Anita BiressiUniversity of Roehampton MeCCSA has been very busy since my last report in December 2018. In January 2019 we began the year by welcoming new members to the Executive Committee (EC) and allocating roles and duties. Many of these roles are demanding of time and energy and we thank everyone for their dedication. We …Continue Reading
Sarah Pedersen & Rita MarcellaRobert Gordon University, Aberdeen The 2021 MeCCSA conference will be held Wednesday 8th January to Friday 10th January 2021 at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. The RGU campus is based to the south of the city in Garthdee, on the banks of the River Dee, with superb views down the river and …Continue Reading
Ewan Kirkland & Julie DoyleUniversity of Brighton The Conference Committee at the University of Brighton have been working hard to ensure that MeCCSA 2020 represents the diversity of the organisation and engages with key issues in media and cultural studies, under the broad banner of Media Interactions and Environments. We hope to provide delegates with …Continue Reading
Richard Haynes, Lucia HubinskaSophia NarronUniversity of Stirling The University of Stirling’s Communication, Media and Culture Division was proud to host the Scottish debut of the MeCCSA annual conference, which took place from 9 to 11 January 2019 at the Stirling Court Hotel. This was the first time the conference had been held in Scotland. The conference …Continue Reading
Trevor MillumReading Pictures It is 40+ years since my research at Birmingham University’s Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies and the subsequent publication of Images of Woman – but the issue of the representation of women in the media, especially the pictorial representation, is as pertinent as ever. Cultural changes mean that bikini clad models now …Continue Reading
Karen RossNewcastle University AGEMI takes an innovative and integrated approach to combating gender stereotypes and promoting equal opportunities, by designing educational and knowledge-based resources aimed at inspiring and informing the next generation of journalists, as well as curating a range of useful resources for the busy media professional. AGEMI is a very good example of a …Continue Reading
Jane ForsterBournemouth University One thing that everyone can agree on is that the implications of Augar are ominous for the Arts and Humanities – the (historian) Minister for Universities gave a speech on 6th June which we discuss below, with some reflections on what Augar could mean for Arts and Humanities subjects in universities. The …Continue Reading
Steven BarnettUniversity of Westminster Given its provenance, it was hardly surprising that announcement of a review into the sustainability of journalism was greeted with scepticism. Announced by the then Culture Secretary Matt Hancock on the back of his government’s unilateral cancellation of the second part of the Leveson Inquiry – and its refusal to implement …Continue Reading
David BainesNewcastle UniversityAgnes GulyasCanterbury Christ Church UniversityRachel MatthewsCoventry University The cover of the Government-commissioned report, carries the rather anodyne label: ‘The Cairncross Review: A Sustainable Future for Journalism’. But in the second paragraph (p5) it reveals its critical concern: ‘The Review was asked to consider the sustainability of the production and distribution of high-quality journalism, and …Continue Reading
Emma GoodmanLSE During 2017 and 2018, the LSE hosted an independent Commission of Inquiry into “Truth, Trust and Technology” (T3). This Commission involved a consultation and discussion process with a group of commissioners, hearing from more than 100 experts, as well as many members of the public, in order to examine the problems of mis- …Continue Reading
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