Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
There was a strong field of applications from PhD students for our annual bursary awards to assist in attending the MeCCSA conference. The winners are: Yixuan Duan (University of East Anglia) and Chiadikaobi Ihuoma (Keele University).
Members will be sad to hear of the recent deaths of two of the major figures in cultural studies in the UK, Phil Cohen and Jim McGuigan. Phil Cohen was an activist and theorist, who, despite never completing a first degree (he acquired a doctorate through publications) had enormous impact on our understanding of youth cultures, …Continue Reading
Archive copy of programme for MeCCSA 2023 conference at Glasgow Caledonian University
Join us for an enlightening one-day symposium at Ravensbourne University, London, delving into the dynamic relationship between creative practice research and emerging “intelligent” technologies. This event, in partnership with the MeCCSA Practice Network, promises to be a hub of innovative ideas and discussions. Dates: June 27, 2024 Location: Ravensbourne University, London and the Directorate for …Continue Reading
The winners of the bursaries offered to PhD students attending this year’s MeCCSA conference are: Andy Porter Farzeen Heesambee Wei Zhao Maike Dinger Qiang Zhang Leila Adamzad Details of the scheme are below MeCCSA is offering several bursaries to attend our 2024 conference which will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University, September 4th – 6th. …Continue Reading
Concerned by the number of universities that have been reconsidering their range of provision, and in some cases cutting back or closing teaching and research in fields with which MeCCSA is involved, the Association’s Executive Committee has agreed the following brief outline of the importance of media, communication and cultural studies at higher education level. …Continue Reading
Archive copy of MeCCSA 2022 conference programme
The full Call for Papers for the 2023 MeCCSA conference is available now. The theme is Connected Futures? The conference will be held at Glasgow Caledonian University, 4-6 September 2023. Deadline for submissions is 20 January 2023.
The MeCCSA executive is delighted to announce that Glasgow Caledonian University will host our annual conference on 4-6 September 2023. This follows MeCCSA’s withdrawal from the original host institution of Falmouth over concerns about that university’s employment conditions for new colleagues. We are very grateful to Glasgow Caledonian for stepping in at short notice, and …Continue Reading
The MeCCSA Executive Committee has written to the Vice Chancellor and the Chair of the Board of Governors at Birkbeck, University of London, to express our serious concerns about the impact of their proposed restructure on staff in the Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies. Read the letter from MeCCSA Chair Professor Einar Thorsen.
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