerable uncertainty’ which marked the new academic year. Over the past year uncertainty has been replaced by the all too clear evidence of … Continue reading
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Three-D Issue 17: Mediated politics: the ‘cultural turn’ in political communication research
Kay Richardson University of Liverpool Katy Parry University of Leeds 8 October 2011 The Leeds/Liverpool Political Culture symposium This one-day Symposium came about as the result of a collaboration between staff at the Universities of Leeds and Liverpool, and … Continue reading
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