MeCCSA’s response to the White Paper arises from a period of discussion and dialogue with members over the consultation period. Our response is divided into the following sections that reflect the key concerns of our members: Education vs. employability; Contestable Student Places; ‘Efficiency’ Savings; Education for sale and for profit; Micro-Management or Accountability?; Inequality; Employer Sponsorship; The Role of HEFCE.
22nd September, 2011 from 6-8 pm in The Graham Wallas Room, 5th Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton St, WC1 THE MAIN SPEAKER AT THE MEETING IS MARTIN MOORE, OF THE MEDIA STANDARDS TRUST AND THE HACKED OFF CAMPAIGN. He will speak about the campaign’s work, and will then participate in a discussion with members. The meeting …Continue Reading
WMSN Seminar on 9th June 2011 Organiser: Professor Karen Ross Hosted by the MeCCSA Women’s Media Studies Network and Media and Politics Research Group (Department of Communication and Media Liverpool University) at Rendall Theatre Workshop (1st Floor Rendall Building) on Thursday, 9 June 2011, 1.30pm-4.15pm. All welcome. PROGRAMME 1.30pm: networking lunch (BYO) 2.15 – 2.45: …Continue Reading
MeCCSA Practice section supported the Journal of Media Practice symposium on the 24th June 2011 at the Watershed, Bristol, in association with the University of West England. For further details, please visit: https://postdigi.wordpress.com/57-2/
Friday 21 October 2011 1-5pm The Boardroom, University of WinchesterHosted by: Women’s Media Studies Network School of Media and Film Studies, University of Winchester This half-day round table conference is a participatory space for parties with an interest in media and women’s issues. It is supported by MeCCSA Women’s Media Studies Network and the Mothers’ …Continue Reading
WOMEN’S MEDIA STUDIES NETWORK 10TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT Monday 12 September 2011, 1- 6pm. This event is happening exactly ten years to the day since the inauguration of the Women’s Media Studies Network at Derby University. It is jointly sponsored by MeCCSA and the Media Discourse Group at De Montfort University. The event examines the media …Continue Reading
All postgraduate students of our institutional members can participate in the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network for free! Please check our membership list to see if your institution is already a member (you do not need to be named in the list, just your institution), or sign up for individual postgraduate membership.
Dear Colleagues, I am writing following discussion at the Executive Committee to advise members who may not be aware of it about the current consultation on the future of postgraduate research funding by HEFCE. In particular this consultation proposes changes to the allocation method for the research degree programme (RDP) supervision fund from 2012-13 and …Continue Reading
MeCCSA 2012 Conference 11th-13th January 2012 University of Bedfordshire www.beds.ac.uk/meccsa www.meccsa.org MeCCSA is the subjectassociation for the field of media, communication and cultural studies inUK Higher Education. The field includes film and TV production,journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media andthe web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as formedia …Continue Reading
The Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) is the UK subject association for those researching and teaching in the area, whether in arts, humanities or social sciences departments. In 2012 the MeCCSA annual conference will be hosted by the Bedfordshire Institute for Media, Arts and Performance at the Luton Campus Centre, University of Bedfordshire. The conference will be …Continue Reading
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