Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
De Montfort University Wednesday, 9th October 2019 Keynote Speaker: Dr Sally Ruane, Reader in Social Policy, and Director of the Health Policy Research Unit Registration: 12noon – ends 3/3.30pm The Media Discourse Centre at De Montfort University (www.dmu.ac.uk/mdc), and the MeCCSA Social Movements Network, will host the 5th Annual Shared Solidarities symposium (a free event with tea …Continue Reading
Rosalind Brunt Sheffield Hallam University Galvanizing the Women’s Movement was the title of the fourth annual event in our Shared Solidarities series. Held at Sheffield Hallam University in September, it followed the now-established pattern of bringing together campaigners and academics – who are also usually activists of some kind – to reflect on both theory …Continue Reading
Rosalind Brunt Sheffield Hallam University In September the Network ran its third ‘Shared Solidarities’ event, hosted at Sheffield Hallam University. It was co-sponsored by the Environmental Network with the theme of Framing Catastrophe. The event’s aim was to consider two potentially catastrophic events, nuclear war and climate change – asking why they were not absolutely central …Continue Reading
Rosalind BruntSheffield Hallam University A date for your diaries: Sheffield Hallam University, Thursday 7 September, 2017. This will be an all-day event: Framing Catastrophe: Shared Solidarities no 3. It is organised jointly by the Social Movements and Climate Change Networks of MeCCSA. As with the previous two events, Shared Solidarities 3 will have a workshop/seminar …Continue Reading
Ruth Sanz Sabido Canterbury Christ Church University The MeCCSA Social Movements Network and the Centre for Research on Communities and Cultures (Canterbury Christ Church University) organised the IAMCR Pre-Conference ‘Spain’s Civil War 80 years later: The wound that will not heal?’ on 18 and 19 July 2016. The event marked the eightieth anniversary of the …Continue Reading
Anna Feigenbaum Bournemouth University On 4th May 2016, in collaboration with Corporate Watch, Dr. Anna Feigenbaum and Phil Wilkinson hosted a serious games event in partnership with Photini Vrikki and King’s College London’s Centre for Digital Culture. Our interactive game design workshop, supported by the Political Studies Association and MeCCSA Social Movement Network, brought together designers, …Continue Reading
A showcase and discussion on the art and politics of designing for justice in association with Cruel Designs at Dismaland. Event Information: Saturday, 26 September 2015 Bristol, Hydra Books TBC 16:00 to 18:00 From anti-homeless spikes and border fences to DIY tear gas masks and union banners, design practices are used for social control and …Continue Reading
Sheffield Hallam University MeCCSA Social Movements Network, now in its second year is hosting a one day workshop on 10 September 2015 at Sheffield Hallam University. Further details will be posted on the MECCSA list in April. Contact: r.cere@shu.ac.uk The aims of the workshop is to reconsider some of the traditional organisations like trade unions …Continue Reading
Our second event, Anti-Fascism on Film, was held at De Montfort University on 20th February 2014. Supported by the Media Discourse Group and the MeCCSA Social Movements Network, the conference was part of the Cultural Exchanges Festival programme. The event featured keynote addresses by Dr David Archibald (University of Glasgow) on the Spanish Civil War …Continue Reading
The inaugural event of the MeCCSA Social Movements Network Generations of Protest: Marxism Matters? took place on the 20th and 21st of November 2013 at De Montfort University. It was supported by the Social Movements Network and the Media Discourse Group. The conference represents an attempt to move beyond descriptive analysis to explore concepts and practices, and …Continue Reading
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