Accepted Papers

David Hesmondhalgh (Open University) Bourdieu, media production and the cultural industries Lincoln Geraghty (University of Nottingham) ‘Realities…blending as one’: Film Texts and Intertexts in the Star Trek/X-Men Crossover Comics Feona Attwood (Sheffield Hallam University) Reading the readers: representing the consumption of sexually explicit media Agnes Gulyas (Canterbury Christ Church University College) Are Corporate Forms a …Continue Reading

The Born Gender Supremacy

In recognition of the International Women’s Day, the Institute of Communications Studies and the MeCCSA Women’s Media Studies Network are hosting a symposium to explore the place of feminist research and pedagogy in Cultural, Communications and Media Studies. Speakers Include: Dr Kristyn Gorton, Leeds Metropolitan University Dr Julia Hallam, University of Liverpool Dr Myra MacDonald, …Continue Reading

Panels and Screenings

Postgraduate Network Panel: Women – History/Representation/Technology Venue: Ground floor room, MHAC Building (room TBC) Time/day: 2-3.15pm, Thursday 6 January Angela Smith (University of Sunderland) First Wave feminism and British widows of the First World War Vicky Ball ( Queen Margaret University College) Excess and Containment: The British female ensemble drama Helen Thornham (University of Ulster) …Continue Reading

5th Annual Conference Report

Kate O’Riordan In 2003 the annual MeCCSA conference was held on the University of Sussex campus just outside Brighton, UK. The University of Sussex, the conference chair (Dr Sally R Munt) and MeCCSA clearly worked hard to develop a stimulating conference in comfortable surroundings. This paid off and the conference was a really enjoyable event …Continue Reading

MeCCSA 5th Annual Conference and AGM

MeCCSA 5th Annual Conference and AGM University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, Friday 19 – Sunday 21 December 2003 EXTENSION TO CALL FOR PAPERS: FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Residential rates £150 – £300. 50% of accommodation is en-suite, first come – first served! Keynote speakers include: Elizabeth Grosz (Rutgers, USA), Elihu Katz (Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Annenberg …Continue Reading

Gender and Reality TV

Room 4.9, 4th Floor, Sociology Department, Roscoe Building (map) For a brief review of the seminar, please see the October 2004 WMSN newsletter Programme 12.00pm Refreshments and welcome (bring own lunch) 1.00-2.45pm Session 1 Helen Wood and Beverley Skeggs, University of Manchester Notes on Ethical Scenarios of Self on British Reality TV Kirsty Fairclough, University …Continue Reading

Information for delegates

Programme    Timetable Confirmation of booking On receipt of your booking form and payment we will send you a confirmation letter. This will include arrival arrangements and details of your accommodation together with a map of the University campus. Cancellations Cancellation of your registration must be made in writing to: MeCCSA 2003 Conference Secretariat CASA SciTech …Continue Reading

Accepted papers

‘Blair’s Babes’ and the Body Politic: Women, Democracy and Media-ted Representation in the 1997 British General Election Charlotte Adcock Keywords: Women, representation, democracy, newspapers, journalism, public sphere politics Framing Gulf War 2 : a preliminary assessment of the coverage of the Iraq war in British television reporting. Daniele Albertazzi Keywords: ITV, BBC, GULF WAR 2 …Continue Reading

FAQs

See also our information brochure: Media programmes at university: choosing the right course for you (PDF, 133k) Will a mainly ‘theoretical’ degree disadvantage me in getting a job when I leave university? Degree programmes in this field vary in the mix of theoretical and practical curriculum they provide. Some are almost entirely professional or vocational …Continue Reading

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