MeCCSA: Media, Communication & Cultural Studies Association

School of Media and Cultural Production, De Montfort University
Friday 10 March 2006, 1pm – 5pm

Hosted by the School of Media and Cultural Production at De Montfort University, an afternoon seminar to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Registration and location

To register, please email Margaret Montgomerie by 28 February 2006.

For maps and directions, see the Campuses and Locations section of the De Montfort University site.

Programme

Opening with Shazia Mirza, Britain’s one and only female Muslim stand-up comedian.

Followed by ‘Approaches to analysing contemporary Stand Up’ – Becky Findley, Research Student at De Montfort University.

Panel discussion

• Samantha Jones as Post-Feminist Clown: Humorous Performance, Post-Feminism, Sex and the City

  Kim Akass, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at London Metropolitan University.

  Dr Janet McCabe, Research Associate in TV Drama at Manchester Metropolitan University.

• Comedies of Sexual Morality and Female Singlehood

  Professor Deborah Chambers, Chair of Communication Studies, School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, University of Newcastle

• The Ethics and Aesthetics of ‘Having a Laugh’

  Dr Sharon Lockyer, Lecturer in Media Studies at De Montfort University