Sue Thornham University of Sussex This edition features the report on the 2011 conference, and some very buoyant reports from our networks and sections. Once again it’s terrific to see the expansion of MeCCSA activities and the health of the networks and conference which are so central to what we do. The climate in which …Continue Reading
Three-D, issue 16 (PDF, 2.5 Mb) – Latest In this issue: 1 HE cuts: refuse, resist (Einar Thorsen) Features 2 What are we fighting for? (Michael Chanan) 4 Young people, protest and education (Lee Salter) 7 Student occupation against the cuts (Anthony Killick) 9 Funding crisis: the view from Scotland (Raymond Boyle) 11 Manifesto for the Public …Continue Reading
11-13th January 2012 University of Bedfordshire Hosted by the Bedfordshire Institute for Media, Arts and Performance Website: https://www.beds.ac.uk/meccsa
15 April 2011, 9.30am-5pm The Media Department, Edge Hill University and MECCSA (Practice Section) will undertake a one day research symposium, investigating the role of censorship in media creative practice. The symposium aims to produce a framework for understanding the limits of contemporary practice in Britain and elsewhere and offer the industry and governmental bodies …Continue Reading
At the recent AGM in Salford, January 13th 2011, the following resolution was put by Tim O’Sullivan on behalf of the EC and explained in further detail: The AGM approves the changes to the Constitution outlined in the report put to the 2011 AGM which will remove the category of Section, and instructed the EC …Continue Reading
At the recent AGM in Salford, January 13th 2011, the following motion was put by Ian MacDonald, concerning the British Film Institute: MeCCSA views with grave concern the recent moves by BFI to cut some of the staffing in its National Library Service and to move its collections to a less accessible location. The AGM …Continue Reading
The results of the Ballot for Executive Committee 2011 were announced at the AGM in Salford, January 13th 2011. The following were declared elected for two years following the ballot: Anita Biressi Joanna Callaghan (Chair, Practice Section) Maire Messenger-Davies Peter Golding Janey Gordon Mark Jancovich Tim O’Sullivan Sue Thornham In addition, the following had been …Continue Reading
Call for proposals to host the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference The Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) is opening a call for proposals for the hosting and organisation of the annual conference for 2013 or 2014. The subject association represents all who teach or research or who undertake media practice …Continue Reading
Guideline delegate numbers 200-250 delegates, including postgraduates. Given that it is difficult to predict with any accuracy the number of delegates, it is advisable that the provisional budget includes several different projections corresponding to different figures of attendance. You should assume that 10-15% of delegates would be PGs. Plenary speakers Provision should be made for …Continue Reading
Here are some ideas of what you can do if you want to campaign against the cuts: 1. Seek to be heard and influence any platform that you have access to, across any network and in any public setting. Analysis and critique are what we are good at – we need to use our skills …Continue Reading
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