MEDIATING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: EXPLORING THE WAY FORWARD
Friday 4 March, 2011, Bournemouth University
The symposium will facilitate a debate on
emerging and established forms and practices of
environmental communication including climate
change, conservation and sustainability. We aim
to provide a lively discussion forum evolving
around pertinent issues arising from a series of
panels, including Global Issues / Local
Contexts, Climate Change and Democracy, The
Power of the Image, Climate Activism / Citizen
Conversations, and Conservation, Media and Pedagogy.
Speakers include:
Alex Lockwood, University of Sunderland
Anita Howarth, Kingston University
Anna Maria Jönsson, Södertörn University, Sweden
Annika Egan Sjölander, Umeå University, Sweden
Antigone Voku, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Christine Barnes, King?s College London
Emma Weitkamp, University of the West of England, Bristol
Jenny Alexander, Bournemouth University
John Blewitt, Aston University
Juan Carlos Águila Coghlan, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Julie Doyle, University of Brighton
Katherine Berrios Duarte, University of Bergen
Larry Pryor, USC/Annenberg School of Journalism & Communication, US
Margarida Sardo, University of the West of England, Bristol
Mat Hope, University of Bristol
Maxine Newlands, University of East London
Michael Goodman, King?s College London
Monowara Begum Moni, Freelance Journalist and Media Researcher, Germany
Rupert Read, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Sy Taffel, University of Bristol
Ulrike Heine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Draft programme is now available online:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/environmental-change/2011/01/20/draft-panels-and-schedule/
Registration details:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/environmental-change/registration/
Time and place:
The symposium will take place on 4 March 2011 at
09:00-18:00 in the town centre at The Executive
Business Centre, Bournemouth University, 89
Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB. Further
details about travel and accommodation is available on the website.
THE CENTRE FOR JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
The symposium is organised by the CJCR, which
brings together the Journalism Research Group
and the Narrative Research Group from within the
Media School, Bournemouth University. Launched
in 2009, and directed by Professor Stuart Allan,
the CJCR represents an array of interests and
expertise, and is committed to engage in
real-world issues of pressing significance.
Website: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/
THE CENTRE FOR THE GREEN KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
The Centre for the Green Knowledge Economy (GKE)
integrates international expertise and knowledge
from a wide range of subject disciplines, which
includes ecosystems, economics, media, business
and technology. The Centre provides an
opportunity to work with local, national and
international stakeholders to find ever more
effective ways of meeting the pressing
challenges of sustainable economic growth, in an
era of rapid environmental change.
Website:
http://bu.bournemouth.ac.uk/business-services/consultancy-and-research-and-development/green-knowledge-economy/
MECCSA CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK
The aim of the network is to strengthen the
ability of MeCCSA and its members to respond to
and lead the worldwide academic contribution to
understanding media, communication and cultural
studies where they meet issues of climate
change, environment and sustainable development;
it will do this by continually encourage MeCCSA
and its members to conduct research and seek
interventions that account for the sustainability of its impact.
Website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/
