Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
April 2003 Introduction MeCCSA is the national, interdisciplinary, professional subject association representing teachers, researchers, and students in its fields within UK Higher Education. We are grateful for the opportunity to comment on the Higher Education White Paper which is likely to have profound impact on the disciplines we represent and the working environment of those …Continue Reading
May 2001 Introductory Remarks The Association MeCCSA is the subject association for the fields covered in its title in UK higher education. It was formed in 1999 following the fusion of two predecessor bodies, the Standing Conference on Cultural, Communication and Media Studies, and the Association for Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. The fused body …Continue Reading
October 2000 The Association MeCCSA is the subject association for the fields covered in its title in UK higher education. It was formed in 1999 following the fusion of two predecessor bodies, the Standing Conference on Cultural, Communication and Media Studies, and the Association for Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. The fused body represents both …Continue Reading
Response to the bill Media academics have a legitimate interest in this Bill; firstly, as a topic of study, and secondly, as a group who work under similar requirements of public service as do the broadcasters. Annex B of the draft bill (‘Public service broadcasting remits’) stresses the need for ‘high general standards in all …Continue Reading
QAA Benchmarking statements are now available via the QAA website. MeCCSA welcomes contributions from members as part of the consultation process. Please address your comments to MeCCSA Secretary Peter Golding.
On 1-2 July MeCCSA’s Postgraduate Network held its fifth annual conference, hosted this year by the Department of Media and Film at the University of Sussex. 110 delegates attended the event, including 90 national and International postgraduate students and 20 academic members of staff. Over 70 research papers were presented and a diverse menu of …Continue Reading
Papers from the fourth annual MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference held at the University of the West of England on 12-13 July 2007 have been published in the second issue of the e-journal of the MeCCSA PGN, ‘Networking Knowledge’ (ISSN 1755-9944). MeCCSA PGN Journal March 2008
MeCCSA is currently represented on the Higher Education Advisory Group which forms part of the Diploma Development Partnership which is working in partnership with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the QCA. The DDP is leading on the development of the Creative and Media Diploma and the HE Advisory Group is made …Continue Reading
The Organising Committee of the 2008 British Sociological Association Annual Conference is inviting undergraduate and postgraduate students to submit videos and still photographic images for the student competition and exhibition that will accompany the BSA Conference at the University of Warwick in March 2008. Submissions should address and illuminate the conference theme, ‘Social Worlds, Natural …Continue Reading
Is our screen heritage – everything from film to phone clips on YouTube – slipping through our fingers? Will we know how to research and find moving image material in 10 years time? What will our archives and libraries be archiving in 50 years, and in what form? Can we afford it? Can we afford …Continue Reading
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