MeCCSA: Media, Communication & Cultural Studies Association

Joint Annual Conference of MeCCSA and AMPE

The second joint conference of MeCCSA and AMPE was held at Leeds Metropolitan University from 13 to 15 January 2006. It brought together two leading media subject associations serving the UK’s tertiary sector. The AGMs of both associations were held during the conference.

The conference was hosted by the School of Cultural Studies at the Carriageworks Theatre and The Metropole Hotel in the heart of Leeds. The programme combined keynote lectures, academic and practitioner-led papers, workshops, panels and screenings. It also featured plenary debates on research councils, communications and funding policies, publishers’ exhibition space and a reception at the Civic Hall.

• Outline Programme (PDF, 76K)

Keynote speakers at the conference were:

• Professor Michele Hilmes, University of Madison-Wisconsin, USA
• Dr Nick Couldry, London School of Economics, UK
• Professor Fan Hong, University of Tsinghua, Beijing, China

Conference Administrator: p.cook@leedsmet.ac.uk

For further details, call +44 (0) 113 283 3120.

Links

Further details available at:

• Leeds Metropolitan University
• Leeds Metropolitan University – School of Cultural Studies