Ruth Sanz Sabido Canterbury Christ Church University The MeCCSA Social Movements Network and the Centre for Research on Communities and Cultures (Canterbury Christ Church University) organised the IAMCR Pre-Conference ‘Spain’s Civil War 80 years later: The wound that will not heal?’ on 18 and 19 July 2016. The event marked the eightieth anniversary of the …Continue Reading
Anna Feigenbaum Bournemouth University On 4th May 2016, in collaboration with Corporate Watch, Dr. Anna Feigenbaum and Phil Wilkinson hosted a serious games event in partnership with Photini Vrikki and King’s College London’s Centre for Digital Culture. Our interactive game design workshop, supported by the Political Studies Association and MeCCSA Social Movement Network, brought together designers, …Continue Reading
Nathan Farrell Bournemouth University The recent COP22 Climate Summit in Marrakesh coincided with an announcement by the World Meteorological Organisation that 2016 will be, in global terms, the hottest year on record. That such an announcement should be made during an international climate change summit did not mark the Marrakesh forum as particularly unique. Such …Continue Reading
Tahera Aziz, Phil Hammond & Lizzie Jackson London South Bank University The 2016 MeCCSA Practice Network / Journal of Media Practice symposium, Post-Screen Cultures/Practices was held at London South Bank University on 10 June. The day focussed on practice-based research and featured papers, presentations of practice, and film screenings. The symposium sought to explore how, with the proliferation of …Continue Reading
Simon Dawes Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France* After two years editing Networking Knowledge – the Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network it’s time for me to step down and handover responsibility to a new pair of hands. Over the past couple of years, I’ve had the pleasure of co-editing special issues on Mediatizing Gaza (with Nour Shreim) and Fortress Europe: Media, …Continue Reading
Joanna Callaghan University of Sussex The network has supported two events this year, with a further two in planning. In June we held the annual Journal of Media Practice and MeCCSA Practice network symposium at Southbank University on the theme of Post-Screen Practices. It was a well-attended symposium and in the next edition of Three-D …Continue Reading
Rachel Younger Edinburgh Napier University Thirty five colleagues from eleven institutions reflected in June on methodologies we use in practice research during a symposium at Edinburgh Napier University. Those showcasing a diverse range of approaches agreed on one point: Practice is a form of knowledge generation. Production is a process of enquiry. There is – …Continue Reading
Rinella Cere Sheffield Hallam University The re-launch of the Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Network (REaPN) kicked off at De Montfort University on the 28 June, exploring the topic of Radicalisation in Culture and Media with unavoidable forays into the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act and the Prevent Agenda. Opening the day, the keynote speaker, Bob Brecher, …Continue Reading
Call for papers Tuesday 28th June 2016 – De Montfort University To mark the launch of the newly formed Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Network, the group invites people to a one day conference to explore the media and cultural responses to the issue of radicalisation. The concept and representation of radicalisation has been at the …Continue Reading
For the opening event of the Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Network (REaPN), we are planning to organize a day conference on representations of ‘Radicalisation in Culture and Media‘ (June 2016). The concept and representation of radicalisation has been at the heart of various interrelated media discourses on terrorism and radical Islam in recent years, with …Continue Reading
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