Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
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
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 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.
The Executive Committee of MeCCSA have learned with great sadness of the death of Professor Martin Barker, at the age of 76. Martin was one of the founding titans of our field in the UK, and he will be remembered as one of the most committed, principled, enthusiastic, and effective of researchers and writers in …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
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
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
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