Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
The committee discussed the forthcoming conference to be held at Sussex University on 19 – 21 December. Keynote speakers include Professor Eliizabeth Grosz, Rutgers University, USA; Dr Jostein Gripsrud, University of Bergen, Norway and Ian Diamond, Chief Executive, ESRC, UK. It was agreed that the Network should maintain its participation at the conference particularly through …Continue Reading
Question 1 How far do you agree that the descriptor provided by the sub-panel describes the main subject areas of the UOA? (Note: following a consultation conducted by the HE funding bodies, the units of assessment for the 2008 RAE are fixed and are not subject to change – see RAE 02/2004 Panel configuration and …Continue Reading
November 2002 This Association represents teachers, researchers, and students in its fields within UK Higher Education. Its predecessor body was instrumental in arguing for the formation of a panel within the Research Assessment Exercise that could properly recognise and assess research in our fields. This panel (65) was created for the first time in the …Continue Reading
MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the …Continue Reading
General points MeCCSA welcomes the increasing recognition of the importance of the role of the media in all its forms in modern societies and in particular the emphasis on the concept of media literacy and Ofcom’s role in promoting it. We endorse the evidence-based approach to policy and recommend partnership with media experts in the …Continue Reading
The event entitled ‘Women in Public Life’ was well attended. Speakers reflected a fresh perspective on the subject of politics and gender and provoked lively debates. Sylvia Shaw, Middlesex University, spoke on “Language and gender in the House of Commons” and showed revealing clips of parliamentary debates. Carol Smith, King Alfred’s College, analysed the media …Continue Reading
HEFCE Consultation paper 2003/42: A preliminary response from MeCCSA November 2003 In 1999 the relevant subject association, then titled the Standing Conference on Cultural, Communication, and Media Studies) was consulted about the formation of an advisory group to assess funding for teaching in cost centre 30. This group, the Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Standing …Continue Reading
The launch of the Network took place in September 2001 at a one-day event at Derby University. This involved two roundtable sessions: Promoting Research – Fund-seeking and Journal Publication and Research Work in Progress. There was also a session on how to develop the Network itself. Since then, there have been two events in 2002. …Continue Reading
September 2003 This Association (MeCCSA) represents departments and scholars in its fields in UK universities. Our fields extend across both social science and humanities disciplines, and the Association’s members engage in education and research embracing a diversity of approaches, from the intensely vocational to the substantially theoretical. We welcome this opportunity to comment on the …Continue Reading
June 2003 This Association (MeCCSA) represents departments and scholars in its field in UK universities. Our fields extend across both social science and humanities disciplines, and both research and postgraduate training fall within the remit of the ESRC and the AHRB. We welcome this opportunity to comment on the ESRC studentship scheme. Our comments are …Continue Reading
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