Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
It is with deep regret the MeCCSA Executive Committee has taken the difficult decision that we cannot proceed with Falmouth University hosting our Annual Conference in September 2023 as previously planned. We are currently in advanced talks with another institution to host our 2023 conference. Full details explaining the context and rationale for this decision …Continue Reading
The MeCCSA Executive Committee has written a letter to express our concern about the action taken to suspend Professor Des Freedman and Dr Gholam Khiabany, the Head of Department and Deputy Head of Department respectively for Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths University of London. We encourage everyone to read the context and if …Continue Reading
We are delighted to announce the winners of the MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards 2022. These are a new series of annual awards to recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies. The full set winners, shortlists and judges’ comments can be found on the Awards section of our website. MeCCSA will …Continue Reading
The MeCCSA and BAFTSS executive committees have written a joint letter to express our alarm and dismay of the possibility being considered by Queen Mary University of London to end recruitment to its very highly regarded Film Studies programme, and thereby to threaten the future of the Department and that of the staff and students …Continue Reading
MeCCSA is currently inviting expressions of interest for the role of Editor of Three-D. If you are interested in this role, please send a statement outlining what you would bring to the role and a two-page CV to Einar Thorsen, Chair of MeCCSA (ethorsen@bournemouth.ac.uk). EOIs will be reviewed by the Executive Committee and shortlisted candidates will …Continue Reading
The REF2021 panel overview reports have now been published, which provide a more detailed and reflective overview of the research performance in each area. MeCCSA has published a press release in response to these overview reports. In this we welcome the results as demonstrating the extremely high quality and social importance of research by our …Continue Reading
University research in media, communications and cultural studies has been shown to be of outstanding quality, “amongst the best in the world”, according to the recently published results of the Research Excellence Framework undertaken by the four UK higher education funding bodies. MeCCSA (the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association), the national subject association for …Continue Reading
As an association representing the interests of university students, teachers, and researchers in media, communication, cultural studies and associated fields, we are deeply concerned about recent announcements of closures and cuts in these areas. These follow substantial cuts in funding for arts, humanities, and social sciences subjects arising from the Government’s imposition in 2021 of …Continue Reading
Today’s announcement of the assessment of UK university research quality (the Research Excellence Framework) confirms the outstanding work in media, communication, and cultural studies. The results reflect not only excellence in the standards of research but also success in engaging with those who can use and benefit from research in these fields. They also demonstrate …Continue Reading
We are delighted to announce a new series of annual awards to recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies. MeCCSA will be presenting annual awards in the following categories: MeCCSA Journal Article of the Year MeCCSA Monograph of the Year MeCCSA Edited Collection of the Year MeCCSA Practice Based Research …Continue Reading
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