MeCCSA statement on the importance of the field

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

Nominations open for MeCCSA Awards 2023

Nominations for the MeCCSA Awards 2023 are now open, with a deadline of midday Monday 27th February 2023. To recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies, MeCCSA is presenting annual awards in the following categories: Journal Article of the Year Monograph of the Year Edited Collection of the Year Practice Based Research …Continue Reading

Glasgow Caledonian University to host MeCCSA conference 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

Important update on MeCCSA Annual Conference 2023

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

MeCCSA responds to proposed restructure at Birkbeck, University of London

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.

Professor Martin Barker

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

Winners announced for MeCCSA Awards 2022

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

Three-D Newsletter Editor (2022-2023)

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

REF2021 overview panels published

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

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