The MeCCSA Constitution was recently been updated by the Executive Committee as requested by the Annual General Meeting at Bournemouth University on 9th January 2014. The most recent changes incorporates the new membership category for “Retired or unemployed members”, adds a provision for the Executive Committee to incorporate minor changes when requested by the AGM, …Continue Reading
Three-D, Issue 22 (PDF, 2.1 Mb) In this issue: 1 Some change, but battles far from over (Einar Thorsen) Media Reform: 2 So they think it’s all over? (Julian Petley) 4 After the sentence (Bethany Usher) 5 Media plurality (Jonathan Hardy) 8 NSA/GCHQ, state power and surveillance (Lee Salter) Stuart Hall: 10 MeCCSA and Stuart …Continue Reading
MeCCSA’s response to HEFCE’s Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment, letter dated 26 June 2014 I write as Hon. Sec. of MeCCSA, the subject association representing students in media, communication and cultural studies in UK higher education. The above Review has been discussed by the Association Executive, and the following comments arise …Continue Reading
7-9 JANUARY 2015 NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY THEME: GENERATIONS DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 1 SEPTEMBER 2014 EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: closed (22 SEPTEMBER 2014) Colleagues – we are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts, panel proposals and posters for the 2015 MeCCSA conference which is being hosted by Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne). The conference theme is …Continue Reading
Pete Fraser (Chair, Media Education Association) outlines changes to the curriculum at GCSE and A level that may threaten the future of Media and Film Studies. He outlines the context for these changes and describe the precarious position in which the subjects find themselves.
Sonia Livingstone LSE Keynote address to the MeCCSA conference in Bournemouth 2014. Please use the comment section below if you would like to contribute to the debate or submit an article to the next issue of Three-D. You can also read the discussion on the MeCCSA list. There’s no one answer to the question, ‘Where are we now?’ Indeed, the first act of any media …Continue Reading
Many thanks to everyone who participated in the MeCCSA 2014 conference! Check out our live blog to see highlights from the conference as it unfolded, or visit us on Twitter via @MeCCSA2014 & #MeCCSA2014 and on Facebook. Our conference programme and book of abstracts are still available. Update: The full text of Sonia Livingstone’s keynote address, ‘Media studies: where are we now?’ is now online. Conference stats Abstracts …Continue Reading
Three-D, issue 21 (PDF, 3.1 Mb) In this issue: 1 And now we’re working to contract (Einar Thorsen) MeCCSA Annual Conferences & Features 2 MeCCSA 2014: Media and the Margins (Dan Jackson) 3 Future Annual Conference Hosts Features 5 Tackling ownership at a snail’s pace (Des Freedman & Justin Schlosberg) 8 Green or gold? The implications for …Continue Reading
Sarah Allen-Reading British Universities Film & Video Council Founded in 1948, the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC) is a charity and membership organisation that aims to advance post-compulsory education and research by putting moving image and sound on an equal footing with text. Currently 82% of UK higher education (HE) institutions are members …Continue Reading
Des Freedman and Justin Schlosberg, Media Reform Coalition Right in the middle of the summer, and without much fanfare, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published two documents that set out its plans for the media and communication sectors. Perhaps it thought that no one would notice during the hot weather. The first …Continue Reading
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