Three-D, issue 26 (PDF, 4 Mb) In this issue: 1 Future of HE and academic freedoms (Einar Thorsen) Future of Higher Education 2 More audit and less academic freedom? (David Hesmondhalgh) 4 From Green to Gold: reclaiming our universities (Natalie Fenton) 6 Threat from unrestrained competition (Janet Jones) 6 The Story of the TEF (Abigail Gardner) 7 In …Continue Reading
Ofcom has just launched a new one-stop-shop for media academics on their website: https://media.ofcom.org.uk/media-academics/ It is designed to make it easier for academics and students to access the information they need. Please do get in touch with Alison Preston, Ofcom’s Head of Media Literacy Research, if you have any suggestions for further areas to include. And please do use and promote …Continue Reading
University of Leeds 11-13 January 2017 Theme: Culture, Media, Equality and Freedom Deadline for proposals: **Please note that the ‘call for papers’ is now closed** Equality and freedom are key political aspirations of modernity, from the French Revolution to the Arab Spring and beyond. Culture, media and communication (including film, television, publishing, music, digital and …Continue Reading
Call for papers Tuesday 28th June 2016 – De Montfort University To mark the launch of the newly formed Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Network, the group invites people to a one day conference to explore the media and cultural responses to the issue of radicalisation. The concept and representation of radicalisation has been at the …Continue Reading
6-8 January 2016 Canterbury Christ Church University Theme: Communities Deadline for proposals: 8 September 2015 22 September 2015 We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts, panel proposals and posters for the next Annual MeCCSA Conference, to be held 6-8 January 2016 at the School of Media, Art and Design, Canterbury Christ Church University. The theme …Continue Reading
Three-D, issue 24 (PDF, 4.4 Mb) In this issue: 1 2015 Election special: debates and media policy (Einar Thorsen) UK Election 2015 2 Make media ownership an issue for the election (and beyond) (Des Freedman) 3 Manifesto for Media reform (Jonathan hardy & Des Freedman) 5 Press regulation beyond the election (Steven Barnett) 7 Media policy in …Continue Reading
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents evidence and provides analysis of the consequences of changes to government policy and funding structures in higher education in the UK[1], in the fields of semedia, communications and cultural studies. The removal of the block teaching grant for subjects in arts, humanities and social sciences, along with the implementation of …Continue Reading
Northumbria University, January 8th 2015 AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of 2014 AGM 3. Matters arising 4. Chair’s Report 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Reports from Sub-Committees 6.1 Association Activities Sub-Committee 6.2 Administration and Communication Sub-Committee 6.3 Academic Development Sub-Committee 7. Report on Networks 8. Report on election for Executive Committee 8.1. EC for 2015 8.2. To …Continue Reading
Three-D, issue 23 (PDF, 1.6 Mb) In this issue: 1 Doing more with less (Einar Thorsen) HE Policies and MeCCSA Members 2 The Cinderella in the system (Giannina Warren & Natalie Fenton) 4 Neo-liberalism and the end of education (Mike Wayne) Women in Media 6 The campaign to increase the number of women experts on …Continue Reading
Members are hereby notified that the AGM of the Association will take place at the Annual Conference at Northumbria University, on January 8th. 2015 at 4.45. For further details please see the Conference Programme. In addition to the normal AGM business there will be a discussion with Prof. Chris Rojek on academic publishing and open …Continue Reading
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